Loading and Removing an Ink Ribbon Cassette
An ink ribbon cassette is required when printing disc labels.
You should use only the special ink ribbon cassettes that are specified for this printer. If you plan to print a tape label for a disc case, you need to load a tape cartridge.
To load the ink ribbon cassette
1.Press
to turn off the printer.
2.Press the cassette cover release and open the cover.
3.Remove the stopper from the ink ribbon cassette.
Stopper
4.If there is slack in the ink ribbon, use your fingers as shown in the illustra-
tion to rotate the spindle of the cassette to remove the slack.
• You may need to rotate the spindle several times if there is a lot of slack.
Important!
•Never pull on the ink ribbon with excessive force or try to push the ink ribbon into the cassette.
•Loading the ink ribbon cassette while the ink ribbon is slack creates the
risk of malfunction.
Rotate in the direction 
of the arrow.
5.Attach the ink ribbon cassette to the bundled adaptor as shown in the illustration.
Make sure these lines are parallel.
Ink ribbon cassette adaptor
6.Load the ink ribbon cassette and adapter into the printer.
•Make sure that the ink ribbon passes between the print head the rubber roller as shown in the illustration below. Take care that the ink ribbon does not snag on the protrusion near the print head. Press down on the ink ribbon cassette and adaptor until you hear them click securely into place.
Rubber roller
Ink ribbon
Ink ribbon | Print head |
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Make sure these lines are parallel.
Protrusion
Important!
•Installing the ink ribbon cassette and adaptor incorrectly or failing to secure them properly in place can cause the ribbon to break.
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