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  Substitution font settings and use example 

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You can print by replacing the Windows system fonts with the printer’s device fonts when defining 

substitution fonts. 

 

Use these fonts when you cannot select device fonts (they are not displayed) from the application 

font list. 

You can also replace them with the barcode and command fonts that you added. 

Substitution font use example 

This section describes an example using substitution fonts. 

 

Open [Devices and Printers], right-click the printer, and select [Printer properties]. 

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  Display the [Driver Settings] tab, select [Fonts], and then select [Add] > [Substitution]. 

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Страница 1: ...For printer model Printer Driver Manual ...

Страница 2: ...users and Preferences for individual users 41 2 2 How to get administrator privileges 45 3 Settings on the Driver Settings Tab 46 3 1 Stocks 46 3 1 1 Page Setup 47 3 1 2 Print Options 48 3 2 Fonts 49 3 2 1 Barcode font settings and use example 50 3 2 2 Command font settings and use example 55 3 2 3 Substitution font settings and use example 60 3 3 Driver Settings 64 3 4 Configure Printer 65 3 5 Ma...

Страница 3: ...3 6 Updating the Printer Driver 91 7 Uninstalling the Printer Driver 94 8 Removing the Printer Driver Data File 96 9 Checking the Printer Driver Version 98 ...

Страница 4: ... using Printer Driver Version Used in This Manual This manual uses printer driver version 7 8 01 13384 Note that the screen layout may differ depending on the version of the printer driver Limitation of Liability Specifications and contents in this manual are subject to change without notice Trademarks SATO is a registered trademark of Sato Holdings Corporation Wi Fi is a registered trademark of W...

Страница 5: ...optional wireless LAN Bluetooth kit is installed Process to Install the Printer Driver The process to install printer driver is as follows Prepare the printer driver 1 An installer is used to install the printer driver Prepare the installer on a computer For details refer to 1 1 Preparing the Printer Driver Connect the printer to the computer 2 Connect the printer to the computer using one of the ...

Страница 6: ...th Windows Server 2008 or the remote desktop service is being started with Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016 change the terminal service or remote desktop service to install mode However it is not guaranteed that the printer driver can be used in the terminal service or remote desktop service environment When using multiple printers install as...

Страница 7: ...er Start the computer and open your web browser 1 Go to the SATO download site http www satoworldwide com software gallerydriver aspx 2 Download the printer driver 3 A compressed file will be downloaded Extracting the compressed files Extract the compressed files 1 PrnInst exe is the installer The file PrnInst exe is used not only to install the printer driver but also to update and uninstall the ...

Страница 8: ... connecting to the computer Connecting via USB cable One end of the cable to connect the printer must be Type B and the other end Type A with a length of less than 5 meters Power off the printer 1 Connect the USB cable to the printer 2 Connect the USB cable Type B to the connector shown in the figure Connect the USB cable to the computer 3 Type B Type A ...

Страница 9: ...twork settings 4 For details of the network settings refer to FX3 LX Operator Manual Connecting via wireless LAN or Bluetooth when the optional wireless LAN Bluetooth kit is installed Check whether the wireless LAN Bluetooth kit is installed to the printer For details of installing the LAN Bluetooth kit refer to FX3 LX Options Installation Manual For details of the wireless LAN network settings re...

Страница 10: ...ected before running the installation The printer driver installer is the same as other models Ports which are not supported by FX3 LX may be displayed Read this manual carefully and check the port to be used Installing the driver when connected via USB 1 3 1 Double click PrnInst exe 1 The printer installation wizard starts Click Next 2 Click Install Printer Driver 3 ...

Страница 11: ...11 Click USB Port 4 Following the on screen instructions power on the printer 5 ...

Страница 12: ...12 Click Install 6 When the Windows Security screen appears click Install Confirm that succeeded is displayed for the installed printer and click Exit 7 ...

Страница 13: ...13 Open Devices and Printers and confirm that the printer has been added to the list of printers 8 ...

Страница 14: ...en connected via LAN cable or wireless LAN 1 3 2 Power on the FX3 LX and confirm that it is connected to the network 1 Double click PrnInst exe 2 The printer installation wizard starts Click Next 3 Click Install Printer Driver 4 ...

Страница 15: ...ct the printer to add and click Add 6 If the printer is not shown check that the printer is powered on and connected to the network and click Refresh If the printer is still not shown add the printer using the following procedure ...

Страница 16: ...16 Click Manual a Select SATO FX3 LX DT305 Ln and click Next b ...

Страница 17: ... already exists and use the port select Use an existing port select the port from the list click Next and proceed to step 7 Enter the IP address of the printer into Printer Name or IP Address and click Next d If the same port name exists change Port name and then click Next ...

Страница 18: ...urity screen appears click Install Note If a security warning screen indicating that another process is blocking access appears follow the on screen instructions Confirm that succeeded is displayed for the installed printer and click Exit 8 ...

Страница 19: ...19 Open Devices and Printers and confirm that the printer has been added to the list of printers 9 ...

Страница 20: ... your computer For details of the printer screen and operations refer to FX3 LX Operator Manual Pairing the printer with the computer Start the computer 1 Power on the printer 2 Check the following settings on the printer s Bluetooth menu 3 The Enable check box is selected Device name default SATO PRINTER_xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx is a 12 digit alphanumeric value Note You can change the name by ta...

Страница 21: ...Bluetooth or other device 5 Click Bluetooth 6 On the list of discovered devices select the name of the device that you confirmed in step 3 7 Follow the instructions on the computer and printer screens 8 Click Done 9 ...

Страница 22: ...es and Printers right click the added printer and select Properties 1 Confirm the port assigned to Serial port SPP on the Services tab and click OK 2 This information is necessary when installing the printer driver so make sure to write it down ...

Страница 23: ...23 Double click PrnInst exe 3 The printer installation wizard starts Click Next 4 Click Install Printer Driver 5 ...

Страница 24: ...24 Click Other 6 Select SATO FX3 LX DT305 Ln and click Next 7 ...

Страница 25: ...IAL COM for Select port type and click OK 9 Configure the port settings and click OK 10 Configure the following settings Port name Enter a name E g FX3 LX_DT Serial port Select the port you checked in step 2 Flow control Select None ...

Страница 26: ...26 Click Next 11 Click Install 12 When the Windows Security screen appears click Install ...

Страница 27: ...27 Confirm that succeeded is displayed for the installed printer and click Exit 13 Open Devices and Printers and confirm that the printer has been added to the list of printers 14 ...

Страница 28: ...me s When connected via a LAN or wireless LAN Use the same procedure as the first printer to install the driver Double click PrnInst exe 1 To finish installing the driver follow the same procedure as the first printer 2 Note You cannot install the printer driver as port and printer names that have already been created Change the name s When connected via Bluetooth Use the same procedure as the fir...

Страница 29: ... configuring settings necessary to install the driver 1 3 5 This section describes how to install the printer driver by manually configuring the printer driver settings Click Install Printer Driver 1 Click Other 2 ...

Страница 30: ... Click Add Port 4 Select the port type that matches the printer connection method from the Select port type drop 5 down list and click OK For a LAN or wireless LAN connection TCP IP LAN For a Bluetooth connection SERIAL COM PARALLEL LPT is not used ...

Страница 31: ...ame or IP Address or any other settings Try Again Checks communications again Continue Does not check communications and proceeds to the next step Click this button when you want to continue with the port setup without checking communications with the printer Normally you do not need to change Port Number the default value on the printer is also 9100 Normally you do not need to change the timeout ...

Страница 32: ...ted SERIAL COM Note You cannot set the same name as an existing port name Select the same port as the connected printer for Serial port For Flow control select None Confirm that added port is selected and click Next 7 ...

Страница 33: ...all 8 If the same printer name exists change Printer name and then click Install When the Windows Security screen appears click Install Confirm that succeeded is displayed for the installed printer and click Exit 9 ...

Страница 34: ...34 Open Devices and Printers and confirm that the printer has been added to the list of printers 10 ...

Страница 35: ... 6 If the printer is added under Unspecified in Devices and Printers it will not be recognized as a printer Follow the procedure below to recognize it as a printer Open Devices and Printers right click the printer added under Unspecified and select 1 Properties ...

Страница 36: ...36 Select the Hardware tab 2 Select SATO FX3 LX DT305 Ln and click Properties 3 ...

Страница 37: ...37 Click Change settings 4 Select the Driver tab 5 Click Update Driver 6 ...

Страница 38: ...38 Click Browse my computer for driver software 7 Click Browse specify the folder where the printer driver was extracted to and click Next 8 ...

Страница 39: ...39 When the Windows Security screen appears click Install Click Close 9 ...

Страница 40: ...40 Confirm that the printer is displayed under Printers in Devices and Printers 10 ...

Страница 41: ... is used for an administrator to manage default values and settings of other users Settings changed in Printing Defaults are applied to Preferences for other users The default values for Preferences of newly added users are the settings for Printing Defaults at the time the user was added Preferences This setting is used to change individual user settings Settings changed in Preferences do not aff...

Страница 42: ...42 Click the Advanced tab and then Printing Defaults 2 The Printing Defaults screen appears ...

Страница 43: ...43 Opening Preferences Open Devices and Printers right click the icon of the desired printer and select Printer 1 properties Click the General tab and then Preferences 2 ...

Страница 44: ...44 The Preferences screen appears Printing Preferences will be displayed on the title bar ...

Страница 45: ...e procedure below to display the button This procedure is performed in Windows 10 as an example Depending on the settings of the Windows version that you are using the menu layout may be different You may also not be able to change settings Open Start icon All apps Windows System Control Panel Choose homegroup a and sharing options or HomeGroup Change advanced sharing settings Under File and print...

Страница 46: ...river is installed on Displaying the Driver Settings Tab Open Devices and Printers right click the desired printer and select Printer properties 1 Click the Driver Settings tab 2 Stocks 3 1 You can register the media size print speed and other settings in a lump By registering the settings in advance you can easily configure settings in accordance with the media New Register a new stock Edit Edit ...

Страница 47: ...Media type For the sensor type to detect the top of the media you can select Labels with gaps Labels with black marks or Continuous labels If you select Continuous labels the top of the media will not be detected and only the print length will always be fed Black mark position You can set the media type This setting can only be configured when Sensors is set to Labels with black marks Select from ...

Страница 48: ...he print speed for the stock that you set on the Page Setup screen Darkness This shows the print darkness for the stock that you set on the Page Setup screen You can set 10 levels from 1 to 10 The bigger the number the darker the print result ...

Страница 49: ... can manage barcode fonts command fonts and substitution fonts on this screen Add Select the fonts to add from Barcode Command and Substitution Edit Edit the settings of registered fonts Delete Delete registered fonts ...

Страница 50: ...n Description Enter the description of the barcode font that you want to register Merge contents This setting is used to apply commands only the appropriate number of times to objects divided multiple times in lines or on the page No merge Any special processing is not performed All text on the same line Apply to text that have the same Y coordinates only once using the same font The result is tha...

Страница 51: ...ecify the height of the barcode Human readable Specify how to append human readable text comments Auto generate check digit Selecting this check box enables a check digit to be automatically generated Barcode font use example This example shows how to add the Code 39 barcode font and use it in an application Open Devices and Printers right click the printer and select Printer properties 1 Select F...

Страница 52: ...52 Configure the following settings and click OK 3 Barcode Code 39 Name E g SATO_Code39 Confirm that the name you set for the barcode font is registered and click OK 4 ...

Страница 53: ...o be 5 used Enter the text that you want to convert into a barcode in the application and specify 6 SATO_Code39 as the text font In this example 12345 will be converted to a barcode On the application a line feed will be appended to the end of 12345 Set 12345 as the barcode font without the line feed ...

Страница 54: ...code type refer to FX3 LX Programming Reference The string is not displayed as a barcode on the edit or preview screens in applications If you cannot select registered barcode font in the application make sure that the barcode font is registered in the printer to be used for printing The font size has nothing to do with the barcode size Adjust the data so that it fits into the application layout I...

Страница 55: ... enter a description of the command font to be registered Prefix Suffix Specify how the text is to be supplied The specified text can be appended to the front or the end of a command No prefix A prefix is not used No suffix A suffix is not used Text Prefixes and suffixes are appended directly as text Parsed text Prefixes and suffixes are appended directly as text Reserved variables can be included...

Страница 56: ...objects divided multiple times in lines or on the page No merge Any special processing is not performed All text on the same line Apply to text that have the same Y coordinates once using the same font This setting is applied even if one line of text is divided into multiple characters All text on the page Apply to all text on the same label once using the same font This setting is used to apply t...

Страница 57: ...Name E g SATO Command Font Prefix Type Parsed text Contents E g ESC V Y ESC H X ESC X21 ESC is 1B in hexadecimal ESC Y and X can be entered with the keyboard You can also select them from a list by clicking on the right of Contents Suffix Type Text Contents E g 678 ...

Страница 58: ...58 Confirm that the command font is registered and click OK 4 Start the application and specify the printer that you set the command font for as the printer to be 5 used ...

Страница 59: ...e numbers 12345678 are printed in X21 font The content output as a command is as follows ESC V Y coordinate in the app ESC H X coordinate in the app ESC X21 12345 678 Prefixes and suffixes are not displayed on the edit or preview screens in applications Prefix Suffix Data entered into the application ...

Страница 60: ... select device fonts they are not displayed from the application font list You can also replace them with the barcode and command fonts that you added Substitution font use example This section describes an example using substitution fonts Open Devices and Printers right click the printer and select Printer properties 1 Display the Driver Settings tab select Fonts and then select Add Substitution ...

Страница 61: ...dows system fonts are displayed in the System fonts field and printer device fonts are displayed in the Printer fonts field System fonts Agency FB Printer fonts SATO OCR A Confirm that the name you set for the substitution font is registered and click OK 4 ...

Страница 62: ... and specify the printer that you set the substitution font for as the printer to 5 be used Enter text into the application and change the text font to the Windows system font that you set 6 as the substitution font Agency FB ...

Страница 63: ...7 The font for 12345 is replaced by the substitution font that you set for the device font SATO OCR A and printed Note The text is not displayed as the replaced device font on the edit or preview screens in applications ...

Страница 64: ... 3 Always use driver settings Enable this setting to discard all printer settings specified in the application and always use the settings on the printer driver Note that this setting cannot be used with some applications ...

Страница 65: ... printer driver settings Open Devices and Printers right click the desired printer and select Printer properties 1 Click Get From Printer 2 If you successfully acquire the settings from the printer the settings change to match those of the printer settings Change the settings as necessary 3 Click Send To Printer 4 The settings are sent to the printer You can click Get From Printer again to confirm...

Страница 66: ...tings file The content of the imported file will be applied to the Preferences and Driver Settings tabs for accounts with administrator privileges For accounts that do not have administrator privileges the content of the imported file will only be applied to the Preferences tab Export The settings on the Preferences and Driver Settings tabs will be saved to a file The file extension is drx ...

Страница 67: ... that do not have administrator privileges Export The settings on the Printing Defaults and Driver Settings tabs will be saved to a file The file extension is drx Stream logging This feature is used by SATO Technical Support Do not select the Use check box Note For details of Preferences and Printing Defaults refer to 2 1 Printing Defaults for all users and Preferences for individual users Of the ...

Страница 68: ...68 International 3 6 Language Set the display language for the Printing Defaults Preferences Driver Settings and About tabs ...

Страница 69: ...ot sent to the printer and the printer setting value is used N A will also be displayed for other settings that must be used in combination with this setting Cleared Send this parameter to printer The setting values are sent to the printer Blue check box If you register stock in Stocks on the Driver Settings tab this check box will be displayed on the right of the following items Media settings Wi...

Страница 70: ...t Custom for Stock you can change the settings on this screen Height This setting shows the height set for the stock that you selected If you select Custom for Stock you can change the settings on this screen Media type This setting shows the sensor set for the stock that you selected If you select Custom for Stock you can change the settings on this screen You can select Continuous labels Labels ...

Страница 71: ...71 Rotation You can set the print rotation angle to 0 Portrait 90 Landscape 180 Portrait or 270 Landscape Mirror label You can specify printing to be a mirror image ...

Страница 72: ...r the ink Top You can adjust the print base reference point in vertical direction the height direction of the media Left You can adjust the print base reference point in horizontal direction the width direction of the media Set fixed document length for continuous label Feed the entire label to an appropriate position after the printer finishes printing For a continuous label the one label is the ...

Страница 73: ...annot cancel this command Take care when using it Send static elements only on first page Overlay function All static elements will be sent to only the first page of the print job Only variable elements will be sent for subsequent pages Static elements are called from printer memory Format number This setting is used when the XML Enabled feature is used For details refer to XML Enabled Reference ...

Страница 74: ...tter Select Before printing or After printing Backfeed offset You can finely adjust the media stop position during backfeed operation Pitch offset You can finely adjust the media stop position during forward feed operation Type Specify how the cutter operates when Operation mode is set to Cutter Select Off Batch or Every label If you select Batch the page is cut at the end of the print job Cut eve...

Страница 75: ...rtain algorithm to create the illusion of half tone Select the dithering algorithm with this setting You can view the result of applying the algorithm on the preview image The size of the sent data will also change according to the setting When considering the operational throughput check the data size for each setting as well Printer graphic options Specify the data format to send the graphics da...

Страница 76: ...etting affects all print jobs Before first page Insert a command at the top of the first page in one file of data Before each page Insert a command at the beginning of each page in one file of data Before elements on each page Insert a command before an element on each page in one file of data After elements on each page Insert a command after elements on each page in one file of data After each p...

Страница 77: ...You can enter control text into the file as a substitute entry Note When printing a print layout created in an application when outputting as a SBPL command the custom command is inserted into each position according to the custom command insertion position setting in the printer driver The below figures show the print layout in an application and the custom command insertion position when the pri...

Страница 78: ... elements on each page e After elements on each page f After each page g After last page h After print job a A A3 000H 000 CS 6 F 5 A1 V00799H0799 Z b c A PS WK Microsoft Word d H 0241 V 00308 X24 0Test e Q 1 Z f c A PS WK Microsoft Word d H 0241 V 00308 X24 0Test e Q 1 Z f c A PS WK Microsoft Word d H 0241 V 00308 X24 0Test e Q 1 Z f g h 1st copy 2nd copy 3rd copy ...

Страница 79: ...79 Maintenance 4 6 Reset Returns the printer driver settings to their default values ...

Страница 80: ...80 International 4 7 Units Select the units to be used for the printer driver settings ...

Страница 81: ...ly from the printer connected to the print server 2 Configure the sharing settings on the printer connected to the print server 3 Refer to 5 2 Configuring Sharing Settings on the Print Server Printer Specify the printer connected to the print server setup for sharing as the output destination port 4 for the client printer and turn off bidirectional communication on the client printer Refer to 5 3 ...

Страница 82: ...ter driver on the print server Connect the printer to the computer and install the printer driver For details of how to connect the printer refer to 1 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer Printer driver installation differs depending on how the printer is connected For details refer to 1 3 Running the Installation Installing the printer driver on the client computers Prepare the printer driver...

Страница 83: ...83 Click Install Printer Driver 3 Click Local Port 4 Select SATO FX3 LX DT305 Ln and click Next 5 ...

Страница 84: ...84 Select an LPT or COM port COM1 here and click Next 6 Click Install 7 When the Windows Security screen appears click Install ...

Страница 85: ...is displayed for the installed printer and click Exit 8 Open Devices and Printers and confirm that the printer has been added to the list of printers 9 Install the printer driver on all client computers using the above procedure ...

Страница 86: ...Print Server Printer 5 2 Set the printer installed on the print server to enable it to be shared with other computers Open Devices and Printers right click the installed printer driver and select Printer properties 1 Select the Sharing tab 2 ...

Страница 87: ...87 Select the Share this printer check box and click OK 3 If necessary change Share name Open Devices and Printers and confirm that the printer sharing settings have been set 4 ...

Страница 88: ...he printer installed on the client Open Devices and Printers right click the installed printer and select Printer properties 1 For accounts that do not have administrator privileges click the Sharing tab and then Change 2 Sharing Options Follow the on screen instructions Select the Ports tab 3 ...

Страница 89: ...Sharing_Name 6 and then click OK For example if the print server computer name is PC 0 and the printer sharing name is SATO FX3 LX DT 305dpi enter the following PC 0 SATO FX3 LX DT 305dpi Note On Windows 10 you can check the computer name by clicking Control Panel All Control Panel Items or System and Security System Computer name ...

Страница 90: ...90 Click Close 7 Clear the Enable bidirectional support check box and click Close 8 ...

Страница 91: ...driver data Open Devices and Printers right click the printer for which you want to update the driver and 1 select Printer properties Click the Driver Settings tab 2 On Maintenance export the current driver settings 3 For details of how to export the settings refer to 3 5 Maintenance Obtaining the printer driver Download the printer driver from the SATO download site For details of how to obtainin...

Страница 92: ...92 Updating the printer driver Double click PrnInst exe for the update version 1 The printer installation wizard starts Click Next 2 Click Update Printer Drivers 3 ...

Страница 93: ... and click Exit 5 Importing an exported file Open Devices and Printers right click the printer for which you exported the printer driver data 1 and select Printer properties Select the Driver Settings tab 2 On Maintenance import the driver settings that you saved before updating the driver 3 For details of how to import settings refer to 3 5 Maintenance ...

Страница 94: ...e installer PrnInst exe on the computer If PrnInst exe is not on the computer obtain it from the SATO download site For details refer to 1 1 Preparing the Printer Driver Is the USB cable disconnected from the computer When uninstalling the printer driver of a printer connected to a computer via USB turn off the FX3 LX power and disconnect the USB cable connecting the FX3 LX from the computer Unins...

Страница 95: ... Select the check box of the printer driver that you want to uninstall and click Next 4 The uninstallation procedure starts Confirm that succeeded is displayed for the uninstalled printer and click Exit 5 ...

Страница 96: ... driver data file exists you can install the printer driver with Plug and Play Once you have uninstalled all printer drivers and you do not intend to install the printer driver with Plug and Play in the future remove the printer driver data file Double click PrnInst exe 1 Click Next 2 Click Remove Preloaded Drivers 3 Select the check box for the printer driver data that you want to delete and clic...

Страница 97: ...97 Confirm that succeeded is displayed for the deleted driver and click Exit 5 ...

Страница 98: ...Printer Driver Version To check the version of the currently installed printer driver display the About tab Open Devices and Printers right click the desired printer and select Printer properties 1 Select the About tab 2 ...

Страница 99: ...an download printer drivers and manuals If you are connected to the Internet you can click the URL to display the website Checking the version information when setting up the printer You can check the version information by clicking the About tab regardless of whether Configure Printer is displayed for Printing Defaults for all users or Preferences for individual users ...

Страница 100: ...Extensive contact information for worldwide SATO operations can be found on the Internet at www satoworldwide com ...

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