EPSON LQ-2080
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
Warning:
If you just used the printer, the print head may be hot; let it cool before you replace the ribbon cartridge.
Caution:
Make sure the printer is off and unplugged from the electrical outlet. Moving the print head while the printer is on may damage the printer.
1.Make sure the printer is turned off. If the printer is connected to an electrical outlet, unplug it from the outlet.
2.Lift the printer cover by its back edge and then pull it straight up and off.
3.Slide the print head to the ribbon installation position (the indented portion of the paper tension unit) by hand.
Note:
When you use the pull tractor, you can replace the ribbon cartridge even when the print head is not in the ribbon installation position.
ribbon installation position
5.After you remove the new ribbon cartridge from the package, remove the separator from the middle of the ribbon cartridge and discard the separator. Then turn the
separator
ribbon-tightening knob
6.Hold the cartridge with the
4.If a cartridge is installed, grasp the cartridge and pull it slightly forward and up; the ribbon guide snaps away from the metal pins behind the print head. Properly dispose of the used ribbon cartridge.
ribbon guide
7.Gently press down the cartridge until both ends click into place.
8.Lift the ribbon guide of the ribbon cartridge (?) and insert it firmly over the metal pins behind the print head (@). Make sure the ribbon is not twisted or creased and that it is in place behind the print head. Press down the guide until it clicks into place.
ribbon guide
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