6Printer Setup
❏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 color, use an optional LC9CL color ribbon cassette. If
you change to a color ribbon, be sure to make the required changes to the EDS
settings (page 30).
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.
✓Is your monochrome ribbon still in good shape? If the ribbon material
appears to be grey, it means that the black ink has been used up and it is
time to replace the ribbon.
✓Are you using a color ribbon to print mainly black text? Doing so can cause
the black part of the color ribbon to be used up too quickly. Switch to a
monochrome ribbon whenever you plan to print mainly black text.
Remember to make any necessary EDS changes when you change ribbon
types.
Ribbon cassette
Print head
Print head shield