Star Micronics SB-15 user manual

Important news: If you get this in upside down, they won’t work. So take another sharp look at Figure 1-6 before we pass

on to the final act-installing the ink ribbon cartridge.

nInstalling the ribbon cartridge

The ribbon cartridge greatly simplifies installing the ink ribbon. For easy installation, though, it’s wise to follow the sequence and diagrams shown here.

1.Turn the power switch off, and remove the printer cover (as explained earlier.)

2.Slide the print head gently with your fingers to the ap-

proximate center of its pathway. ’

3.Using the guide holders as a fulcrum with the ribbon facing away from you, as shown in Figure 1-7, lightly press the cartridge down until the two holder springs snap shut to hold the cartridge firmly in place.

4.Now thread the ribbon carefully between the print head and the ribbon guide next to the platen. (Take a good look at Figure l-8.) You might want to use a ball point pen to lightly press the ribbon guide against the platen (rubber roller) while you insert the ribbon into the thin space between the print head and ribbon guide.

Zmpovtant: Center the ribbon vertically in the middle

Figure 1-7.Lightly press the cartridge down until the holder springs hold

it in place.

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