ribbon gear of the take-up ribbon in the direction of the arrow.

Operation

performing the initial operation, the STATUS indicator lights in blue, the ERROR indicator goes off, and the printer is ready to print without feeding and chopping the paper.

In this case, it is recommended to feed the paper and cut it five times manually by pressing the cut button.

1 Press the cut button once, using a sharp-pointed object such as a the tip of a mechanical pencil.

14 Close the front door by pushing it in the center of the door.

Note

If you close the front door by pushing it on one side, the front door may not be completely locked.

After the door is closed

The printer performs the initial operation. Then, the printer automatically feeds a certain amount of paper (about 10 cm (4 inches)) and chops the fed part off five times. After the printer performs additional movements to set the paper straight, the STATUS indicator lights in blue, the ERROR indicator goes off, and the printer is ready to print.

If you loaded the paper roll and ink ribbon without turning the power on

When you turn the printer on for the first time after loading the new paper roll and new ink ribbon, after

The paper is fed about 10 cm (4 inches) and chopped off.

2 Press the cut button four more times.

Removing the Ink Ribbon and Paper Roll

When the STATUS indicator blinks in white and the ERROR indicator blinks in red, the paper or ink ribbon has been used up.

Also, on the monitor of the computer connected to the printer, the error number “W51” and the error message “Ink ribbon has run out. Please replace the ink ribbon”, or “W55” and the error message “Paper roll is empty.

Please replace the paper roll” appears, when the paper or ink ribbon has been used up.

Remove the ink ribbon and paper roll, and then load a new set of ink ribbon and paper roll.

For detailed information on error numbers, see “Recoverable error numbers and error messages” on page 23.

Note

If the paper roll or the ink ribbon runs out while printing is in progress, replace both paper roll and ink ribbon at the same time. Be sure not to turn the power off when replacing them. Otherwise, data will be lost.

1 Open the front door.

Caution

Since the thermal head is still very hot just after printing is finished, be careful not to touch the

14 Loading the Paper Roll and Ink Ribbon