Operating the Printer

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Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing

Head lift

Upper

lever

media guide

Media

Media

Media roll

backingSupply roll post

Supply roll retainer

Media support

Edge

 

 

guide

Lower

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media guide

 

4.Slide the supply roll retainer up to the edge of the media roll and turn the supply roll retainer clockwise to secure.

5.Pull down on the lower media guide to allow easy access to the media path. Make sure that the edge guide slides all the way to the outer edge of the lower media guide.

6.Insert the label stock through the printer mechanism as shown. Make sure the label passes between the upper and lower media guides. The front edge of the media should pass over the tear bar and out the front of the printer.

7.Release the lower media guide and adjust the edge guide to position the media firmly against the inside wall of the printer.

Note: If you are using thermal transfer media, refer to “Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon” later in this chapter before you finish performing this procedure.

8.Lower the printhead by rotating the head lift lever counterclockwise until it locks.

9.Use PrintSet, your third-party software, or the IPL command set to configure the printer for the kind of media you are using (continuous or mark label). Refer to the PrintSet online help, your third-party documentation, or the IPL Programming Reference Manual for help.

10.Press Feed/Pause to advance several inches of media through the printer and out the label opening in the front cover. Your printer is now ready to print labels.

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IBM EasyCoder 3400e user manual Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing