SATO GT424 manual Print head, Ref point 0,0 Print offset

Section 3: Configuration and Operation

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the first menu of the User Mode. Use the yellow screwdriver to adjust the VOLUME potentiometer below the LCD. The value on the screen changes as you turn the screwdriver clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Next, you can use the screwdriver to rotate the potentiometer for the Print Pitch. This setting adjusts where printing begins vertically, relative to the bottom edge (nearest the print head) of each label. The maximum value allowed is 3.75 mm.

Adjusting the OFFSET potentiometer adjusts the tear-off stop position for use with a cutter, peeler.

Finally, adjusting the Print Darkness potentiometer adjusts the print darkness.

When all the settings are satisfactory, press the ENTER button to proceed to set other parameters in the User Mode.

After3.5.2settingSettingOFFSETPrintSpeedVOLUME, PITCH, OFFSET and DARKNESS, pressing ENTER takes you to the Print Speed setting. This setting can be used to achieve a high print speed that does not compromise print quality.

Press the buttons to change the setting. Press the ENTER button to confirm a setting and proceed to the next screen.

If quality printing cannot be obtained due to the quality of the paper or the printing contents, lower the speed accordingly. On the GT408 and GT412, the print speed can be set in 11 steps. On the GT424, the print speed can be set in five steps in GT424. The table below shows the factory default print speed for different print resolutions.

direction of label motion

Print head

ref point 0,0

Print offset

Print head resolution:	Available print speed settings (lower numbers mean
default print speed setting	slower print speeds)
203 dpi: default 06 inches/sec	02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 inches/sec
305 dpi: default 06 inches/sec	02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 inches/sec
609 dpi: default 03 inches/sec	02, 03, 04, 05, 06 inches/sec

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