LOADING THE RIBBON
1. Open the Top and Front Access
Doors.
2. Open the Print Head Assembly by
rotating the green the Head Latch
counter clockwise. The print head is
spring loaded and will raise to the open
position as soon as the latch is released.
3. Locate the Extra Ribbon Core supplied
with the printer. Place the core on the
Ribbon Rewind Spindle, pushing it
all the way to the inside of the spindle.
Note that the new empty core of each
subsequent roll becomes the next rewind core.
4. Load the ribbon onto the Ribbon Supply Spindle, pushing it all the way to the
inside of the spindle. The dull side of
the ribbon should be facing down as it
travels through the Print Head
Assembly.
5. Feed the leader portion of the ribbon
through the Print Head Assembly
and up to the Ribbon Rewind
Spindle following the routing shown
in the diagram.
6. Load the ribbon behind and over the top
of the Ribbon Rewind Spindle and
tape it to the Extra Ribbon Core.
Make sure it matches the ribbon path
shown in the diagram.
7. Manually turn the Ribbon Rewind
Spindle to wrap the ribbon onto the
core one to two turns to secure it.
8. If the labels or tags are already loaded,
close the Print Head Assembly by
rotating the green Head Latch
clockwise until it latches closed and
close the Front and Top Access
Doors.
NOTE: Run a test print to ensure that the
labels and ribbons were loaded correctly.
See the “User Test Print” section of this
chapter on page 2-37 for instructions on how to run test prints.
Ribbon Supply
Roll
Empty Core
Head Latch
Tape
Section 2. Installation and Configuration
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