Specifications

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• Printer Operation & Quick Set-Up Users Manual Model 686 / 686 HT
Loading Stock
WEB GUIDE
FIXED
TURNBAR
TRANSFER STOCK
TAG STOCK
ADJUSTABLE
TURNBAR
FIXED
TURNBAR
DRIVE
686 HT
686
PRINTHEAD
ADJUSTABLE
TURNBAR
KNIFE
(NOT SUPPLIED IN 686 HT)
INK UNWIND
INK ROLLER
FIGURE 6 – Tag Stock / Transfer Threading
Loading Stock for the First Time
1) Adjust the unwind width wider than the roll of stock to be loaded. Set the
stock roll on the unwind - between the guides with the stock unwinding
from the top clockwise. Adjust the unwind width down to the stock size
without clamping the core.
2) Adjust the web guides to a width wider than the stock.
3) Remove the tape or pull the glued end of the stock loose from the supply
roll of stock. Pull off about 2 feet (.5 m) of stock to thread it through the
printer.
NOTE: If the end of the material was glued down, cut off all material that has
glue on any surface. Do not feed sticky adhesive or rough surfaces
through the printer because they can damage the print head.
4) Open the hinged cover to the printer.
5) When the printer stops, the platen roller under the print head will rotate
open enough to slide the stock through without opening the head assembly.
This has been designed for quick & easy loading without splicing on new
rolls. If for some reason the roller doesn't provide easy passage, open the
print head upper assembly by rotating the knob.
NOTE: Platen roll in 686HT will not rotate open