SATO D508, D512 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

SECTION 4: CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 4-1

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

This section provides information on user maintenance for the SATO D508/D512 printers. This

section contains the following information.

• Adjusting the Print Quality

• Cleaning the Print Head, Platen and Rollers

• Replacing the Print Head

• Replacing the Fuse

The SATO D508 / D512 printer is equipped with two different methods of adjusting the quality of

the print—print darkness and print speed.

When adjusting the printer for optimum print quality, a barcode verifier system is highly

recommended for evaluating the printouts. The human eye is a poor judge of the relative widths

of the bars in a symbol, a characteristic that is extremely important for good bar code quality.

Print Darkness

This adjustment allows the user to control (within a specified range) the amount of power that is

used to activate the print head heating elements. It is important to find a proper print darkness

level based on your particular label. The printed images should not be too light nor should the

edges of text or graphics be smudged. Instead, the edges of each image should be crisp and well

defined.

Once the range has been selected, the PRINT Potentiometer (VR1) on the front panel can be

used to make finer adjustments. It provides a continuous range of adjustment, allowing you to

make precise changes. Use a small cross-point screwdriver, turning clockwise for darker print

and counterclockwise for lighter print. DSW6 has to be ON in order for to adjust the print darkness via

the VR1 potentiometer. See page 3-3 for instructions on performing potentiometer adjustments.

Note:

Adjustment of the Print Darkness using VR1 will affect the darkness in all the<ESC>#E command code

ranges. That is, if the print darkness is adjusted with VR1 for lighter print, the darkness will be lighter in all

the Print Darkness ranges selected by the command code.