SATO DR300 - Manual

DR300 Operator Manual 5 CHAPTER 2 Unpacking - Printer Unit Remove the equipment from the carton box. Chapter 2 - Unpacking

DR300 Operator Manual 7 Accessories Checklist When the box is opened, confirm if the following accessories are included. If anything is found missing, contact the sales outlet of the dealer from where you purchased. Cleaning Sheet Chapter 2 - Unpacking

DR300 Operator Manual 8 CHAPTER 3 Names of Parts Printer cover Power Switch Push - side for Power on Push 0 side for Power off Sliding Guide Aligns Label Card Cover PC card slot, DIP-switch and Adjustable Variable Resistor (VR) can be found when the card cover is opened Fuse Fuse blows off to protec...

DR300 Operator Manual 9 Touch Screen / Keypad The touch screen is connected to printer main body with a cable. Operational Panel Unit Displays operation message and error message Display ™ Display error and operation message. ™ Display will be de-activated when Touch Screen is connected. STATUS Disp...

DR300 Operator Manual 11 CHAPTER 4 Setting of Label and Carbon Ribbon Setting Paper The use of SATO recommended labels for this equipment is essential. Rolled Label Setting Rolled Paper Chapter 4 - Setting of Label and Carbon Ribbon

DR300 Operator Manual 12 • To open thermal head, turn Head Lock Lever in the direction of the arrow. • Pass paper underneath the Pitch Sensor and Guide Shaft. • Lightly push the entire paper against the Paper Guide designated position as shown in the picture below. Chapter 4 - Setting of Label and C...

DR300 Operator Manual 13 • Adjust the Sliding Guide until it touches the label. • Close the thermal head by turning the Head Lock Lever to the opposite direction of the arrow. • Close cover. NOTE For thermal transfer mode, ensure ribbon is correctly installed. Chapter 4 - Setting of Label and Carbon...

DR300 Operator Manual 14 Setting Large Diameter Rolled Label Setting Large Diameter Rolled Paper. • Remove right half of the cover fastened with Snap Rivets. • Pull out 3 Snap Rivets on the Cover by pushing their centre with finger. • Alter set position of the Label Holder. • Alter position of Set S...

DR300 Operator Manual 15 Setting Carbon Ribbon Only SATO carbon ribbons are recommended for the use on this printer. • Open Cover while power is OFF. • Open thermal head. • Turn Head Lock Lever in the direction of the arrow. Chapter 4 - Setting of Label and Carbon Ribbon

DR300 Operator Manual 16 • Insert Carbon Ribbon fully into the Ribbon Unwinder Unit. (Caution on direction of unwinding) • Set Ribbon Core on Ribbon Rewinding Unit. • Pass Carbon Ribbon from Ribbon Unwinder Unit to Ribbon Rewinding Unit underneath the thermal print head. Fix Carbon Ribbon Core with ...

DR300 Operator Manual 17 • By turning the Head Lock Lever to the direction of the arrow, close the thermal head. • Close Cover. Pitch Sensor Adjustment • Open Cover when power is OFF. Take caution not to trap your finger when closing the cover Chapter 4 - Setting of Label and Carbon Ribbon

DR300 Operator Manual 18 • Pitch sensor adjustment Slide pitch sensor to locate centre hole. This needs to be done when using tickets/tags with through punch hole only. • Turn Head Lock Lever to the direction of the arrow, close thermal head and close cover. Chapter 4 - Setting of Label and carbon R...

DR300 Operator Manual 19 Setting Rolled Paper with Optional Accessories Dispenser Option Dispenser Option should only be fitted by qualified SATO staff Setting Label • Open Cover • Set Label • Open thermal head by raising Head Lock Lever • Pull up Pressure Bracket of dispenser unit once, then pull d...

DR300 Operator Manual 23 Cutter Replacement Replace cutter unit when blade becomes blunt and cut edges are rough. (Please contact the sales outlet where you purchase the DR300.) • Paper thickness 0.1 mm – 0.26 mm • Accuracy of cuts is ± 1.5 mm • Paper pitch 25 – 181 mm • ± 1 mm from perforation is n...

DR300 Operator Manual 26 CHAPTER 5 Power Supply Setting Power Supply Plug in power cable to main body socket then the outlet socket. Supply Power Turn power switch on. Push the switch on the side labelled [-]. When the power is switched on, initial startup message [Manual Print Mode] is displayed on...

DR300 Operator Manual 27 Simple Troubleshooting Confirm the following items when operation of this equipment failed even though power supply is switched on. Nothing is shown on the display Check Point Remedy 1. Is the power cable firmly plugged into the power outlet? Plug power cable again into the ...

DR300 Operator Manual 29 Print image shifts from its position Check Point Remedy 1. Are the labels and carbon ribbons properly set? Check if labels and carbon ribbons are fixed firmly and at the correct position by lifting head assembly. 2. Is the platen roller dirty? Clean dirt off from platen roll...

DR300 Operator Manual 30 CHAPTER 6 Daily Maintenance This equipment is for printing information in the form of bar code and character. Periodical preventive maintenance is recommended to keep the printer in good condition. Frequency for maintenance • Thermal head, platen roller After printing every ...

DR300 Operator Manual 33 CHAPTER 7 Optional PC Card PC Card Printing format and graphic data can be stored on the PC card. 1M, 2M bytes TYPE II PCMCIA memory cards (JEIDA Ver4.2/PCmCIA2 equipment) are available. Installation 1. Power off printer and open card cover. There are 2 slots available. 2. I...

DR300 Operator Manual 36 CHAPTER 8 Operation Panel [1] Operation Overview [2] Normal Mode • When Touch Screen is connected, LCD display on the main body will be deactivated. POWER ON NORMAL MODE USER MODE TEST PRINT MODE DEFAULT MODE FACTORY MODE PUSH LINE & FEED & DSW 2-5 HEAD OPEN PUSH LIN...

DR300 Operator Manual 38 [4] Perform Test Printing To enter this mode, power on printer while holding down <FEED> key. “S” selection for this small label size paper. Head check pattern is printed in designated paper width (4-8cm). [5] “L” Selection for Large Label Size Paper Head pattern and p...

DR300 Operator Manual 43 4) Count up 10 place of code with <LINE> key and set with <FEED> key. (With <LINE> key, +1 count up from 0 to f is displayed) 5) Cursor moves to 1 place after set. 6) Count up 1 place with <LINE> key and set with <FEED> key. 7) After setting STX...

DR300 Operator Manual 45 [10] Factory Mode To enter this mode, set DIPSW 2-5 to ON position. Open thermal print head, power on while pressing both <FEED> and <LINE> keys. Release both keys when buzzer beeps. The LCD display will show “HEAD OPEN” message, close the thermal print head and ...

DR300 Operator Manual 46 CHAPTER 9 Online Programming COMMAND SYNTAX [Command ] Above explanation means [Print characters “SAMPLE” in field 1]. Command D is not a character to be printed, but printer command code. Before transmitting “D”, transmit code [ESC]. [ESC] : Designation code with hexadecima...

DR300 Operator Manual 50 Following functions cannot be utilized with on-line. Item No. Function Name Countermeasure 1 Price field Use normal alphanumeric data field. 2 C/D calculation C/D should be attached on host side. 3 Copy function Character data process on host side. 4 Input check No error che...

DR300 Operator Manual 53 7) Field data transmission Designates printing data of the field. Field data can be designated up to a maximum of 50 fields. <D> [1 Bh, 44h] DD nnn….. E Field No. Printing data (Unused place can be omitted) S D C N N 1 2 3 40 Special remark on field data transmission. ...

DR300 Operator Manual 54 8) Graphic data transmission Transmit graphics data directly to graphic field. *1: When transmitting graphic data to printer, sequential numbering function of printer cannot be utilized. *2: Graphic can be stores in PC card using <D> command to indicate the register nu...

DR300 Operator Manual 61 15) Custom-Designed Character Registration Transmission This command registers user design character patterns in printer memory. There are 2 types of Custom Design Character: 1 : 16x16 Dots <T1> [1Bh, 54h, 31h, 48h] NN DDD . . . DDD Where NN : 21~52 DDD : 64 bytes E NO...

DR300 Operator Manual 66 2. Matrix Size Defining the barcode size. Below table shows the barcode size and maximum data count allowable. Input Data Size Definition Matrix Size Correction level = 2 Correction level = 4 01 10 x 10 4 2 02 12 x 12 5 2 03 14 x 14 10 6 04 16 x 16 16 10 05 18 x 18 22 14 06 ...

DR300 Operator Manual 76 CHAPTER 10 Serial Interface Serial Interface • Interface Specifications Protocol Ready/Busy (1 item, multi items selectable) XON/OFF (1 item, multi items selectable) Status 3 (Multi item only) Baud rate 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 BPS Synchronize Asynchronous mode Maximum receiv...

DR300 Operator Manual 82 Return Sequence 1 : Normal Error cancel Chapter 10 - Serial Interface

DR300 Operator Manual 91 APPENDIX B Character Code Table Appendix B