Paper Setting | Citizen Systems CLP-6401 manual

3.3 Paper Setting

CAUTION Be careful of the edges of the plates so injury or property damage is possible.

The printer is designed for easy loading of paper and ribbon. After opening the cover, set the register paper as follows:

1Push down the open lever ① to lift the print head up.

2Push down the open guide lever ③ to lift the sensor arm ② up.

3Attach the roll paper and roll guide ⑤ to the roll holder ④ and position it in the paper holder ⑥. After installing the roll paper, adjust the roll guide ⑤ to the width of the roll paper. The roll paper should be in its deepest position (reference plane).

4If necessary, move the paper guide ⑦ out to allow for paper insertion.

5Set the roll paper as shown in the figure.

6The left side of roll paper should be flush against the fixed paper guide ⑧. Adjust the movable paper guide ⑦ to slightly contact the other end of the roll so that the paper does not skew.

7Push down the media guide ② until the lever ③ is hooked.

8Align the paper with the positioning notch of the tear-off plate ⑨ and then press down the blue tab ⑩ to close the printer mechanism. Press it until it clicks to ensure proper closure.

9Close the printer cover.

10Turn on the power to the printer. The LCD screen on the control panel will display "On line." Press the Feed key. The paper will advance to the next label and stop.

(For circled numbers, see figure on next page.)

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CLP-6401 specifications

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