Setup guide

6–16 RibbonMinder
Step NotesResultPress
11.
ON LINE
On–Line 1000A
(Current Font) 1
Places the printer on-line. The
printer must be on-line to
analyze a job. The message
display shows the analyze rate
instead of the “Ribbon Life”
percentage.
12. Begin printing a job. The analyze job rate number begins at 1000 and decreases as the ribbon becomes
worn. With a new 60–yard ribbon, the rate begins decreasing when more than 200 pages are printed.
13. The same job can be printed repeatedly to compute a job rate. Use the ribbon until you decide it should
be replaced (if the print quality or any part of the page is unacceptable). A typical message would
display “ANAL YZE RATE 400.”
14. When print quality is no longer acceptable, stop the printer and record the job rate in a log for future
use (e.g., “400”).
15. Finish the job analysis by doing the following:
• Set the job rate, using the rate in the log as the new job rate. (See the next topic on
page 6–18.)
•
Disable analyze mode.
• Set the New Ribbon parameter (page 6–6).