SATO RWG500 User manual

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Introduction
Table of Contents
Thank you for your purchase of the SATO Rewinder RWG500.
This manual helps first time users understand the basics of the
RWG500 in a short period of time.
To get the most out of the functions of the RWG500, make sure
to read this manual carefully.
Safety Precautions ·······················3
Main Body and Accessories ··················6
Parts Identification ·······················7
Joint plate setting ························ 9
First Roller Height Setting ··················14
Connection to Printer ····················15
Label Setting
Rewinding Direction ····················18
Rewinding Shaft
Direct Rewinding ····················20
3-Inch Paper-core Rewinding ·············21
Basic Usage of the Rewinder ··············· ·23
6-Inch Expansion Option ··················25
Basic Specifications ·····················28
Quick Guide
Rewinder for SATO Barcode Printer
RWG500
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Thank you for your purchase of the SATO
Rewinder RWG500.
Make sure to read this operation manual and
keep it in a handy place.
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Safety Precautions
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Warning
Caution
In this section, safety precautions about rewinder operation are
explained to ensure proper care and usage.
Make sure to read these carefully before using your rewinder.
The following symbols or markings are used in this quick guide and on
the rewinder so that you can properly use the rewinder, and to prevent
any damage to property, harm or injury to yourself and others.
Make sure to read their explanations carefully to familiarize yourself
with their meanings.
This symbol indicates information that, if
ignored or applied incorrectly, creates the
danger of death or serious personal injury.
This symbol indicates information that, if ignored
or applied incorrectly, creates the possibility of
personal injury or property damage.
The triangle ( ) indicates something you should take
absolute care when doing. The cautions are indicated
concretely within the symbol. The symbol on the left indicates
caution with electric shock.
A diagonal line within a circle ( ) indicates something you
should not do. The symbol on the left indicates you should not
try to take the unit apart.
A black circle ( ) indicates something you need to do. The
symbol on the left indicates you should unplug the unit from
the wall outlet.
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Warning
Liquids
Foreign Matter
Dropping and Damage
Abnormal Conditions
Do not place on an unstable place
Do not place the rewinder on an unstable place such as an
unsteady table, an inclined place or a place with vibration. The
rewinder may drop or topple over and cause injuries.
Do not place any containers with water or chemicals, such as
flower vases or cups, as well as small metallic objects near
the rewinder. Continued use creates the danger of fire or
electrical shock.
Do not drop or insert metallic or flammable objects into the
openings on the rewinder. Continued use creates the danger
of fire or electrical shock.
Do not use if the product has been dropped or damaged.
Continued use creates the danger of fire and electrical shock.
Do not use the rewinder if it is emitting smoke or strange odors.
Continued use creates the danger of fire and electrical shock.
* If any of these should fall into the rewinder, immediately turn
off the power and contact your nearest dealer or service
center.
* Should the rewinder ever fall or otherwise become
damaged, immediately turn off the power and contact your
nearest dealer or service center. Continued use creates the
danger of fire or electrical shock.
* Immediately turn off the power and contact your nearest
dealer or service center for repairs. Do not try to service the
rewinder by yourself.
* If any of these should fall into the rewinder, immediately turn
off the power and contact your nearest dealer or service center.
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Warning
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Disassembly
Never try to take the unit apart or modify it in any way. Doing
so creates the danger of fire or electrical shock. Contact your
nearest dealer or service center for repairs.
Location
Do not locate the rewinder in areas subjected to high humidity
or dew. Doing so creates the danger of electrical shock.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates use and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
- Reorient or re locate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
* If dew forms inside the rewinder, immediately turn off the
power and do not use it until it has dried up.
FCC Notice
Caution
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FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE.
REPLACE ONLY SAME TYPE AND RATING OF FUSE.
LOCATION : F1 , F2 RATING : 125V 3.5A
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Main Body and Accessories
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5RWG500 main body
Joint plate
EXT cable
Clip
3-inch core (2 pieces)
Label guide
Quick Guide (this booklet)
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Status LED
First roller
Tension arm
Second roller
Control Panel
Rewinding START/STOP switch
CW : Clockwise winding
(Face in)
Indication LED
CCW : Counterclockwise
winding (Face out)
Indication LED
Parts Identification
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Side Panel
Power switch
Earth terminal
Connector for printer connection
Connector for
AC adaptor connection
Rewinding direction
selector switch

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2
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Joint plate setting
Set the joint plate according to the printer model to be connected.
Loosen the screws
(2 places) of the joint
plate.
Phillips screwdriver
is necessary.
M4 Screw
For the setting for
each model, refer to
the subsequent pages
of this guide.
Slightly lift up the
plate indicated with
oblique lines, then set
it by sliding it left and
right or up and down.
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T4XXe
M-84Pro
SR4XX
M-48Pro
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Printer model name
Check the printer model
displayed.
Slide the plate so that the screws and
bosses are in the position indicated
below, then tighten the screws.
Screw
Boss Boss
GT4xxe
M-84Pro
Rear
Front

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M-5900RVe
MT4xxe
Printer model
M-5900RVe
Check the printer model
displayed.
Slide the plate so that the screws and
bosses are in the position indicated
below, then tighten the screws.
Screw
Boss
Boss
Rear
Front
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CL4xxe
MR4xxe
Check the printer model
displayed.
Slide the plate so that the screws and
bosses are in the position indicated
below, then tighten the screws.
Screw
Boss
Boss
Rear
Front
Printer model
CL4xxe

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CL6xxe
MR6xxe
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Check the printer model
displayed.
Slide the plate so that the screws and
bosses are in the position indicated
below, then tighten the screws.
Screw Screw
Boss Boss
Rear
Front
Printer model
CL6xxe
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Check which of the following categories the printer to be
used belongs to.
Remove the screws (1 screw each for right and left) that
lock the first roller.
Phillips screwdriver is necessary.
Slide the first roller upwards or downwards.
Tighten the removed screws (1 screw each for right and left).
First Roller Height Setting
According to the printer to be connected, adjust the first roller
height to either upper or lower position.
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2
3
Locking screw
on the upper side Locking screw
on the lower side
Roller position : Upper side Roller position : Lower side
Printer name First roller position Screw position
GT4xxe ······· Lower side Lower side
CL6xxe
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Others
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Connection to Printer
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2
Place the feet of the
rewinder (2 places) into
the positioning holes on
the joint plate.
Insert the FG terminal
into the earth terminal
on the side panel, and
then fix it.
Insert and attach the FG
terminal between the
screw and crow washer
and the rewinder .
Phillips screwdriver
is necessary.
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3
4
Connect the EXT cable to the EXT
terminal of the printer.
For the position of the EXT
terminal, refer to the operating
manual of the printer
Place the feet of the
printer (2 places) into the
positioning holes on the
joint plate.
Example where the printer
used is CL400e.

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Insert the EXT cable to
the connector for printer
connection on RWG 500.
Connection is completed.
When connecting, the power of both the printer and the
rewinder must be turned OFF.
Make sure that the printer and the rewinder is set correctly
with the joint plate. If they are not set correctly, Rewinding
error may occur.
CAUTION
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Label Setting
This rewinder can perform 4 types of label rewinding methods by
combining rewinding shaft types and winding directions.
Printed label surface comes
outside when rewinding.
Printed label surface comes
inside when rewinding. Backing
sheet can be seen on outside.
There are 2 types of label winding direction, namely face out
rewinding and face in rewinding. For the above 2 types, the setting
direction against the rewinding shaft are different.
Rewinding Direction
Setting Direction
Face out Rewinding (CCW)
label route
Face in Rewinding (CW)
label route
Select the rewinding method according to the environment where
this rewinder is used, then set the paper.
Rewinding direction : Face in / Face out
Rewinding shaft : Direct Rewinding /
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CAUTION
Switching of Rewinding Direction
The Status LED on the control panel blinks in green (idling state).
The power of the rewinder is turned OFF.
Switching of the Rewinding direction may be performed only in
either of the following states:
Switch the Rewinding direction with the Rewinding direction
selector switch on the side panel.
Face in Rewinding is set as the factory setting.
Side panel
(CW side)
(CCW side)
LED of CW lights up.
LED of CCW lights up.
Face in Rewinding
Face out Rewinding
Control panel
display
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Set the label as inside or
outside Rewinding. Insert
the provided clip onto the
guide of the rewinding
shaft to fix the label.
Push the clip in until it
touches the end of the
guide.
Insert the label guide.
Label setting is completed.
Rewinding Shaft
Direct Rewinding
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2
3-Inch Paper-core Rewinding
Attach the provided 3-inch core adaptor to the rewinding shaft.
At this time, align the locking screws to the guides (narrow-
width guide and deep-groove guide) of the rewinding shaft.
Left
Screw holes
Right
Adjust the core position
according to the label width,
and then lock it by tightening
the screws.
Number of cores to be used
should be determined
referring to the following
standard.
Phillips screwdriver is
necessary.
Teeth
(for fixing the paper tube)
Adjust the core teeth direction
so that it will be the same as
the Rewinding direction.
Face in Rewinding : Left direction
Face out
Rewinding : Right direction
Label width of below 65mm : 1 piece
Label width of 65mm : 2 pieces
Guide
(narrow-width guide,
deep-groove guide)
and above
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Insert the paper tube, then fix
the label with an adhesive
tape, etc.
Lastly, insert the label guide.
Label setting is completed.
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CAUTION
The Status LED on the control panel blinks in green (idling state).
The power of the rewinder is turned OFF.
Label setting may be performed only in either of the following states:

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After the label has been set, rewinding of the label can be performed.
The followings are the rewinding procedures.
Turn on
the power switch on the side of the rewinder.
After for a while, the status LED on the control panel will start
blinking in green. At this time, the rewinder is in idling
status.
Press down and hold the START/STOP switch on the
control panel. The rewinding shaft starts rotating, and the
tension arm rises and then stops automatically. When the
LED is lit in green continuously, which shows the rewinder
is now in rewinding operation, release the switch.
Turn on the power of the rewinder.
Take up the slack in the label.
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If the switch is released before the slack is taken up, the
rewinder stops automatically and the status LED continues
blinking in green (I.e., idling status). In this status, the
rewinder will not perform label rewinding operation.
Make sure to press down and hold the switch until the LED is
lit in green continuously.
Basic Usage of the Rewinder
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After removing the label on the printer side, then remove
the label rewound with this rewinder.
The rewound label can be removed easily because the
tension arm has been down.
Remove the rewound label.
When the rewinding is completed, press the START/STOP
switch on the control panel.
The tension arm comes down and stops automatically.
The status LED blinks in green and the rewinder returns
to the idling status.
Operate the printer and start issuing the label.
Slack in the label and issuing speed are detected automatically
before performing rewinding.
Start automatic rewinding.
When the rewinding is completed.
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6-Inch Expansion Option
Contents of the Optional Kit
To rewind the label with the width of more than 131mm, the expansion
optional kit is required.
Second roller joint
Second roller shaft guide
Core joint
Core shaft guide
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4
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How to Install
Install the optional kit correctly following the procedures shown below.
Remove the cap of the second
roller.
Reattach the cap.
A coin or a flat head screwdriver
is necessary.
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Insert the 1second roller
joint and 2second roller shaft
guide and then tighten 2
counterclockwise.
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4
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5
6
3
4
Insert the 3core joint and 4
core shaft guide and then tighten
4counterclockwise.
Remove the cap of the rewinding
shaft.
A coin or a flat head screwdriver is
necessary.
Reattach the cap.
Installation of the optional kit is
completed.
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Rewinding
method
Paper width
Paper type
Winding
direction
Rewinding
speed
Rewinding
monitoring
Power
supply
External
diameter
Width (W) 280mm
Depth (D) 320mm
Height (H) 230mm
Width: 25-131mm (standard)
Width: 25-180mm (when the optional kit is installed)
Label thickness: 0.08 - 0.26mm
Please use the genuine label for Sato printers.
Linerless label is not applicable for this rewinder.
ø40mm direct Rewinding, 3-inch paper-core
Rewinding
Slack in the paper, presence of paper and rewinding
speed are detected with the tension arm.
Automatic speed setting (MAX: 381mm / sec)
Face in / Face out (CW/CCW)
Selectable with the switch on the side panel.
Factory setting : Face in (CW)
Rewinding direction must be the same as the
winding direction of the label set on the printer.
7.5kg
Standard : Power is supplied from the SATO
printer main body with the
exclusive cable (EXT cable).
Option : AC adaptor exclusively for SATO
equipment.
DC25V
Weight
Basic Specifications

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First edition 15.Oct.2004
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