Unit 4: Printer Configuration

4.3 THE CONFIGURATION PANEL

The Configuration Panel is accessible when you lift up the top cover.

The panel consists of an eight-position DIP switch, three adjustment potentiometers and a seven- segment LED Error Status display. Receptacles for connecting the optional Cutter (factory installed) are also located on this panel.

DIP switch for Configuration

VR1 potentiometer

Paper handling Reserved

Head Check VR1 adjust DATA Dump

Reserved

Error

Status

LED

DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

This is an eight-position switch used for setting the operating conditions of the printer. Switches 1 to 3 act as control for both paper handling and the loading of programs or fonts into the printer.

Switches 1–3: Paper Handling settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

These three switches select the method used for

 

DSW1

DSW2

DSW3

Mode

 

controlling paper handling:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Off

Off

Continuous

Continuous mode - (default mode) Does not use the

 

Off

Off

On

Linerless

 

 

On

Off

Off

Tear Off

 

sensor for paper indexing. The paper movement will

 

 

 

Off

On

Off

Cutter

 

stop after all the label data has been printed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Off

On

Program

 

 

 

 

Tear Off mode - Paper is fed out to the cut/tear off

 

 

 

 

Download

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

position after printing is complete. Before the next label

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

On

On

Load Font

 

is printed, the paper is pulled back in to the first print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

line position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration Switch

Cutter mode - Enables the Cutter option if installed.

ON

OFF

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SATO ct4i manual Configuration Panel, DIP Switch Settings, Led