SATO CL608e/CL612e manual Troubleshooting

Table of Contents

Section 4. Electrical Checks and Adjustments

5b Pitch Offset Adjustment		4-9
6	Label Gap Adjustment	4-10
7	Eye-Mark Adjustment	4-11
8	Feed/Backfeed Adjustment (Tear-Off)	4-12
9	Feed/Backfeed Adjustment (Cutter)	4-13
10	Feed/Backfeed Adjustment (Dispenser)	4-14
11	Ribbon Sensor Verification	4-15
12	Ribbon Sensor Adjustment (Near End)	4-16
13	LCD Display Adjustment	4-17
14	Print Darkness Adjustment	4-18

Section 5. Mechanical Adjustments

1	Overview	5-1
2	Ribbon Clutch Adjustments	5-2
3	Print Head Position Adjustment	5-5
4	Print Head Balance Adjustment	5-7
5	Ribbon Roller Adjustment	5-8
6	Feed Roller Adjustment (Label Tracking)	5-9
7	Timing Belt Tension Adjustment	5-11
8	Head Latch Adjustment	5-12
9	Notch/Gap Sensor Adjustment	5-13

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	6-12
6	Replacing the Timing Belts	6-13
7	Replacing the Print Head	6-16
8	Replacing the Platen	6-19
9	Replacing the Ribbon Drive Clutch Washers	6-23
10	Replacing the Ribbon Motion Sensor	6-27
11	Replacing the Paper End Switch (Micro-Switch) and the
	Bottom Half of the Notch/Gap and Eye-Mark Sensors	6-30
12	Replacing the Top Half of the Notch/Gap Sensor	6-34
13	Replacing the Display Panel or Keyboard	6-37

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

ii SATO CL608e/CL612e Service Manual

PN 9001079 Rev. B