SATO 410, 400 manual Section Printer Overview, Introduction

SECTION 1.

PRINTER OVERVIEW

INTRODUCTION

The SATO CT Series Thermal Transfer Printers are complete, high-performance on-site labeling systems. All printer parameters are user programmable using software commands or the utility program provided. All popular bar codes and 15 human-readable fonts, including a vector font and two raster fonts, are resident in memory providing literally thousands of type styles and sizes. Additional fonts can be downloaded into memory.

The Operator’s Manual will help you understand the basic operations of the printer such as setup, installation, configuration, cleaning and maintenance.

The major differences in the CT400 and the CL410 printers is the resolution of the head. The CT400 with its 203 dpi head provides an economical labeling solution for most applications. It can print labels up to four inches wide. The CT410’s higher 305 dpi resolution provides greater detail for graphics and small point size text.

The CT Series printers use a subset of the standard SATO Command Language. The CT400 and CT410 share the same command set, the only differences are the allowable values representing the print positions on the label. These values are specified in “dots” and will vary depending upon the resolution of the printer and the amount of memory available for imaging the label. The allowable range for each printer is specified in a table for those command codes.

This commonalty makes it very easy to convert labels from one CT printer to another without having to create an entirely different command stream. There are some caveats that must be observed though to compensate for the different resolution print heads. The effect of the different printer resolutions are best illustrated by taking a label designed for a 203 dpi printer and sending the command stream to its 305 dpi counterpart. The label printed will be an exact two-thirds scale, including the fonts, bar code dimensions and line lengths/widths. The only exceptions are PostNet and Maxicode which have only one legal size and the printer resolution is automatically compensated for by the printer. Conversely, a label designed for a 305 dpi printer and sent to its 203 dpi cousin will be one-third larger. It probably will be “truncated” if the label size is larger than the maximum allowable for the printer.

The following general information is presented in this section:

∙General Printer Specifications

∙Optional Accessories

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