Unit 6: Maintenance

PRESSURE ROLLER ALIGNMENT

The pressure roller works in conjunction with the feed roller, sandwiching the loaded media between the two. It is the drive-coupled feed roller that advances the media forward to the platen roller. The pressure roller is an idle one.

For proper media tracking the two rollers must be parallel and possess proportionate pressure from one end to the other. Tracking is the direction the media is incline to take. When the rollers are properly adjusted, the media will tavel straight forward without inclination to laterally deviate.

When there exists uneven pressure between the two rollers on either end, the media will attempt to take the route of least resistance. In doing so, will either track to the left or to the right. This condition is refered to as “wandering”.

Whereas this procedure covers only pressure roller alignment, it will most likely be used in conjunction with the Pressure Roller Balance procedure that follows.

If this procedure fails, or adjustment is extreme to remedy the tracking problem, recenter the pressure roller as indicated on its respective scale and perform the Pressure Roller Balance procedure. Return to this procedure for fine tuning as necessity dictates.

1Open the top housing cover to access the pressure roller assembly.

2 Begin continuously printing labels.

3 Loosen the set screw and adjust the eccentric nut while observing the media tracking. 4 Hold the eccentric nut in position and tighten the set screw upon proper tracking.

5 Close the top housing cover.

Top Housing Cover

Set Screw/Eccentric Nut

Pressure Roller Assembly

Figure 6-7, Pressure Roller Alignment

SATO XL400-410e Operator Manual

PN 9001135A

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SATO 400e, 410e manual Pressure Roller Alignment

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