IBM 3270 Operator's Manual page 89

Figure 38. Ribbon Cartridge
7. Remove the ribbon from under plastic guide
D
and
from around guide posts
fJ
and
II .
8. With your left hand, pull and hold the ribbon cartridge
latch
II
while rotating the ribbon cartridge
II
counterclockwise with your right hand to release the
cartridge from the aligning fingers
II.
9. Lift out the ribbon cartridge. (If you rotate the cartridge
back and forth, it comes out easier.)
To install the new ribbon cartridge, proceed as follows:
10. With your left hand, pull and hold the cartridge latch
II.
11. Seat the cartridge on the pivot, and rotate the cartridge
clockwise to engage the aligning fingers
II
with the
aligner.
12. Release the cartridge latch
II.
13. Thread the ribbon around the print head. (Be careful
not to get oil on the ribbon, from the oil wick.) Work
the ribbon under the plastic guide
D,
in front of the
print head, and back around the front guide post
fJ .
14. Locate the twist
II
in the ribbon between the front
and rear guide posts
fJ
and
II.
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