Compaq 5531, 5532, 5525B user manual Ribbon Size, Ribbon Adjust, Fault Action, RibbonMinder Fault

Chapter 4 RIBBONMINDER

Ribbon Size

The standard ribbon size is 60 yards for the pedestal model and 100 yards for the cabinet model. These are the factory default settings. You can use the Ribbon Size option to specify the ribbon length in one-yard increments, with a maximum of 255 yards.

Ribbon Adjust

Adjust the number of pages printed before the display reaches 0%. If the ribbon normally prints 1000 pages before reaching 0%, configuring the Ribbon Adjust to 20% will print 200 more pages than normal before reaching 0%. A Ribbon Adjust setting of -20% will cause the display to reach 0% after 200 fewer pages than normal. The setting can range from -99% through 99%.

Fault Action

•New Ribbon. Changing the ribbon while in the RIBBON INK OUT / CHANGE RIBBON fault mode will reset the ribbon life to 100%, just as if the New Ribbon menu option was executed.

•Do Nothing. The ribbon life may only be reset through the New Ribbon menu option.

RibbonMinder Fault

When the RIBBON INK OUT / CHANGE RIBBON fault message appears on the LCD, press the CLEAR key to remove the fault message, then follow the “Replacing the Ribbon” procedure on page 57. If you need to complete a current print job before replacing the ribbon, press ON LINE. This allows the printer to continue printing for an additional two minutes. After the two-minute period has elapsed, the fault will reoccur if the Ribbon Action parameter remains set on Fault. If Ribbon Action is changed to Disable or Display within the two-minute period, the fault will not recur; disable RibbonMinder if you do not want to change the ribbon at this time. The fault message will reappear once the function is enabled again, and the printer status indicator will flash until the ribbon is changed.

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