User guide

50 XiIIIPlus User Guide 13383L-001 Rev. 1 7/8/2004
Print Modes and Options
Print Modes
5. Insert the hook plate lip 1/2 in. (13 mm) into the lower opening in the side plate. Slide in
the rewind plate until it stops against the printer’s main frame.
6. Insert the two small tabs on the rewind plate into the corresponding slots in the cutter
support bracket. (The rewind plate should spring into the proper position.)
7. Open the printhead.
8. Slide the media guide and media supply guide as far from the printer frame as possible.
9. Flip down the media supply guide.
10. Put the roll of media on the media hanger.
11. Push the label core toward the printer frame. The labels must be aligned with the label
core.
12. Feed the media under the media guide roller and under the printhead.
13. Feed the labels through the cutter mechanism.
14. When loading labels, allow approximately 36 in. (915 mm) of labels to extend past the
printhead. Remove all labels from this portion to create a leader.
15. Adjust the media supply guide so it is just touching the edge of the media.
16. Remove the hook from the rewind spindle.
17. If you are using a core, slide it onto the rewind spindle until it is flush against the guide
plate.
18. Wind the label backing around either the 3 in. (76 mm) core or the rewind spindle.
19. Reinstall the hook.
20. Flip up the media supply guide.
21. Slide in the media guide and media supply guide so they just touch, but do not restrict, the
edge of the roll.
22. Before closing the printhead, make sure that:
• The labels are positioned against the inside guides.
• The labels are taut and parallel with the pathway when wound onto the rewind spindle
or core.
23. Close the printhead.
The labels wind on the rewind spindle or core.
24. For instructions for removing the labels from the rewind spindle, see Remove Backing or
Labels from Rewind Spindle on page 51.
Caution • The cutter blade is sharp. Do not rub or touch the blade with your fingers.