Media Loading - SATO M10e Operation Manual

Operation Manual

MEDIA LOADING

Ribbon Loading (not applicable for the M10eDT)
1. Open the Top Cover to expose the ribbon
mechanism..
2. Open the Print Head by pulling forward on
the purple Head Latch lever on the right
hand side of the ribbon mechanism.
3. Lift the Print Head by rotating it upward
and to the rear.
4. The right hand Ribbon Supply Spindle is
spring loaded. Press outward on the
spring loaded spindle and place the new
ribbon on the left hand spindle, making
sure the notches in the core line up with
the tangs on the spindle.
5. Place the ribbon on the right hand ribbon
Supply Spindle, again making sure the
notches in the core line up with the tangs
on the spindle. Release the spring loaded
spindle.
6. Route the ribbon around the Print Head
and up to the take up core as shown in
the ribbon loading diagram in the Top
Cover.
7. Place an empty ribbon core on the Ribbon
Take Up Spindle. The right hand spindle is
spring loaded. Press outward to provide
clearance to install the core.The ribbon
leader is attached to the ribbon by an
adhesive strip. Carefully pull the leader
free and pull about 18 inches of leader
from the new ribbon. The ribbon should come off the top of the roll, ink side (dull
side) down.
SATO M10e
Section 2. Installation
Load ribbon supply
TBA
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