User guide

Operations
Load Ribbon
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57512L-004 Rev. A 110PAX4/R110PAX4 User Guide 6/29/11
Load Ribbon
Use ribbon with thermal transfer media. The ribbon must be coated on the outside and wider
than the media. If the ribbon is narrower than the media, areas of the printhead are unprotected
and subject to premature wear.
Figure 15 identifies the ribbon system components inside the media compartment of a
right-hand print engine. A left-hand unit contains a mirror image of these components.
Figure 16 on page 47 shows the print engine with ribbon loaded.
Figure 15 • Components for Ribbon Loading
1
Ribbon supply spindle
7
Printhead assembly
2
Ribbon take-up spindle
8
Locking pin
3
Upper dancer assembly
9
Ribbon sensor
4
Idler roller
10
Ribbon sensor reflector
5
Auxiliary roller
11
Lower dancer assembly
6
Printhead latch
1 2
3
4
6
7
11
9
10 8
5