Star Micronics HL 80825321 user manual Installing the ribbon cassette

Tension knob

Bouton de tension

Farbband-Spannknopf

Manopola di tensione

Print head	Print head shield
	Enclume
Tête d’impression	Druckkopfblende
Druckkopf	Cartuccia del nastro
Protettore della testina di stampa
Ribbon cassette
Cartouche de ruban
Farbbandkassette
Testina di stampa

Installing the ribbon cassette

❏Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet.

Caution!

Never move the print head while the printer is turned on. Doing so can damage the printer. If you have just finished printing, let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it.

❏Open the front cover of the printer.

❏Remove the ribbon cassette from its package.

❏Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette counterclockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon.

❏Carefully place the cassette onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder fits into the socket on the bottom of the cassette. Also make sure that the side tabs fit into the grooves on the sides of the cartridge holder.

❏While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield, press down gently but firmly on the cassette until the side tabs snap securely into place.

❏Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack.

❏Close the front cover of the printer. .

Note:

If you want to print with black only, use an optional LC9, LC9HD, or LC9W monochrome ribbon cassette. If you change to a monochrome ribbon, be sure to make the required changes to the EDS settings (page 53).

Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost always due to a ribbon that is simply worn out or “used up.” Check the following points whenever print quality is not what you expect.

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