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7.
Simultaneously press RUN/STOP TEST and CONFIG MENU again to lock the printer
configuration. Place the printer on line.
Additional printing capabilities and character attributes can be used by sending the appropri
ate control codes to the printer from the host computer as described in the Programming chap
ter. Print mode control from the host computer will override the control panel setting.
Loading the Ribbon
Each printer is shipped with an OCR (extra dark) ribbon. The ribbon should be replaced when
the print contrast is too light or approximately after each box of standard size computer paper.
To replace the ribbon, perform the following steps and refer to Figure 2-16.
1.
Place the printer offline and raise the top cover.
2.
Fully raise the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever (A) to open the platen.
3.
Unlatch each ribbon spool (B) and carefully lift them off the hubs (C). Raise the ribbon
out of the ribbon path. Properly discard the used ribbon.
4.
Place each new ribbon spool (B) on a hub (C) with the ribbon to the outside. The ribbon
rewinds automatically; either ribbon spool can be loaded on either hub.
5.
Press the spools down until the latch (D) snaps in place.
6.
Thread the ribbon around the ribbon guides (E) and through the ribbon path as shown in
the diagram (F) on the ribbon deck cover. The ribbon must pass between the two thin me
tallic strips called the hammer bank cover (G) and the ribbon mask (H).
NOTE: The ribbon must not be twisted in the ribbon path. A twisted ribbon can lower
print quality, shorten ribbon life, or cause a paper jam.
7.
Lower the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever (A) to the appropriate operating position.
8.
Press CLEAR FAULT on the control panel to clear the platen open condition.
9.
Close the top cover and place the printer online.
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