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Operator Manual

Barcode Printer

Before Y

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Start

Operations

Troubleshooting

Options

Cleaning the Printer

Basic Specifications

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Summary of Contents for VP208

Page 1: ...Operator Manual Barcode Printer Before You Start Operations Troubleshooting Options Cleaning the Printer Basic Specifications...

Page 2: ...ed trademark of SATO Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries in Japan the U S and other countries QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth S...

Page 3: ...bel 7 4 Display 8 5 Icon 8 6 Lighting Pattern When the LED Lights 9 2 Operations 11 1 Normal Startup 11 2 Test Print Mode 33 3 List of Initial Value 35 3 Troubleshooting 36 1 Error List 36 2 List of W...

Page 4: ...he AC adapter or heat bend too much twist or pull the AC adapter the AC adapter may be damaged which may cause fire or electric shock If the AC adapter is damaged the wires exposed or broken contact y...

Page 5: ...attery overheating smoke rupture or fire WARNING Do not disassemble or modify the battery such as soldering wire to the battery directly Do not apply heat to the battery or place the battery in fire A...

Page 6: ...that is flat and level Do not place the printer in an unlevel or slanted place Doing so could cause falling Do not put the printer on a location that produces vibration Do not put the printer on a loc...

Page 7: ...Battery level LED Platen roller Consumables Print head Consumables Cutter USB Connector AC adapter terminal Status LED Media feed Enter button Print Select button Battery cover The print head prints o...

Page 8: ...the AC adapter Connect the DC plug to the printer and the AC plug to the AC outlet AC plug AC adapter AC outlet side Printer side DC plug CAUTION The attached AC adapter is exclusive for this printer...

Page 9: ...ng the error below is displayed Error 43 CHARGING Wait till charging is complete If the battery is removed during charging the error below is displayed Error 42 NO BATTERY Please put battery Even if A...

Page 10: ...This display appears in settings mode PRINT OFFSET PRINT SETTINGS V 0000 H 000 Shows the type of setting menu Shows the items to be set Shows the contents 5 Icon The icons indicate three types of inf...

Page 11: ...battery remaining level 5 The temperature inside the printer is extremely high and the battery cannot be charged This icon appears only when the AC adapter is connected The displayed icon indicates th...

Page 12: ...l 1 Green 2 Green 3 Green Not connected Level 3 Green 1800 Level 2 Green 1800 Level 1 Green 1800 Level 0 1 Not installed Connected Charging is complete Level 3 Green 1800 Level 2 Green 1800 Level 1 Gr...

Page 13: ...CLEARING MEMORY Screen for clearing data Message Please wait Notes on Writing Data The displayed period depends on the data size If the power is turned off during storing of multiple items data being...

Page 14: ...eed Enter Press for 3 sec or more Data exist Changes to the cancel printing screen No data exists Changes to setting mode Print Select Media feed Enter Changes to cancel printing 2 3 Cancel Printing C...

Page 15: ...POSITION Adjust the pitch position Initial value 0 00 mm Setting range 3 75 to 3 75 The media feed direction is indicated by a plus or minus sign ABC Media feed direction Button name and button press...

Page 16: ...3 sec or more No print data exists Changes to the OFFLINE screen page 12 Data exist Changes to the PAUSE screen page 12 3 3 Print Darkness Adjustment 50 ADJUSTMENT MODE PRINT DARKNESS 50 ADJUSTMENT MO...

Page 17: ...ration Print Select Changes the digit from 1 to 3 Media feed Enter Decides the value at the cursor position and changes to the brightness adjustment screen Print Select Media feed Enter Changed to the...

Page 18: ...elect BASIC SETTINGS When one second has passed after the screen appears the message shown below scrolls on the lower part of the screen BASIC SETTINGS SETTING MENU Message Configure Basic Settings Bu...

Page 19: ...age 20 Media feed Enter Changes to the ADJUST SETTINGS screen Print Select Media feed Enter Changes to the BASIC SETTINGS screen page 16 4 2 1 1 ADJUST SETTINGS ADJUST SETTINGS PRINT SETTINGS PITCH 0...

Page 20: ...PRINT DARKNESS 2 screen Print Select Media feed Enter The cursor position indicates the print darkness digit Changes to the PRINT SPEED screen The cursor position indicates the darkness range alphabe...

Page 21: ...o 4 Tens digit 0 to 1 0 to 9 Digit 0 to 1 0 to 9 Button name and button pressing Screen and printer operation Print Select Switches the sign and digit for print offset Media feed Enter Cursor position...

Page 22: ...to the FONT SETTINGS screen 4 2 2 2 CHARACTER PITCH CHARACTER PITCH FONT SETTINGS ENABLE DISABLE Set the character pitch set whether to print based on width of each character or fixed character width...

Page 23: ...cutter Media sensor Print head Before printing Printing End of printing Tear Off Operation Mode After printing the specified number of sheets continuously the roll is fed to the cutter position automa...

Page 24: ...d the printer is in low battery status Error 41 No battery is installed Error 42 The temperature in the printer is outside the acceptable range Error 45 Conditions to Return from the Energy Saving Mod...

Page 25: ...SETTING MENU I F SETTINGS I F SETTINGS Bluetooth I F SETTINGS USB AUTHENTICATION SCAN DETECT SETTING ISI SETTING ISW SETTING PSI SETTING PSW PROTOCOL CRC CHECK 4 3 1 INTERFACE SELECT Screen USB INTERF...

Page 26: ...Changes to the ISW screen page 25 Cursor position other than the last digit Moves the cursor Print Select Media feed Enter Cursor position the most significant digit Changes to the SCAN DETECT screen...

Page 27: ...Changes to the I F SETTINGS screen page 23 4 3 1 5 PARAMETER SETTING PSI SETTING PSI Bluetooth 0090 Set the communication parameter PSI Hexadecimal display Initial value 0090 Setting range 0012 to 10...

Page 28: ...s to the I F SETTINGS screen page 23 4 3 1 7 PROTOCOL STATUS4 PROTOCOL Bluetooth STATUS3 Set the communication protocol Default STATUS 3 The setting value is enabled when the power is supplied on the...

Page 29: ...d button pressing Screen and printer operation Print Select Changes to the HEX DUMP MODE screen page 31 Media feed Enter Changes to the ADVANCE SETTINGS screen Print Select Media feed Enter Changes to...

Page 30: ...ault DISABLE ENABLE Enables the head check function DISABLE Disables the head check function Head Check Function Head check is a reference for checking filament disconnection of the print head automat...

Page 31: ...00001 to 999999 Button name and button pressing Screen and printer operation Print Select Specify the interval Media feed Enter Cursor position digit Changes to the HEAD CHECK BOOT screen Cursor posit...

Page 32: ...a feed Enter Press for 3 sec or more Changes to the ADVANCE SETTINGS screen page 27 4 4 10 FEED AFTER ERROR FEED AFTER ERROR ADVANCE SETTINGS ENABLE DISABLE Set whether the label roll is to be fed by...

Page 33: ...or waiting for data reception PRINTING screen PRINTING HEX Screen for printing a label Button name and button pressing Screen and printer operation Print Select Changes to HEX dump offline 4 5 2 HEX D...

Page 34: ...ING Initialize the basic settings I F SETTINGS Initialize the interface settings USER MEMORY Initialize the user memory Button name and button pressing Screen and printer operation Print Select Select...

Page 35: ...cepted 2 Test Print Mode Turning the power on while the Media feed Enter button is held pressed activates test print mode The seven items below can be printed in test print mode 1 User test 2 Service...

Page 36: ...or printing the fonts permanently stored in this printer FACTORY Test print performed by service personnel Button name and button pressing Screen and printer operation Print Select Select an item for...

Page 37: ...E I MARK ENERGY SAVING 005 AUTO POWER OFF 000 I F SETTINGS INTERFACE SELECT Bluetooth USB Bluetooth AUTHENTICATION Level 3 SCAN DETECT ENABLE SETTING ISI 0800 SETTING ISW 0012 SETTING PSI 0090 SETTING...

Page 38: ...s LED flashes in red with long intervals 1 Error List Error No Description 1 Screen Contactcustomerservice ERROR01 MACHINE ERROR Message Contact customer service Releasing the error Turn the power off...

Page 39: ...ter Error No Description 8 Screen Load paper ERROR08 SET MEDIA Message Load paper Releasing the error Open and close the cover Type of error Paper end error LED Flash in red Buzzer Short sound 3 times...

Page 40: ...o memory LED Light in red Buzzer Long sound one time Cause Writing to the memory fails Countermeasure Contact the SATO reseller or technical support center Error No Description 13 Screen Free up space...

Page 41: ...de the specified range Countermeasure Power down and let it cool Error No Description 27 Screen Check print data ERROR27 Caaa bb cc Message Check print data Releasing the error Pres the Print Select b...

Page 42: ...zer Long sound one time Cause The battery is out of charge Countermeasure Replace the battery Charge the battery Notes The power will automatically be turned off after 30 to 40 seconds Error No Descri...

Page 43: ...termeasure Replace the battery 45 Screen ERROR45 PRINTER OVERHEAT Contactcustomerservice Message Contact customer service Releasing the error Turn the power off Type of error Printer overheat LED Ligh...

Page 44: ...technical support center Replace the print head 2 Screen ONLINE Warning Command error Releasing the error If the next item is received or the job canceled the warning icon will be cleared LED Light i...

Page 45: ...ter 1 Platen Roller Clean the platen roller softly from side to side using a cotton cloth dabbed with cleaning liquid 2 Print Head Clean the platen roller softly from side to side using a cotton cloth...

Page 46: ...charger For China Operation CD OLED Horizontal 128 dots Vertical 64 dots LED STATUS green red Charge green Button Power Print Select Media feed Enter Model name VP208 Level adjustment Print position...

Page 47: ...pe Lithium ion battery Nominal voltage 7 4 V Nominal capacity 2500 mAh Operating cycle 1 Approximately 500 charge cycles or 3 years from the date of first use whichever is earlier Charging time 1 Appr...

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