Ribbon Action; Ribbon Type; Ribbon End Point; New Ribbon Detect - IBM 6400-D Generation II Series Setup Manual

Chapter 4
Ribbonminder Menu

Ribbon Action

This option allows you to select the following three functions:
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DISABLE does not display the RibbonMinder ink consumption
percentage. The percentage is calculated but not displayed.
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DISPLAY allows you to view the RibbonMinder ink consumption display.
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FAULT IMMEDIATE displays an error message, which is Ribbon Ink Out,
Change Ribbon, when the RibbonMinder consumption percentage falls to
zero. The error message can be cleared and printing can continue for
approximately another two minutes. If either the RibbonMinder is not
reset or a new ribbon is not installed, an error message will be displayed
again.
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FAULT PAPER OUT allows you to continue printing despite ribbon life
reaching 5% until the printer runs out of paper. When the End Of Forms/
Load Forms condition is cleared (paper is loaded), then the Ribbon Ink
Low/Change Ribbon message appears.

Ribbon Type

You can use the Ribbon Type option to specify the type of ribbon to be used.
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Premium 30
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Premium 20
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Premium 2000

Ribbon End Point

Enables you to print more or less pages before the display reaches 0%. Refer
to Chapter 7, "RibbonMinder" for more information.
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Normal (default)
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Reduction from 5% through 100%
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Extension from 100% through 5%

New Ribbon Detect

Allows you to select the way the fault message will be reset.
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ENABLE automatically resets the RibbonMinder when a new ribbon is
installed by opening the platen.
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DISABLE
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