2. PRINTER SETUP | ENGLISH VERSION |
2.8 Loading the Ribbon
2.8 Loading the Ribbon
WARNING!
1.Do not touch any moving parts. To reduce the risk of fingers, jewellery, clothing, etc., being drawn into the moving parts, be sure to load the ribbon once the printer has stopped moving completely.
2.The print head becomes hot immediately after printing. Allow it to cool before loading the ribbon.
3.To avoid injury, be careful not to trap your fingers while opening or closing the cover.
CAUTION!
Be careful not touch the Print Head Element when raising the Print Head Block. Failure to do this may cause missing dots by static electricity or other print quality problems.
NOTES:
1.When attaching the ribbon stoppers, make sure that the pinchers face into the printer
2.Be sure to remove any slack in the ribbon when printing. Printing with a wrinkled ribbon will lower the print quality.
3.The Ribbon Sensor is mounted on the rear of the Print Head Block to detect a ribbon end. When a ribbon end is detected, “NO RIBBON” message will appear on the display and the ERROR LED will illuminate.
There are two types of media available for printing on: these are thermal transfer media and direct thermal media (a chemically treated surface). DO NOT LOAD a ribbon when using a direct thermal media.
1.Grasp the tabs on the top and bottom of the Ribbon Stoppers and move the Ribbon Stoppers back to the end of the Ribbon Shaft.
Ribbon Stopper
Ribbon Shaft
2.Leaving plenty of slack between the ribbon spools, place the ribbon onto the Ribbon Shafts as shown below.
Ribbon Shaft
Print Head Block
Ribbon
CAUTION!
When loading or replacing the media or a ribbon, be careful not to damage the print head with a hard object like a watch or a ring.
Care must be taken not to allow |
| Care must be taken not to allow |
the metal or glass part of a watch |
| a metal object like a ring to touch |
to touch the print head edge. |
| the print head edge. |
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Since the print head element can be easily damaged by shock, please treat it carefully by not hitting a hard object against it.