Printing Media

Installing the Ink Ribbon

Cautions:
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Stand the cassette on a flat surface as illustrated in the diagram. Avoid
doing so on the floor as dust attached to it may cause printing errors.
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vDo not touch the inked surface (the side that faces outward when
installed) with your hand. Touching it may cause printing errors. Put
on the supplied gloves when handling the ink ribbon.
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The cassette is heavy when the ink ribbon is loaded. To prevent the cassette
from dropping during handling, make sure to hold it with both hands.
vDo not perform any work on the printer door. Do not place heavy
objects or apply load on the printer. Doing so may damage it.
1Open the printer door
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2Press and hold down the cassette button, and remove the ink ribbon
cassette (on the right)
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3Install a new ink ribbon
vInstall while referring to the indication on the label of the cassette.
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A With the inked surface facing outward, align the yellow side of the
unused ribbon with the arrow on the cassette, and unwind it
along the three shafts.
B Insert the ink ribbon firmly into the bobbin holders with the ribbon
set to the far end of the guides.
vA: take-up side (black)
vB: unused side (yellow)
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4Remove any slack in the ink ribbon
A Hold the cassette.
B Turn the knob in the direction indicated by the arrow.
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5Insert the cassette all the way in along the guide rail until a “click”
sound is heard, followed by closing the printer door
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6Press KNB to reset the printer
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Memo:
vTo avoid printing errors, it is recommended that you forward by one
or two images after installing the ink ribbon cassette or retransfer film
cassette.
"Initializing printer when installing the cassette" (A page 22)
Setup
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