User`s manual

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NOTE: The percentage of ribbon use displayed on the control
panel by the Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display
tracks the consumption based on the adjusted Ribbon End
Point. For example, if the Ribbon End Point is set to
Reduce 50% (32.5 million characters for the standard
ribbon), the Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display starts
at 100%, and decrements to reach 0% as 32.5 million
characters print.
If the Ribbon Type is changed from the factory default to another
value, Ribbon Usage adjusts accordingly, where 100%
corresponds to the proportionate value of the selected length. For
example, if the Ribbon Type is set to Printronix 60 (approximately
half the Factory Cabinet ribbon), Ribbon End Point set to NORMAL
would correspond to 32.5 million characters (half the value of the
Factory Default ribbon). With this same 60 yard ribbon, if Ribbon
End Point was set to Reduce 50%, the character count would be
set to 16.25 million, etc. Ribbon Minder tracks the ink consumption
based on these new parameters, displaying 100% when a new
ribbon is installed, and tracking usage to 0%.
NOTE: Ribbon Ink Consumption is determined not by actual
character count, but by an accumulation of a specified
number of printed dots in any one of a number of
pre-defined vertical zones. It is stated here as a function of
characters printed for user clarity.
New Rib. Detect
The factory default setting is Enable. When the RIBBON INK OUT/
CHANGE RIBBON message displays, and a new ribbon is installed
with New Ribbon Detect enabled, the Ribbon Minder automatically
resets by opening the platen. If New Ribbon Detect is set to
Disable, the Ribbon Minder must be manually reset by using the
New Ribbon function.