User Manual

Setup
136
Loading Non-Zebra 300 Meter Transfer Ribbon
Loading non-Zebra 300 meter transfer ribbon in your printer requires the use of Zebra ribbon core
adapters.
Minimum requirements to use non-Zebra 300 meter ribbons with your printer:
• Inside core diameter (I.D.) of 25.4mm (1.0 inch, range 1.004 to 1.016 inches).
Material: Fiberboard; hard materials such as plastic cores may not function correctly.
• Ribbon width range of 110 to 33mm (4.3 to 1.3 inches).
• The maximum outer diameter of the ribbon is 66mm (2.6 inches).
Caution • Using non-Zebra media or ribbons not approved for use in your Zebra® printer may damage your printer or
printhead. Image quality may also be affected by poor or marginal ribbon performance (maximum print speed, ink
formulation, etc.), core material (too soft or hard), and fit (loose or tight ribbon core or exceeds maximum outer
diameter - 66mm).
The adapters help you align the ribbon and core to the media (and printer’s) center. The adapters include
a ‘core lock’ spring to engage the soft fiberboard inside of the ribbon core and scale measured from the
printer’s center-line when mounted in the printer.
1. Load an empty ribbon core onto a ribbon core adapter. The empty ribbon core should be the same
width (or larger) than the ribbon roll. Roughly center the core over the adapters center line. An empty
Zebra ribbon core may be used instead of the adapter and empty non-Zebra ribbon core. One 300m
empty ribbon core is supplied with the printer.
‘Core Lock’ Spring
= Center-line