FARGO electronic C16 service manual Resolving the Ribbon Breaking issues, Step, Procedure

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Resolving the Ribbon Breaking issues

Symptom: The Ribbon breaks when printing.

Step	Procedure
1	Calibrate the Ribbon Sensor.
	a.	Reset the Printer to clear any Error Messages by removing Power and
		reapplying.
	b.	From the Computer, open the Printer control panel.
		• If using Windows 95/98/ME, right click on the C11_C16 Card Printer Icon
		and select Properties.
		• If using Windows NT 4.0, right click on the C11_C16 Card Printer and
		select Document Defaults.
		• If using Windows 2000/XP, right click on the C11_C16 Card Printer and
		select Printing Preferences.
	c.	Click the Calibrate tab.
	d.	Click on the Sensors button. (See the next page.)
	e.	Remove the Ribbon and close the top cover.
	f.	Click on the Send button for a Ribbon Sensor Calibration.
	g.	Verify that the Printer should then beep twice.
	h.	If the Printer does not beep twice, see Communications Errors in Section 2,
		page 22.
		Continued on the next page

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