Ribbon Guide Plate Adjustments - Citizen CLP-8301 User Manual

4.7 Ribbon guide plate adjustments

The ribbon guide plate may need adjusting to remove wrinkles on the ribbon.
Adjust ribbon guide plate as follows:
1 Open the top cover all the way until it stops at hinges and unlock the printhead assembly by pushing
the printhead release lever and open it towards the left side of the printer all the way until it stops and
stands upright.
2 Detach the ribbon bobbins form the ribbon bobbin holders.
3 Loosen ribbon guide plate set screws on both ends of the ribbon guide plate but never loosen screws
other than those.
4 If the ribbon wrinkles on the right side of the ribbon guide plate, for example, move the right end of
the ribbon guide plate towards you ¾ the plate can turn on the center set screw as the rigid point of
support. Refer to the scale on the right upper of the ribbon guide plate for the amount of movement.
5 Check to see that wrinkles on the ribbon are removed, and tighten the guide plate set screws on both
ends.
Center set screw as rigid
point of support
Ribbon guide plate set screws (on both
ends of the ribbon guide plate)
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Chapter 4 Media (Paper) and Ribbon
Ribbon guide plate
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