SATO D508, D512 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 5: INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 5-1

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INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

5.1 INTERFACE TYPES

The SATO D508 / D512 printer can be ordered with any of the interfaces described in this

section.

The user can specify the desired interface at the time of placing an order. Thereafter, if the

user needs to change the interface, it is a simple matter of purchasing a suitable interface

card from a SATO dealer.

The following are the different types of interface boards available:

1) RS232C Interface Board

2) IEEE1284 Parallel Interface Board

4) USB Interface Board

5) LAN Interface Board (standard 10Base-T/100Base-T interface with RJ-45

connector)

6) Wireless LAN (802.11 b/g)

For programmers and technical personnel to fully utilize the printer, the following

information is presented in this section:

• The Receive Buffer

• IEEE1284 Parallel Interface

• RS232C Serial Interface

General Specifications

Electrical Specifications

Pin Assignments

Ready/Busy Flow Control

X-On/X-Off Flow Control

• Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface

• Local Area Network (LAN) Interface

• Wireless LAN Interface (802.11b/g)

Contents

Main SATO America, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Page OVERVIEW Page SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 1-3 1.1 GENERAL PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Attribute Attribute SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 1-5 Attributes SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 1-6 Barcodes Physical Attributes Page Page INSTALLATION THE CAUTION SYMBOL PRINTER PLACEMENT TIPS ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please read the following information carefully before installing and using the printer GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 2.1 UNPACKING 2.1.1 PRINTER PART NAMES 2.1.1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 2.2 LOADING MEDIA Page 2.3 LABEL SENSING Page CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION 3.1 OPERATING PANEL 3.2 THE REAR PANEL 3.3 THE CONFIGURATION PANEL 3.3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS (CONTD) Configuration Switch 3.3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS (CONTD) Page Section 3: Configuration and Operation SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 3-7 3.4 ERROR CODES 3.5 OFFSETS 3.6 POTENTIOMETER ADJUSTMENTS 3.6 POTENTIOMETER ADJUSTMENTS (CONTD) 3.7 DATA DUMP DIAGNOSTIC LABEL 3.8 PRINTING TEST LABELS 3.9 PRINTING FACTORY/SERVICE TEST PRINTS Page CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 ADJUSTING THE PRINT QUALITY 4.3 CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD, PLATEN AND ROLLERS 4.3 CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD, PLATEN AND ROLLERS (CONTD) 4.4 RELEASING/REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD 4.4 CLEANING THE SENSOR Page INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Page Page Page Page 5.4.1 RS-232C INTERFACE SIGNALS Cable Requirements * Page 5.7 WIRELESS LAN INTERFACE (802.11 B/G) Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 INITIAL CHECKLIST 6.2 CHECKING THE IEEE1284 PARALLEL INTERFACE 6.2 USING THE IEEE1284 (PARALLEL) INTERFACE (CONTD) 6.2 CHECKING USING THE PARALLEL INTERFACE (CONTD) 6.3 CHECKING THE RS232C (SERIAL) INTERFACE SECTION 6: TROUBLESHOOTING SATO D508/D512 Operator Manual Page 6-5 6.3 ERROR SIGNALS Display LED INDICATORS BUZZER ERROR CONDITION CORRECTIVE ACTION 6.3 CHECKING THE 802.11G WIRELESS INTERFACE Page SATO GROUP OF COMPANIES Asia Pacific & Oceania Region SATO AUTO-ID MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. SATO AUTO-ID (THAILAND) CO., LTD. SATO SHANGHAI CO., LTD.