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Poor
Printing or
Not
Printing
Checks:
1
Broken, worn,
or
dry ribbon.
2.
Failure
of ribbon
to reverse (small eyelet
should
be
above
the reversing arm).
3.
PRINT
must
be
set
to
ON
during
keying of
input
storage.
Ribbon Replacement
(Models 2
and
3)
The
print
ribbon
feeds
between
Q ^
two
spools,
through
O ©
ribbon
guides,
and
under
the
©
punch/read
station
as
shown
in
Figure
1 1
.
The
old
ribbon
is
removed and
a
new
one
is
installed as
follows:
1
Turn
off the
mainline
switch.
CAUTION
Punch
out
any production
statistics
or
accumulate
total(s)
information before
you
turn
power
off,
since
power
off
resets
all
totals
to zero,
and
sets
all
programs
and
data
to blanks.
2.
Remove
the cover over the
print
unit.
3.
Remove
the {£) ribbon-spool-retaining clamp.
4.
Cut
or
break
the
©
old ribbon,
then
remove both
© ©
spools
from
their
Q
spindles
and
pull
out
the
two
pieces
of
ribbon.
Empty
one of
the
spools.
5.
Place the spool
of
new
ribbon
on
the
Q
right-hand
spindle;
position
it
so that the
ribbon
feeds
from
the
top of
the spool
toward
the front
of
the
machine.
Lift
up
the
right
end of
the
©
ribbon-reversing
arm,
if
it
is
not
already up,
and
unroll
about 18
inches
of ribbon;
then
push
down
the
right
end of
the ribbon-reversing
arm
to
hold
the spool steady.
6.
Feed
the metal leading-end
of
the
ribbon
between
the
Q
punch/read
station
and
the card bed,
sliding
it
through
the
groove
in
the center
of
the
©
card
bed
(betweeen
the
3-
and
4-punching
positions).
The
groove permits
the extra thickness
of
the
metal
end
and
the
©
reversing
eyelet
to
pass
between
the
punch
die
and
the card bed.
Be
sure to
keep
the
ribbon
straight,
with
the.
top
side
up
at
all
times.
7.
Hook
the
metal
leading-end
of
the
ribbon
in
the
slot
in
the center
of
the
empty
spool
and wind
the
ribbon
onto
the spool
until
the
^
reversing eyelet
is
on
the
spool.
8.
Place the spool
on
the
left
spindle;
position
it
so that
the
ribbon
feeds
onto
the spool over the
top.
Be
sure
that
the
ribbon
is
not twisted
and
that the
top
side
of
the
ribbon
is still
up.
(?)
Ribbon
Spool
(z)
Spindle
(3)
Roller
(7)
Wire
Ribbon Guide
(5)
Upper Groove
(6)
Center
Groove
(7)
Punch/Read
Unit
Figure
11.
Ribbon Replacement
8)
Wire
Ribbon Guide
(?)
Ribbon
(10)
Ribbon-reversing
Arm
(u)
Roller
(12)
Reversing Eyelet
(13)
Ribbon
Spool
(14)
Ribbon-spool Retaining
Clamp
9.
Hook
the
ribbon around
the
Q
right
and
©
left
wire
ribbon
guides,
and
slide
it
through
the
right
and
left
ends of
the
^)
reversing
arm
and
over the
©
right
and
©
left rollers
in
front
of
the
ribbon
spools.
10. Slide
the
ribbon
up
under
the
punch/read
station so
that
it
is
in
the
Q
upper
groove provided
for
it
in
card
printing position
(above
the
12-punching
posi-
tion),
and
take
up
the
slack.
11.
Replace
the
^
ribbon-spool-retaining
clamp.
12.
Replace
the cover
on
the
print unit.
13.
Turn
the mainline switch
on
and resume
operation.
(See Section
3.)
Lockup
Recovery and Operator
Hints
43
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