User guide

Print Engine Operation
Remove Used Ribbon
57516L-001 Rev. 1 10/12/2004 170PAX4 User Guide 45
Remove Used Ribbon
To remove used ribbon, complete these steps:
1. Open the media door.
2. Examine the ribbon. Did the ribbon run out?
If... Then...
Yes a. Remove the empty core from the ribbon supply spindle. Save the core
to use on the ribbon take-up spindle when you load ribbon.
b. Remove the used ribbon and core from the ribbon take-up spindle.
c. Install new ribbon following the instructions in Load Ribbon
on page 40.
No
a. Cut the ribbon near the ribbon take-up spindle.
b. Remove the used ribbon and core from the ribbon take-up spindle.
c. Locate an empty ribbon core. If necessary, remove and discard the
used ribbon from the core removed in the previous step.
d. See Figure 34 on page 44. Install the empty ribbon core onto the
ribbon take-up spindle, and push the core toward the print engine
frame until it is fully seated.
e. Thread the remaining ribbon on the ribbon supply spindle following
the instructions in Load Ribbon on page 40.
f. See Figure 34 on page 44. Attach the end of the ribbon to the empty
ribbon core with adhesive tape or a label, and wind for several turns
in the direction shown. Ensure that the ribbon winds evenly on the
spindle.