SATO TG308, Service Manual

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Section 4: Operation and Configuration
Page 4-36
TG3 Series Service Manual
4.12 TEST PRINT MODE
(
Cont’d)
The Test Print Mode offers seven different printer status labels for troubleshooting.
1.
Make sure the Power of the printer is turned off (O).
2.
While pressing the
FEED
button, switch the Power to On ( I ).
3.
TEST PRINT is displayed on the screen. Press the
FEED
button repeatedly will switch to the next setting
options as shown above. To return to the previous setting option, press
ONLINE
button.
4.
When the desired setting option is displayed, press
arrow
buttons to select the item or to set the value and
then press
FEED
button to save the setting.
TEST PRINT MODE
Menu Description
Choosing the Test Print Contents.
CONFIGURATION
: The configuration settings of the printer will be printed.
BARCODE
: The barcodes installed in this printer will be printed.
HEAD CHECK
: The head check pattern of the selected media size area will be
printed.
HEAD SENSOR
: The head check pattern and the sensor rating will be printed.
MEMORY
: The contents of the memory in this printer will be printed.
FONT
: The contents of the fonts installed in this printer will be printed.
FACTORY
: The factory test print will be performed.
The initial value is CONFIGURATION.
Selecting paper type for test print.
Press
/ arrow
buttons or
PAPER
button to select paper type and press
FEED
button to save the setting.
While PAPER SELECT is displayed, pressing the
CUTTER
button will set the
cutter motion.
If Font or Memory is selected in the previous menu, after setting the PAPER
SELECT, the printer will proceed directly to INK ROLLER ACTION menu
without setting the print size.
If you chose test prints of Configuration, Barcode, Head Check or Head Sensor
in the previous menu, this screen lets you choose the width of the test print
from 03 to 08 cm, in increments of 1 cm.
The initial size is 03cm.
For Factory test prints, this screen appears instead of the previous screen for
setting print size. In this screen, you can choose only to print the test results in
LARGE or SMALL print widths.
SMALL
: Test print in 3cm width
LARGE
: Test print in 8cm width
The initial value is LARGE.