Zebra Technologies 170PAX2TM manual Removing Used Ribbon, Left Hand Units

Media & Ribbon Loading

Left Hand Units

1.Push the ribbon roll onto the supply spindle (N) as far as it will go, so the ribbon feeds as shown in Figure 4.

2.Install an empty ribbon core onto the ribbon take-up spindle (O).

3.Open the printhead assembly

(C)by unlatching the print- head lock lever (D) from the locking pin (E).

4.Thread the ribbon below the lower ribbon guide roller (P), under the printhead assembly (C), and up and over the upper ribbon guide roller (Q) as shown in Figure 5. Use caution not to crease or wrinkle the ribbon!

5.Attach the ribbon to the take-up spindle core (use a label if needed) and wind for several turns in the direction shown in Figure 5.

6.Close the printhead assembly

(C)by latching the printhead lock lever (D) onto the locking pin (E).

7.Insure the ribbon is located between the Ribbon Sensor and the Sensor Reflector positioned above it.

PAUSE DATA MEDIA RIBBON ERROR POWER

PREVIOUS
NEXT	PAUSE	FEED
SETUP/EXIT	CANCEL	CALIBRATE

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Figure 5. Ribbon Loading (Left-Hand Units)

Removing Used Ribbon

To remove used ribbon:

1.Open the printhead assembly (C) by unlatching the lock lever (D) from the locking pin (E).

2.Cut the ribbon between the upper ribbon guide roller (Q) and the ribbon take-up spindle (O).

3.Remove the used ribbon and the core together from the ribbon take-up spindle (O).

4.Remove the empty ribbon core from the ribbon supply spindle (N).

5.To load the new ribbon, refer to the previous “Ribbon Loading” topic.

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