User's Manual

30 105SL User Guide 6/4/2004 11342L Rev. 8

Printer Operation

Ribbon Loading

To load ribbon, follow the procedure below.

To load ribbon, complete these steps:

1. Align the segments of the ribb on supply spindle ( Figure 22).

Figure 22 • Ribbon Supply Spindle

2. Place the ribbon ro ll on the ribbon supply spi ndle.

3. To make ribbon loading and unloading easier, make a leader for your ribbon roll if one is

not present.

4. Tear off a strip of media (label s and liner) about 6–12 in. (150 –305 mm) long from the

roll. Peel off a label from this strip. Apply half of this lab el to th e end of the strip and the

other half to the end of the ribbon. This acts as a ribbon leader (Figure 23 ).

Figure 23 • Ribbon Leader

Note • Always use ribb on that is at least as wide a s th e media. The smo ot h liner of the rib bon

protects the pri nt head fro m wear and premature failure due to excessi ve ab rasion. (For direct

thermal print mode, ribbon is not used and should not be loaded in the printer.)

Note • Make sure that the core is pushed up against the stop on the ribbon supply spindle

and that the ribbo n is align ed square ly with i ts core. If this is n ot done, the ribbon may not

cover the printh ead entirely on th e inside, exposing print elements to poten tially damaging

contact with the media