SATO 410e, 400e manual Adjustment Procedures, Print Defects, Relative Procedure

Unit 6: Maintenance

ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES

To maintain optimum performance and print quality, periodically mechanical adjustments will have to be made. These adjustments are typically required following the replacment of a component.

Other adjustments may be required due to variations in media size or quality and due to different print image denseness. Instructions relative to those conditions are not covered here. Refer to the Installation and Operation units for those relative instructions.

This chapter provides instructions on the performance of those activities that are mechanical in nature and are responsive to maintenance activities. The table below provides common print defects and their relative cause.

PRINT DEFECTS	RELATIVE PROCEDURE
Print becomes lighter or darker from one side to the other.	Print Head Balance Adjustment
This condition is repetitive from label to label.
Voids in the overall print image that is repetitive from label to	Print Darkness Adjustment
label.
A visible path on the label where print image is missing. The	Print Position Alignment
path will change somewhat from label to label.	Platen Roller Adjustment
The scales at the lower left and right sides are not equal	Print Position Alignment
distances from the labels lower edge.
The lines are not sharp.	Print Darkness Adjustment
The image is too light or dark.	Print Darkness Adjustment
Bar code label has a sharp line where print is missing.	Print Darkness Adjustment
The printed position is too far in one direction or another.	Print Position Adjustment
	Offset Label Stop Position

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