SATO 410e, 400e manual Cutter Sensor Adjustment

Unit 6: Maintenance

CUTTER SENSOR ADJUSTMENT

This sensor adjustment regulates penetrating ability for the cutter sensor. Penetration modification is performed via a potentiometer that is part of the cutter assembly. To establish the penetration level, upper and lower limits must be set. These activities require the use of a multimeter.

NOTE: Refer to the CUTTER REFERENCE CHART table below for the assigned connector pins, the potentiometer to be adjusted, and the desired multimeter voltage values. The sensor switch must be in the proper position when setting the cutter sensor’s penetrating sensitivity.

1 Load the printer with media and ribbon as applicable and power on.

2Connect the multimeter ground probe to the pin identified as SG on the cutter sensor board.

3Connect the multimeter positive probe to the relative pin on the cutter sensor board.

NOTE: For tutorial purposes; the HO pin is for hole sensing, the IM pin is for eye-mark sensing, and the SG pin represents signal ground.

4Physically place the media into the cutter assembly so the sensor is facing the printable media and record the multimeter reading.

5Move the media so that the sensor is facing its reference mark and record the multimeter reading.

6Adjust the relative potentiometer to the required multimeter reading.

7Regard the multimeter display to determine the difference or upper limit.

8Repeat steps 6 through 9 until the required difference is achieved.

9Begin normal printing to ensure proper adjustment.

CUTTER REFERENCE CHART

MEDIA	POTENTIOMETER	SWITCH POS	CONNECTOR PIN	VOLT VALUE
Hole Media	VR1	leftward	SG / HO	Lower: >0.5
				Upper: <2.5
Gap Media	VR1	leftward	SG / HO	Lower: >0.5
				Upper: <2.5
Eye-Mark Media	VR2	leftward	SG / IM	Lower: >0.5
				Upper: <4.0
Notched Media	VR3	rightward	SG / HO	Lower: >2.0
				Upper: <7.0

SATO XL400-410e Operator Manual PN 9001135A Page 6-20