Install SATO WS408DT (Seagull drivers)

Till 2022 default drivers from Sato didn’t work with Medialog and you had to install Seagull (Bartender) drivers. But during 2022 Microsoft launched some updates and printing became very slow.
If this is the case for you then you should go to following instruction page.

If you are installing a WS408DT printer for the first time and your Windows is updated on regular basis then you should ‘NOT’ install Seagull drivers anymore but install the original ‘SATO drivers’.
(See Install printer with original Sato driver)

Installation with Seagull driver

This printer must be installed with Seagull drivers.
Default drivers from Sato don’t work with Medialog.

1. download the Seagull driver install program

(current name : SATO_2020.1.exe)
SATO Windows Printer Drivers | BarTender by Seagull Scientific

1. Doubleclick and change path to ‘desktop’ (or c:/apps_inst)

A location that you can easily can find back

Open

1. Uncheck both checkboxes

Meaning : DO NOT run the Driver wizard after unpacking drivers !!!

Open

1. Assign the Seagull driver

If the SATO printer is already installed with the original drivers then you have to change the driver. (start from step 4a)

If the SATO printer is not installed (unspecified) :
Add printer - select ‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’

1. Select the directory where the program was installed. (click on Have Disk)

1. Select SATO.inf

Next you simply answer some possible following questions and you will see that  the printer has been added

1. You can double check by opening the properties and there you should see

BarTender as driver.

1. Last step is the configuration in Mediaconfig

In configurationpage click on tab ‘Stickeren’
Click button ‘Printer’ and select the SATO WS408DT printer

Click on Tab ‘Termijn verkoop’
sub-Tab ‘Klantenbestellingen’
Click button ‘Printer’ and selct the SATO WS408DT printer

Finally click on the ‘OK’ button to save the modifications.
Close the window and ‘restart’ Medialog.

That’s it.

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