SATO CL612VA, CL608VA manual Doors

Section 2. Installation and Configuration

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.

Ribbon Supply

Roll

Empty Core

Head Latch

4. Load the ribbon onto the Ribbon Supply Spindle, pushing it all the way to the

inside of the spindle. The dull side ofTape 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.

NOTE: Run a test print to ensure that the labels and ribbons were loaded correctly. See the “User Test Print” section of this

chapter on page 2-37 for instructions on how to run test prints.

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