Application Guide

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 “If I exchange partially used cartridge ribbons before they are depleted will the ribbon life indication remain
accurate?”
Yes. A ribbon can be removed and replaced at any time, and the system will correctly tell you the ribbon life
remaining on the currently loaded ribbon.
 “What happens when the ribbon cartridge life reaches the end?”
The life indication will continue to count down until the remaining life gets low. At this point, the system will warn of
a Ribbon Life Low condition. The indicator lamp will flash, the warning message will be displayed, and optionally e-
mail alerts will be issued. Printing however will continue without any interruption. Once the remaining two percent is
consumed the printer will stop to prevent the print quality from degrading below the set limit. The error lamp will
flash, the audible alarm will sound, the display will indicate that the ribbon needs to be replaced, and optionally an
e-mail alert will be issued.
 “At what point is the cartridge ribbon low warning issued?”
Like the darkness set point, this is fully adjustable. The factory default is to declare Ribbon Low at 2% life remaining.
 “If my ribbon cartridge life reaches zero and the printer stops, can I at least finish my printing?”
Yes. By returning the printer to the on-line state, it will resume printing for approximately two more minutes. If still a
bit more printing is needed, the printer can continue to be returned to the on-line state to gain extra minutes of
operation. This process can be repeated indefinitely to extend printing as long as desired.
 “Can I program my printer to not stop if the end of ribbon life is reached?”
Yes. Under the Advanced User section of the printer menus, you can select an option to ignore the ribbon end point.
The ribbon life indication will continue to work, but no warnings will be issued and the printer will not stop once the
life reaches 0%. Responsibility for insuring the proper change interval reverts back to the user.
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