SATO TG308, Service Manual

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Section 1: Introduction
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TG3 Series Service Manual
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This service manual provides all of the information required for printer maintenance and repair by SATO
approved personnel. For the repair technician, this manual is intended to compliment, and to be used as an
extension of operator manual.
This manual also incorporates the use of special information boxes. Examples of these boxes and the type of
information provided in each, are below.
A comprehensive Table Of Contents provided at the front of this manual facilitates rapid movement within.
The contents identify the different unit sections and their respective sub-sections. Each references the page
number of their commencement.
The pages of this manual has embedded headers and footers to assist the user in identifying his or her exact
position within the manual. The header provides the section number followed by its name. The footer
identifies the product and the page number.
Page enumeration is two-part with each separated by a hyphen. The first character set references the section
number and the second identifies the page number. Page numbers begin with the numeral (1) one at the
commencement of a new section and ascends sequentially.
1.2 FEATURES OF THE PRINTER
The SATO TG308-312 printers (Thermal Transfer or Direct Thermal) are complete, high-performance labeling
systems designed specifically for printing tags and labels.
The key features of the TG3 Series are:
• High Printing Speed and Throughput (32-bit RISC CPU (100 MHz), Up to 10 ips print speed)
• Large Internal Memory Size (8MB Flash-ROM)
• Plug-in Interface Cards (Parallel IEEE1284, LAN, Wireless LAN, USB or the high speed RS-232C
interface can be selected)
• Thick Tags Supported (Up to 0.01 inch or 0.33 mm thick)
• Print, Cut and Stack Operation
• Batch Separation Function
• Wide Range of Media Types Supported
• Large Media Roll Supported
• Large and Energy Efficient LCD Display
• Easy and More User-Friendly Operation
• HF and UHF RFID Support (*Please check with SATO reseller on availability of the RFID kit.)
• Coreless Ribbon Spindle
• Standalone Capability using SATO Keypad
• European and Asian Codepages
WARNING:
PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT, IF UNHEEDED, MAY RESULT IN
PERSONAL INJURY.
CAUTION:
PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT, IF UNHEEDED, MAY RESULT IN
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.
NOTE: Provides helpful hints to assist in performing the tasks at hand.