Ribbon Installation; Type Of Ribbon - BIXOLON XD3-40t Series User Manual

3-5 Ribbon Installation

3-5-1 Type of Ribbon

1) Type by Film Coating Location
- Take note before ribbon purchase that only ribbons facing outward can be used.
( O )
Coated Area
(Surface
to be printed)
Outside Ribbon
Note
• Ribbon test using adhesive material
- Perform contact test in order to determine which side is coated if there are useable
labels.
• Complete the following steps to carry out the contact test
- Remove the liner from the label
- Put a piece of adhesive surface of the label on the outer/inner surface of the ribbon, and
apply pressure.
- Remove the label from the ribbon
- Check whether adhesive surface of the label is stained by black ink ribbon.
2) Type by Roll Core
- This printer can be used to one-inch or half-inch core ribbon.
- For a 1-inch core, a roll core must be used.
- The holder ribbon and roll core of the fully used ribbon must be reused.
Do not discard.
Ver. 1.00
Follow the procedure described below to determine the coating
surface of the ribbon.
1 inch
( X )
Inside Ribbon
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XD3-40t Series
Coated Area
(Surface to be printed)
0.5 inch