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9.2.46 Ribbon Box and Cover
Removal
The ribbon box cover can be separated from the
box at the hinge.
1.
Press STOP on the operator panel.
2.
3.
4.
Note: Two minutes after the STOP key is
pressed, the print head will restore to the
left margin.
Remove the printer cover. Separate the
printer from the power supply and place the
printer in the service position (9.2.2).
Remove the ribbon drive assembly (9.2.40).
Remove the following parts:
a. Ribbon feed rolls (9.2.45).
b. Ribbon drive shaft (9.2.43).
c. Ribbon feed roll release knob (C-clip on
bottom) .
4.
Reassemble the ribbon box and cover by
reversing this procedure.
5.
Press START on the operator panel.
Ribbon
JP--------
Feed
Rolls
B
Ribbon
Feed Roll
~
Release
Knob
Ribbon
Drive
Shaft
9.2.47 Ribbon Changing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press the STOP key on the operator panel.
Note: Two minutes after the STOP key is
pressed, the print head will restore to the
left margin.
Tilt the forms tractor unit back.
Open the top cover.
Open the ribbon feed rolls
~
by rotating
the release knob
[i .
Remove and discard the old ribbon (see
decal
m
on ribbon box cover).
Eject a new ribbon into the box by pressing
on the disk in the holder. Discard the holder
and disk.
7.
8.
9.
9-48
Pull about 10 inches (254 mm) of ribbon
from the coil and form a loop
B .
Thread the side of the loop nearest the
platen as shown on the ribbon box decal.
Thread this end just past the print head.
Close the feed rolls.
Thread the other end of the ribbon as shown.
The half twist should now be beside the
horizontal guides.
10.
Take up ribbon slack by rotating the
knurled knob. Guide the ribbon between the
horizontal guides so that
1/4
turn counter-
clockwise is on each side of the guide.
11.
Close the cover, restore the forms tractor
to operating position, and press the START
key on the operator panel.
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