User's Manual

Installation
Installation Procedure
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Installing the Ribbon
i Series Printers require the use of i Series ribbons for full color printing. These Resin Thermal
Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for the i Series Printers.
Step 1. Open the printer Main Cover. The printhead will raise for easy ribbon loading.
Step 2. If present, remove the used Supply and Take-Up Spools.
Step 3. Remove the ribbon from its packaging. Remove the tape that holds the end of the
ribbon (save this tape; it will be used shortly).
Step 4. Install the Ribbon on the left (supply) spindle, with the free end of the ribbon coming
from the roll pointing down to your right.
Note • In normal printer operation, when the ribbon is exhausted, a warning message appears
on the monitor and the
MEDIA indicator on the printer lights.
Note • Note that the “flanged” end of the ribbon spool is toward the rear of the printer, and
make sure the internal grooves on the core engage the teeth on the supply spindle.