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SATO CX208/212 User Manual

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PRINT #1,E$;"A";

Sends an “A” command code to
Print Port #1 opened by statement 20
above.

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PRINT #1, E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"WL0SATO";

Sends the data “SATO” to be to be
placed 400 dots horizontally and 100
dots vertically on the label and printed in
the “WL” font.

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PRINT #1, E$;"Q1";

Instructs the printer to print a quantity of
one label.

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PRINT #1, E$; “Z”;

Tells the printer that the last command
has been sent. The printer can now
create and print the job.

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PRINT #1,CHR$ (3);

Sends an (ASCII Code decimal
“3”) to the printer telling it that this is the
end of the message.

THE PRINT AREA

A
H0050V0100L0303MSATO
H0050V0200B103100*SATO*
H0070V0310L0101USATO
Q1Z

The maximum print area for the various CX208/212 printers is listed in Table 1, Print

Area. Most of your label applications will not require labels that fill the entire print

area. To make label design simplier, the media on the CX208/212 printers is center

justified, i.e. the label is always centered on the print head. An A1 Media Size

command is then used to specify the length and width of the label. The CT printer

uses this information to automatically calculate an “offset” that will move the

Horizontal Reference point to coincide with the first printable dot position on the

specified label. It is extremely important to use the Media Size command. If you do

not, you will have to manually calculate the offset and send it to the printer using the

A3 Base Reference Point command.

SATO CX208/212 Printers

PN 9001092 Rev. A

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CX208/212 Programming Guide

CX208

CX212

Resolution

203 dpi

8 dpmm

305 dpi

12 dpmm

Max Print Width

832 dots

4.1 in.

104 mm

1248 dots

4.1 in.

104 mm

Max Label Width

4.25 in.

108 mm

4.25 in.

108 mm

Print Length

4064 dots

20 in.

508 mm

3780 dots

12.6 in.

320 mm

Table 1, Print Area