Chapter 4 — Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing
Ribbon Load
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TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanprintonlabels,tickets,tags,and
continuousstockusingeitherdirectthermalprintingonspecial
heat-sensitivemediaorthermaltransferprintingusingaspecial
ink-coatedribbon.Mosttransferribbonsdonotsmearatroom
temperature.
Thermaltransferprintingmakesitpossibletouseawiderangeof
receivingfacematerialsandgivesadurableprintoutless
vulnerabletofat,chemicals,heat,orsunlightthandirectthermal
printing.Makesuretoselectatypeofribbonthatmatchesthe
typeofreceivingfacematerialandsetuptheprinter
appropriately.
TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanusetransferribbonrollswound
withtheink-coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward.
Illustrationsinthismanualshowtheink-coatedsidefacing
inward.
Ribbonisusuallyloadedinconnectionwithmedia
replenishment,butloadedmediaisnotshownintheillustrations
inthischapterinordertogiveaclearerviewoftheribbonpath.
Formedialoadinstructions,seeChapter3,"MediaLoad"on
page17.
To load ribbon for thermal transfer operation:
1Openthesidedoor.
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