SATO CX200 manual Printing Labels, Controlling the Printer Using Direct Commands

CX200 User's Guide

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stop any printing.

delete the label format in process from memory.

reset the printer communication ports.

return all printer parameters to their default (first power-on) state.

Pressing the READY indicator a second time will return the printer to On- Line mode (its default condition). Resetting the printer in this manner does not does not harm it in any way, nor does it affect the contents of nonvola- tile RAM or remove any stored objects. The effect is the same as if you had unplugged and reconnected the printer power supply.

Printing Labels

To print labels, the host computer sends commands to the printer via the se- rial or parallel communications port. If you are using the Label Wizard CX label printing software supplied on the CD-ROM, the computer and soft- ware control the entire printing process. You only need to set up the printer, start your label printing program, and follow its instructions. If you are us- ing another vendor’s software package, contact the software supplier or manufacturer if you encounter difficulties. A complete Reference Manual for the Label Wizard CX label design and printing software is included on the CD-ROM. If you want to print labels from another Windows applica- tion, the CX200 Windows Printer Driver must be installed. It is found on the CD-ROM and must be loaded using the standard Windows printer instal- lation instructions.

Controlling the Printer Using Direct Commands

You can also produce labels by sending commands directly to the printer. Simple ASCII commands control the printer. You can write command files using any text editor program that can output ASCII text (including the con- trol codes). Since printer programming is potentially complex, program- ming information is not provided here. A printer command reference and basic programming procedures are provided on the CD-ROM packed with the printer. The file CXManual.pdf on the disk is in Adobe Acrobat format, readable using the Adobe Acrobat Reader provided in the AcroRead direc- tory on the CD-ROM or can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.adobe.com. This program will allow you to search the contents of the manual and/or print a hard copy. If you need programming informa- tion and are not using Windows (or cannot read the CXManual.pdf file for any other reason), contact our Technical Support department for assistance (please see page 14 for contact information).

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