B) Physical Antenna Position
When the Antenna Pitch is set to “Standard” in the printer’s RFID menu, adjust the physical position of the
antenna according to the settings required for the specific label and inlay used.
3 Set Labels and Carbon Ribbon.
Refer to the sticker on the printer’s top cover, the help videos in the printer menu, and the Operator Manual for
more information.
4 Confirm operation by printing/encoding a label.
Be sure to read the data and check that it is correctly encoded.
(a)
(b)
Rotate the dial (a) to align the pointer (b) with the label to
be used. See under “Antenna Position” in the CL4NX UHF
Inlay Placement & Configuration Table in the CL4NX UHF
Inlay Configuration Guide.
RFID Printing Tips
A) Recommended no-print zone
Avoid printing barcodes or characters directly on top of an
RFID chip. The uneven surface will negatively affect print
quality.
B) Printing of RFID tag errors
The printer can be set to print an RFID tag error when there
is a problem with the recorded data, for example in a write
to a defective tag, in order to prevent accidental distribution
of a defective label. Depending on the error and the print
command paper size setting, a diagonal line or a cross will
be printed, together with a description of the error.
• List of errors printed
Message Cause and Countermeasure
TAG NOT FOUND Cause Tag cannot be found, or reading in failed.
Countermeasure Confirm inlay operation and check printer / antenna configuration.
WRITE TAG ERROR Cause Writing failed.
Countermeasure Confirm inlay operation and check printer / antenna configuration.
PROTECT (TAG) ERROR Cause 1 An attempt was made to write to a tag with the write lock set.
Cause 2 An attempt was made to write to a non-writable address.
Countermeasure Use a label with the lock not set.
LOCKING ERROR Cause Lock processing failed.
Countermeasure Check the label.
MULTI TAGS ERROR Cause Multiple tags captured simultaneously.
Countermeasure Confirm inlay operation and check printer / antenna configuration.
DIFFER EPC ERROR Cause In a processing sequence, non-matching EPC found.
Countermeasure Check the label.
RFID MODULE ERROR Cause Hardware error occurred.
Countermeasure Contact your SATO reseller or technical support center.
15 mm
15 mm
FeedDirection
ICchip
I-Mark
RFIDtag/label
Printobject
inlay
Gap
Antenna
Recommendedno-printzone
TAG NOT FOUND
FeedDirection
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