2. PRINTER SETUP
ENGLISH VERSION
2.5 Loading the Ribbon
2.5 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 raising the Print Head Block. Failure to do this may cause missing dots by static electricity or other print quality problems.
There are two types of media available for printing on: these are thermal transfer media and direct thermal media (a chemically treated surface). DO NOT LOAD a ribbon when using a direct thermal media.
1.Rotate the Ribbon Stoppers counterclockwise by 90° and move them back to the end of the Ribbon Shafts. Restore the Ribbon Stoppers to the former orientation by turning them clockwise.
Ribbon Stopper
Ribbon Shaft
2.Leaving plenty of slack between the ribbon spools, place the ribbon onto the Ribbon Shafts as shown below.
Ribbon Shaft
Print Head Block
Ribbon
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 the metal or glass part of a watch to touch the print head edge.
Care must be taken not to allow a metal object like a ring to touch 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.
