2. PRINTER SETUP

ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33048

2.4 Loading the Ribbon

2.4 Loading the Ribbon

WARNING!

1.Do not touch any moving parts. To reduce the risk of fingers, jewellery, clothing, etc., being drawn into the moving parts, be sure to load the ribbon once the printer has stopped moving completely.

2.The print head becomes hot immediately after printing. Allow it to cool before loading the ribbon.

3.To avoid injury, be careful not to trap your fingers while opening or closing the cover.

CAUTION!

Be careful not touch the Print Head Element when opening the Top Cover. Failure to do this may cause missing dots by static electricity or other print quality problems.

NOTE:

When replacing the ribbon, leave the printer power on. Then, press the [RESTART] key to restart an operation.

There are two types of media available for printing on: these are thermal transfer media (normal media) and direct thermal media (with a chemically treated surface). DO NOT LOAD a ribbon when using a direct thermal media.

1.Press the Top Cover Release Button and gently open the Top Cover to its fully open position supporting it with your hand.

Top Cover

Top Cover Release Button

2.Fit the core of the ribbon supply roll into the Ribbon Holders (Supply side), aligning the notch of the ribbon core with the protrusion of the Ribbon Stopper.

Ribbon Holder (Supply side)

Ribbon Supply Roll

Notch

Fit the protrusion into the notch.

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Toshiba B-SA4TM-GS12-QM-R, B-SA4TP, BSA4TMGS12QMR manual Loading the Ribbon