User's Manual

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Operations
Loading Ribbon
12/2/05 XiIIIPlus/R110Xi/R170Xi User Guide 13383L-002 Rev. A
Create a Ribbon Leader
A ribbon leader makes it easier to load and unload ribbon. Make a leader for your ribbon roll if
it does not already have one.
To make a ribbon leader, complete these steps:
1. Unroll the ribbon about 6 in. (15 cm).
2. Tear off a strip of labels and backing about 6 in. (15 cm) long from the label roll.
3. Peel a label from the backing.
4. Overlap the ribbon and the backing with the ribbon on top, and use the label to tape them
together. This serves as a ribbon leader (Figure 23).
Figure 23 • Ribbon Leader