6Printer Setup
❏Carefully place the cartridge onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder fits into the socket on the bottom of the cartridge.
Knob
❏If you have a color printer model, be sure to carefully position the ribbon between the print head and the print head shield as shown in the illustration.
Print head shield | Print head shield |
Ribbon | Ribbon |
| Print head |
Print head |
|
Color ribbon cartridge | Monochrome ribbon cartridge |
❏Press down gently but firmly on the cartridge to mak e sure that it is securely in place. The cartridge should move slightly (about 1/10” or 2.5mm) when you press down on it.
❏Rotate the knob on the cartridge again to take up any slack.
Important!
If you have a color printer model, be sure to double check that the ribbon is properly positioned between the print head and print head shield. If it isn’t, you may get poor print quality or even end up damaging the ribbon.
