8 After confirming that the spools have been properly inserted, remove any slackness from the ink ribbon.
FEED button
Wind the blue spool.
Operation
9 Close the front door.
Turn on the printer, if it is turned off.
When you load a brand new paper roll and ink ribbon, the printer feeds a certain amount of the paper and is then ready to print.
When you load partially used paper roll and ink ribbon, go to step 10.
Note
Close the front door so that both sides of the front door are completely locked. An unlocked door may cause a malfunction of the printer.
If you close the front door by pushing one side, both sides of the front door may not be completely locked.
10 Confirm that READY appears on the information display.
Then, to straighten the paper, which might have been loaded at angle, keep pressing the FEED button for more than one second.
Note
Be sure to do this after loading a paper roll used partially.
After several sheets of paper are fed out, the printer is ready to print.
If you open the front door during operation When you open the front door after starting to use the printer just after loading the paper and ink ribbon, the tip of the paper may protrude. In that case, push the paper back so that the length of the paper protruding is less than 5 cm, then close the front door.
If you close the door with the paper protruding, the printed paper will not be ejected correctly. This causes paper jamming.
Push the paper back so that the length of the paper protruding is less than 5 cm (2 inches).
Note
Be careful not to touch the printing surface of the paper when pushing it back. Sweat or dust from your hands may have an influence on the quality of the printout.
Notes on storage•Avoid placing the printer where subject to: high temperatures,
high humidity or dust, direct sunlight.
•After opening the bag, use the ribbon and the paper as soon as possible.
•When storing after partial use, put the ribbon and the paper back in their respective bags.
12 Loading the Paper and Ink Ribbon