User Manual

Printer Operation
Load the Ribbon
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Figure 23 • Ribbon Path
Remove the Ribbon
To remove used ribbon, complete these steps:
1. If the ribbon has not run out, break it between the strip plate and the ribbon take-up
spindle.
2. While turning the ribbon take-up spindle release knob counterclockwise, squeeze the
ribbon against the ribbon take-up spindle tension blades.
3. When the tension blades collapse into the ribbon take-up spindle, hold the release knob
and rotate the spent ribbon toward the rear of the printer. Then, slide the ribbon off the
ribbon take-up spindle.
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Strip Plate
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Printhead Assembly
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Release Knob
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Tension Blades
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Ribbon Take-Up Spindle
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Ribbon Supply Spindle
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Ribbon Sensor
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Printhead Open Lever
Caution • Do not cut the ribbon on the ribbon take-up spindle. This may damage the
spindle.
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