Toshiba B-SX4T owner manual Loading the Media

Top Cover

Head Lever

2. PRINTER SETUP

ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33058

2.4 Loading the Media

2.4 Loading the Media

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 media once the printer has stopped moving completely.

2.The Print Head becomes hot immediately after printing. Allow it to cool before loading the media.

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

CAUTION!

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

NOTES:

1.When the Head Lever is turned to Free position, the Print Head is raised.

2.To allow printing the Head Lever must be set to Lock position. (This ensures that the Print Head is closed.) There are two head pressure levels in the Lock position. Set the Head Lever depending on the media type:

Position c: Labels

Position d: Tags However, proper position may differ depending on media. For details, refer to TOSHIBA TEC authorised service representative.

3.Do not turn the Locking Ring counter-clockwise too far or it may come off the Supply Holder.

The following procedure shows the steps to properly load the media into the printer so that it feeds straight and true through the printer.

The printer prints both labels and tags.

1. Turn off the power and open the Top Cover.

2. Turn the Head Lever to Free position, then release the Ribbon Shaft Holder Plate.

3. Open the Print Head Block.

Print Head Block

c

d

Ribbon Shaft

Holder Plate

CAUTION!

When loading or replacing the media or a ribbon, be careful not to damage the print head with a hard object like a watch or a ring.

Care must be taken not to allow	Care must be taken not to allow
the metal or glass part of a watch	a metal object like a ring to touch
to touch the print head edge.	the print head edge.

Since the print head element can be easily damaged by shock, please treat it carefully by not hitting a hard object against it.

4.Turn the Locking Ring counterclockwise and remove the Supply Holder from the Supply Shaft.

Locking Ring

Supply Shaft

Supply Holder

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