Loading The Ribbon - Citizen CLP-8301 User Manual

4.4 Loading ribbon
We recommend the use of CITIZEN Thermal Transfer Ribbon for optimal print quality.
This printer is designed to align the center of the media (paper) with the center of the printhead,
regardless of media width. Refer to the scale on the tear bar 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.
1. To align the ribbon with the media (paper) being used, adjust the flange as follows:
1) First turn the Lock Nut on the ribbon mandrel counterclockwise, then turn the Ribbon
Positioning Nut counterclockwise to move the Flange towards the center of the ribbon
mandrel and to align it with the edge of the media being loaded.
2) Referring to the scale on the tear bar, adjust the flange so that the ribbon is put in the center
of the media. The value of half the ribbon width being used is the actual value on the scale.
3) Check to see that the ribbon is positioned properly and fix the ribbon positioning nut by
turning the lock nut clockwise.
4) Repeat the procedure for the second ribbon mandrel.
Lock Nut
Flange
Ribbon Positioning Nut
Ribbon Positioning Nut
Lock Nut
Scale
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Chapter 4 Media (Paper) and Ribbon