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How to Reverse a SATO Printer

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Label printers are designed to print barcode labels and tags.

The SATO thermal label printers are designed to print bar code labels and tags. They support the bidirectional protocols for two-way communication with the connected computer. The use of SATO printer language allows the user to request printer status and check its operational settings. The SATO printers do not have an option for the use of the black rectangles to reverse text. Changing settings in the printer configuration file enables the printer to produce print-reverse text.

Instructions

    • 1

      Go to the Flexible Information Systems website download and install LabelVista Classic software. Click "Start" in Windows and select "LabelVista Classic" from the "All Programs" menu to start LabelVista.

    • 2

      Select "Options," then "Ruler" on the main menu and select "Printer Dots."

    • 3

      Navigate to the "Edit Layout" screen and write down the "Left" and "Top" margin settings.

    • 4

      Click "View" and choose the "Status Window" option. Click the text you want to reverse in the "Status Window" window. Write down the "FromX," "FromY," "SizeX" and "SizeY" settings.

    • 5

      Click "Start" in Windows, choose "Accessories" in the "All Programs" menu and then click "Command Prompt" to open a DOS-like window. Type "edit default.ini" and press "Enter."

    • 6

      Add "PrintQtyExtra="Sato" at the beginning of the file in the DOS editor. Press the space bar.

    • 7

      Add "Hx," "Vy" and "(w,h)," where each quantity is preceded by the "CTRL+P" key combination, followed by the "ESC" key.

    • 8

      Replace the lowercase letters in this line with the numbers, calculated by the following formulas:

      x = "FromX" + "LeftMargin"

      y = "FromY" + "TopMargin"

      w = "SizeX"

      h = "SizeY"

    • 9

      Click "Save" in the "File" menu of the editor to save the label file.

Tips & Warnings

  • Add the following line at the beginning of the "default.ini" file:

  • PrintQtyExtra = "CTRL+P""ESC"H532"CTRL+P""ESC"V263"CTRL+P""ESC"(737,100), where "Top" = 18, "Left" = 466, "FromX" = 66, "FromY" = 245, "SizeX" = 737 and "SizeY" = 100.

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