SATO TXPEX6 User manual

Quick Start Guide
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Read this Quick Start manual before beginning.
For the best prinng results, we recommend the use of SATO genuine labels
and ribbons.
Contact your SATO authorized reseller for further details.
More informaon can be found at www.satoamerica.com
Important Informaon
This quick start guide provides important informaon on how to setup your
new SATO product. Be sure to read this quick start guide thoroughly before
using this printer. It is an integral part of the product and should be kept in
the immediate vicinity of the device and available to the operang sta.
Limitaon of Liability
The manufacturer will not be held liable for damage resulng from:
• Disregarding these instrucons
• Unintended use of the printer
• Unauthorized technical modicaons
• Use of unapproved consumables
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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1 Unpacking the Printer 1
2 Inial Setup 2
3 Loading Ribbon 5
4 Loading Media 6
5 Connecng Cables and the Power Cord 8
6 Turning the Printer ON/OFF 9

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1Unpacking the Printer
1. Open the carton.
2. Remove the accessories.
a. Power cord
b. Tear-o Blade
3. Remove the foam inserts and printer.
Note: Keep the carton and packaging materials for future transportaon of
the printer.
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2Inial Setup
1. Open the top cover.
2. Remove the twist e securing the print head block.
3. From the accessories; locate the tear-o blade.
4. Aach the tear-o blade to the printer with the provided pan screws.
Slide the blade tabs into the notches and securely aach with the pan
screws.
5. Move the head lever to free posion.
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6. Swing open the guide bracket.
7. Li the print head block.
8. Remove the bubble wrap.
Note: Keep the twist e and bubble wrap for future transportaon of the
printer.
9. Close the print head block (do not lock the guide bracket and head
lever).
10. Gently push the media sensor (green bar) all the way inward toward
the interior printer wall.
11. Li the print head block completely up and then back down.
This acon will set the default media sensor posion for SATO notched tags.
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Note: The media sensor may need to be reposioned for other media
types. (Gap sensor is round and Black Mark sensor is square).
12. Loosen the thumb screw and remove the media supply Hub
assembly.
13. Loosen the Label Holder thumb screw.
14. Slide the label holder all the way inside toward the interior printer
wall and ghten the thumb screw.
This is the default posion for SATO notched tags.
Black Mark Gap
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3Loading Ribbon
1. Grasp the tabs on the top and boom of the Ribbon Stoppers and
move the Ribbon Stoppers back to the end of the Ribbon Sha (inside
of the printer).
2. Li open the print head block.
3. Leaving slack between the ribbon spools, place the ribbon onto the
ribbon shas as shown below:
4. Lower the print head block and remove any slack in the ribbon.
5. Secure guide bracket and head lever to lock posion.
Note: All Ribbon must be wound coated side out (CSO)/Ink outside.
The ribbon roung guide is located on the inside of the Top Cover
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Loading Media
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4Loading Media
1. Slide the media stock on to the supply sha, make sure to push all the
way onto the sha against the metal plate.
2. Return the Hub assembly against the outside of the media and secure
with the thumbscrew.
3. Route the media as shown below:
4. Posion the (2) guide blocks against the edges of the media.

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5. Place the print head block in down/close posion.
6. Secure the guide bracket to close posion.
7. Move the head lever to lock posion.
Note: The media/ribbon roung guide is also located on the inside of the
Top Cover.
Loading Media

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Connecng Cables
5Connecng Cables and the Power Cord
1. Connect a USB or Ethernet interface cable from your PC to the printer.
2. Make sure the printer power switch is in the OFF posion.
3. Connect the power cord to the printer.
4. Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet.

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6Turning the Printer ON/OFF
When the printer is connected to your host computer it is good pracce to
turn the printer ON before turning on your host computer and turn OFF your
host computer before turning o the printer.
1. To turn the printer ON, press the Power Switch to the ON posion (|)
on the front of the printer.
2. Check that the ON LINE message appears in the LCD display and that
the ON LINE and POWER LED lights are illuminated.
3. Before turning OFF the printer Power Switch verify that the ON LINE
message appears in the LCD display and that the ON LINE LED light is
on and is not ashing.
4. To turn OFF the printer, press the Power Switch to the OFF posion (O)
on the front of the printer.
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Limitaon of Liability
SATO Corporaon and/or its subsidiaries in Japan, the U.S. and other countries,
make no representaon or warranes of any kind regarding this material, including,
but not limited to, implied warranes of merchantability and tness for a parcular
purpose. SATO Corporaon shall not be held responsible for errors contained
herein or any omissions from the materials or for any damages, whether direct,
indirect, incidental or consequenal, in connecon with the furnishing, distribuon,
performance, or use of this material. SATO Corporaon reserves the right to change
or improve this product and document without noce.
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