SATO 408e manual Open the Top and Front Access Doors, Through the Print Head Assembly

Section 2. Installation

LOADING THE RIBBON

1.Open the Top and Front Access Doors.

2.Open the Print Head Assembly by rotating the green the Head Latch counter clockwise. The print head is spring loaded and will raise to the open position as soon as the latch is released.

3.Locate the Extra Ribbon Core supplied with the printer. Place the core on the Ribbon Rewind Spindle, pushing it all the way to the inside of the spindle. Note that the new empty core of each subsequent roll becomes the next rewind core.

4. Load the ribbon onto the Ribbon	Tape
Supply Spindle, pushing it all the
way to the inside of the spindle. The
dull side of the ribbon should be facing
down as it travels through the Print
Head Assembly.
5. Feed the leader portion of the ribbon
through the Print Head Assembly
and up to the Ribbon Rewind
Spindle following the routing shown
in the diagram.
6. Load the ribbon behind and over the
top of the Ribbon Rewind Spindle
and tape it to the Extra Ribbon
Core. Make sure it matches the ribbon
path shown in the diagram.
7. Manually turn the Ribbon Rewind
Spindle to wrap the ribbon onto the
core one to two turns to secure it.
8. If the labels or tags are already loaded,
close the Print Head Assembly by
rotating the green Head Latch
clockwise until it latches closed and
close the Front and Top Access
Doors.

Ribbon Supply

Roll

Empty Core

Head Latch

NOTE: Run a test print to ensure that the labels and ribbons were loaded correctly.

See the “Test Print” section on page 3-22 for instructions on how to run test prints.

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