Table of Contents

Section 4. Electrical Checks and Adjustments

7

Eye-Mark Adjustment

4-11

8

Offset Label Stop Position Adjustment

4-12

9a

Ribbon Sensor Operation Verification

4-13

9b

Ribbon Sensor Voltage Checking

4-14

10

Print Darkness Adjustment

4-16

Section 5. Mechanical Adjustments

1

Overview

5-1

2

Ribbon Clutch Adjustments

5-2

3

Ribbon Guide Plate Adjustment

5-5

4

Tear Plate Adjustment

5-6

5

Print Head Position Alignment

5-7

6

Print Head Balance Adjustment

5-8

7

Print Head Alignment Adjustment

5-9

8

Timing Belt Tension Adjustment

5-10

Section 6. Replacement Procedures

1

Overview

6-1

2

Replacing the Main Circuit Board

6-2

3

Replacing the Fuses

6-7

4

Replacing the Power Supply

6-9

5

Replacing the Stepper Motor

6-11

6

Replacing the Timing Belts

6-12

7

Replacing the Print Head

6-14

8

Replacing the Platen

6-17

9

Replacing the Ribbon Drive Clutch Washers

6-19

10

Replacing the Ribbon Motion Sensor

6-23

11

Replacing the Label Sensor

6-24

12

Replacing the Label Sensor Module

6-26

13

Replacing the Head Open Switch

6-27

14

Replacing the Display Panel PCB

6-28

Section 7. Factory Resets

1

Overview

7-1

2

Factory/Service Test Print

7-2

3

Clear Head Counters

7-3

4

Clear Dispenser Counter

7-4

5

Clear Cutter Counter

7-5

6

Clear EEPROM

7-6

7

Sample Test Prints

7-7

Section 8. Troubleshooting

1

Overview

8-1

2

Initial Checklist

8-2

3

The IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface

8-2

4

The RS232C Serial Interface

8-4

5

The Universal Serial BUS (USB)

8-4

6

The LAN Ethernet Interface

8-5

7

Error Signals

8-10

8

Troubleshooting Tables

8-11

9

Head Pattern Examples

8-15

10

Hex Dump Diagnostic Labels

8-17

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SATO CL408e/CL412e Service Manual

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SATO CL412E service manual Mechanical Adjustments