Loading Media (Paper) - Citizen CLP-8301 User Manual

4.3 Loading media (paper)

This printer is designed to align the center of the media (paper) with the center of the printhead,
regardless of media (paper) width. Refer to the scale on the media guide plate (see P30) for aligning
media (paper) or ribbon. And for reference, the center of the gear of the media guide drive
mechanism, which is located on the bottom of the printer main body, is the center of the media
(paper).
Roll media
1. Put both media holder disks on the media holder shaft to make the media holder assembly.
Adjust both disks according to the width of the roll media so that they are the same distance from
the center of the media holder shaft and inside the media core.
Media holder shaft
2. Insert the media holder assembly into the media core.
3. Load the media into the printer by referring to the diagram and the following sequence:
(1) Open the top cover all the way until it stops at hinges.
(2) Unlock the printhead assembly by pushing the printhead release lever and raise it until it
stops and stands upright. At the same time unlock the transparent sensor guide by pushing
the transparent sensor guide release lever and raise it until it stops.
Media holder disk
Media holder assembly
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Chapter 4 Media (Paper) and Ribbon