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SATO M-5900RV Operator and Technical Reference Manual
Page 2-21
Section 2. Installation and Configuration
PN 9001081
Rev. C
Printer Adjustments
When the printer is powered on, the readout should display the following message:
The LCD Panel will display the Online status on the top line of the display. The bottom line will
contain the label quantity (QTY) status. The On Line message will be changed to OFF LINE
whenever the printer is switched offline by depressing the LINE key. As soon as a print job is
received, the QTY message will indicate the number of labels to be printed. As soon as the label
job begins to print, the display will indicate the number of labels remaining in the print job that
remain to be printed.
ONLINE
QTY: 000000
To enter the USER mode, perform the following steps:
STEP PROCEDURE
1. The printer is first taken offline by pressing the LINE key once.
The display will change to OFFLINE.
2. Press the FEED and LINE keys simultaneously for more than one
second. The printer now displays the first USER mode
adjustment (Print Darkness).
There are five Darkness (or heat range) settings on the printer. The higher
numbers represent darker settings. The current setting is indicated by a line under
one of the range settings.
To change the setting perform the following steps:
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Use the LINE key to step the underlined cursor to the desired
setting.
2. Once the correct setting is underlined, press the FEED key to
accept the setting and advance to the next adjustment.
Note: The setting can be overridden by software. Finer adjustments can also be made
using the PRINT potentiometer setting on the adjustment panel.
OFFLINE
000000
User Mode
Print Darkness Setting
PRINT DARKNESS
12 345
Normal Mode
1 = Light
2 = Slightly Light
3 = Medium
4 = Slightly Dark
5 = Dark