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operating noise. Don’t take off the cover except when you have to change the ribbon, or to make an adjustment.
Removing the printer cover is easy. Lift up the back of the cover to disengage the two tabs at the front and then lift it off the rest of teh way. To replace it, just slide the tabs in at the front and lower it into place. Figure 1-2 shows the proper posi- tion and movement for both removing and replacing the cover.
Figure 1-2.Remove the printer cover by lifting carefully.
Removing the packing tube
The printer is shipped with a protective spiral tube to keep the print head from being damaged in transit.
We have to remove this tube. First, remove the printer cover. The protective tube is split along its bottom side to allow easy removal. Grasp one end of the spiral tube and firmly pull it upward and away from the carriage rail.
