[System] Menu

The following settings are available in the [System] menu:

[Regional]

Set the display language, time zone, calendar and unit.

The setting items are as follows:

[Messages]

Set the display language.

Select the display language from the list.

[USB Keyboard]

Set the language for the USB keyboard connected to the product.

Select the USB keyboard layout from Western and Eastern European languages, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

• Japanese, Chinese, and Korean only support a change in the layout of the keyboard. The IME (Input Method Editor) is not compatible, so you cannot input hiragana, katakana, or kanji.

[Locale]

Set the locale to be used in AEP (Application Enabled Printing) mode.

This setting determines the format of time, dates, numbers, prices, names of weekdays, months, etc. in AEP applications.

Select the locale from the list.

[Unit]

Set the unit of length for indication.

The options are as follows:

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[dot]

•	["] (inches)

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[mm]

[Time]

Set the time.

You can set the time only if you have selected [Disabled] in the [Interface] > [Network] > [Services] > [NTP] > [Enable] menu.

After setting the time and pressing the button, the confirmation screen appears.

Press the button to cancel, or press the button to confirm the setting.

[Date]

Set the date.

You can set the date only if you have selected [Disabled] in the [Interface] > [Network] > [Services] > [NTP] > [Enable] menu.

The setting range is as follows:

2000-01-01 to 2035-12-31

• The date format is Year - Month - Date.

After setting the date and pressing the button, the confirmation screen appears.

Press the button to cancel, or press the button to confirm the setting.

[Time Zone]

Set the time zone.

First select the region from the [Region] list.

Then select the city from the [City] list.

[Display Language Icon]

Set whether to display the [Language] icon on the top screen of the [Settings] menu.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Display the [Language] icon.

Disabled

Do not display the [Language] icon.

If this function is enabled, the [Language] icon is added to the [Settings] menu screen as below. You can directly access the display language setting screen.

[Notifications]

Set the function to notify when to clean and replace parts.

The setting items are as follows:

[Clean Printhead]

Notify when the print head needs to be cleaned.

The setting items are as follows:

[Clean Printhead]

Enable or disable the notification function about when the print head needs to be cleaned.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the notification function.

Disabled

Disable the notification function.

[Cleaning Interval]

Set the notification interval about when the print head needs to be cleaned.

You can change this setting if you have selected [Enabled] in the [Clean Printhead] menu.

The product shows the print distance as a set value. The setting range is from 10 to 1000 meters.

[Clean Counter]

Shows the current print distance.

[Change Printhead]

Notify when the print head needs to be replaced.

The setting items are as follows:

[Change Printhead]

Enable or disable the notification function about when the print head needs to be replaced.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the notification function.

Disabled

Disable the notification function.

[Printhead Interval]

Set the notification interval about when the print head needs to be replaced.

You can change this setting if you have selected [Enabled] in the [Change Printhead] menu.

The product shows the print distance as a set value. The setting range is from 10 to 100 km.

[Printhead Count]

Shows the current print distance.

[Change Platen]

Notify when the platen roller needs to be replaced.

The setting items are as follows:

[Change Platen]

Enable or disable the notification function about when the platen roller needs to be replaced.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the notification function.

Disabled

Disable the notification function.

[Platen Interval]

Set the notification interval about when the platen roller needs to be replaced.

You can change this setting if you have selected [Enabled] in the [Change Platen] menu.

The product shows the fed distance as a set value. The setting range is from 10 to 100 km.

[Platen Count]

Shows the current distance the platen roller has fed.

[Change Belt(Gear Box)]

Notify when the gearbox timing belt needs to be replaced.

The setting items are as follows:

[Change Belt]

Enable or disable the notification function about when the gearbox timing belt needs to be replaced.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the notification function.

Disabled

Disable the notification function.

[Belt Interval]

Set the notification interval about when the gearbox timing belt needs to be replaced.

You can change this setting if you have selected [Enabled] in the [Change Belt] menu.

The product shows the print distance as a set value. The setting range is from 10 to 300 km.

[Belt Count]

Shows the current distance the belt has advanced the media in the eject direction.

[Change Belt(Ribbon)]

Notify when the ribbon timing belt needs to be replaced.

The setting items are as follows:

[Change Belt]

Enable or disable the notification function about when the ribbon timing belt needs to be replaced.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the notification function.

Disabled

Disable the notification function.

[Belt Interval]

Set the notification interval about when the ribbon timing belt needs to be replaced.

You can change this setting if you have selected [Enabled] in the [Change Belt] menu.

The product shows the print distance as a set value. The setting range is from 10 to 300 km.

[Belt Count]

Shows the current distance the belt has advanced the media in the eject direction.

[Notification1]/[Notification2]/[Notification3]

Notify when the specified print distance has been reached.

You can change this setting by using the [DC2] command to change the menu name and the content of the notification message.

The setting items are as follows:

[Notification1]/[Notification2]/[Notification3]

Enable or disable the notification function about when the specified print distance has been reached.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the notification function.

Disabled

Disable the notification function.

[Notification Interval]

Set the notification interval.

You can change this setting if you have selected [Enabled] in the [Notification1], [Notification2], or [Notification3] menu.

The product shows the print distance as a set value. The setting range is from 0 to 999 km.

[Notification Count]

Shows the current print distance.

[Sound]

Set the buzzer sound.

The setting item is as follows:

[Error Sound]

Set the buzzer volume for the error sound.

The options are as follows:

Off

Mute the sound.

Low

Low volume.

Medium

Medium volume.

High

High volume.

[LCD Brightness]

Set the brightness of the screen.

The setting range is from 0 to 9.

0 is the darkest and 9 is the brightest.

• The product has a built-in energy saving function, which will decrease the brightness of the screen when you have not operated the product for a period.

[LED Indication]

Enable or disable the LED indicator to show the current status of the product.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

The LED indicator lights up, flashes, or turns off according to the product status.

Disabled

The LED indicator is always off.

[Cover Open Sensor]

Enable or disable cover open switch.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enables the cover open switch.

A cover open error (error 1029) occurs when the top cover is opened.

Disabled

Disables the cover open switch.

A cover open error (error 1029) does not occur even if the top cover is opened.

• If this setting is disabled, the product operates even while the top cover is open. Be careful that nothing, such as your hands or hair, becomes trapped in the rollers. • Dust may get into the product if it is used while the top cover is open, which could lead to bad print quality.

• You can disable this setting so the cover open error is disabled and you can work with the top cover open while doing maintenance or to temporarily print when the cover open switch has malfunctioned. However, if the cover open switch malfunctions, immediately contact your SATO technical support to request replacement parts.

[Show Total Count]

Enable or disable the indication of the total print count.

If set to [Enabled], the total print count appears on both the Online and Offline screens.

The number in the brackets to the right of [QTY] on the Online and Offline screens is the total print count.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the indication of the total print count.

Disabled

Disable the indication of the total print count.

• Shows the total print count from the time the product is on until it is off. When you power off the product, the count is reset to [0].

[Password]

Set the password.

The setting items are as follows:

[Password Enable]

Enable or disable the password setting.

If you have set the password to [Enabled], the product requires you to enter the password set in the [Password] screen before you enter the [Settings] menu.

The options are as follows:

Enabled

Enable the password setting.

Disabled

Disable the password setting.

• The default password is "USB serial number (8 digits of uppercase English letters and numerals) +user". You can confirm the USB serial number in the following ways. ◦ [USB Serial] item on [Device] on the [Dashboard] page of the web configuration page ◦ [Information] > [USB Serial] menu ◦ Test print results executed by [Tools] > [Test Print] > [Configure List] menu You can change the password in [Password] > [Change Password] > [level1].

[Install Security]

Enable or disable the password input for installing the pkg file to the product.

If you have enabled the password input, the product requires you to enter the password set in the [Password] screen before you can download the package file.

The options are as follows:

Disabled

No password is required to install a pkg file.

USB

Password is required to install a pkg file from the USB memory.

Always

Password is required to install a pkg file from the USB memory or downloaded from computer.

• The password used for installing a pkg file can be any passwords set in the [System] > [Password]. Contact your SATO reseller or technical support for more information of the pkg file.

[NFC Security]

Set whether to show the confirmation message or enable the password input before settings are written to the product from an Android device with the NFC interface.

To use the NFC Security function, the settings must be written from the Android device while the product is powered off. The confirmation message or password input screen is shown when the product is powered on.

The options are as follows:

None

No confirmation message is shown and no password is required before the settings are written to the product.

Confirm

The confirmation message is shown before the settings are written to the product.

Password

You need to enter the password set in the [Password] screen before the settings are written to the product.

[Change Password]

Change the password.

You can enter 4 to 32 characters. Alphabets (capital and small letters), numbers and symbols can be used.

The setting items are as follows:

admin

This is the setting item for factory.

Strictly for SATO authorized personnel use.

manager

The password for accessing the [Service] menu.

Strictly for SATO authorized personnel use.

level1

The password for accessing the [Settings] menu.

• Passwords other than [level1] are exclusively for factory and maintenance personnel.

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Related Topics

Error Message 1029 (Cover Open)

Item Selection

Setting Value Input or Selection

[Configure List]

[USB Serial]