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2. Enter SET JOB RATE mode
From OFFLINE READY, press MENU DOWN to enter the RIBBON LIFE menu.
Press
NEXT to enter the SET JOB R
ATE. The CURRENT VAL
UE at this point corre
Ć
sponds to the previous job.
CURRENT
NEW RATE
375
375 *
3. Change to New Rate
Set
the NEW R
A
TE value to equal the rate of the next job. The NEXT switch will increase
the
value of the NEW
R
A
TE. P
ressing PREV will decrease the value of the NEW R
ATE.
CURRENT
NEW RATE
375
280
4. Select the NEW RA
TE value
P
ress ENTER to enter this new value. The JOB R
A
TE can also be sent from the host.
CURRENT
NEW RATE
280
280 *
OPTIONAL: To prevent unauthorized changes to the RibbonMinder JOB RATE, the
printer configuration should be relocked. To lock the printer configuration, place the
printer
OFFLINE
; then press MENU UP and MENU DOWN simultaneously until EN
Ć
TER
SWITCH LOCKED appears briefly in the message display
.
Changing a Ribbon Early
Occasionally, a ribbon malfunctions and must be replaced before the ink has been depleted.
This
may occur
with ribbons that have been snagged, folded, or otherwise damaged. Whenever
the
need arises to change a ribbon early, replace the defective ribbon with a new one and
reset
the
ribbon life to 100% according to the following procedure.
1. Enter NEW RIBB
ON mode
Place the printer OFFLINE. Press MENU DOWN to enter the RIBBON LIFE menu.
Press NEXT until NEW RIBBON is displayed (ignore any brief messages that indicate
ENTER
SWITCH LOCKED; the
printer configuration does not have to be unlocked for
an
operator to reset the ribbon life for a new ribbon).
RIBBON LIFE
NEW RIBBON
43%