Printronix P6000L User's Reference Manual page 180

5. Select When Worn Action
Enter the WHEN WORN ACTION menu by consecutively pressing CLEAR FAULT,
CONFIG MENU. Press CONFIG VALUE once to choose STOP PRINTER action,
twice to choose AUD/VIS ALARM action, or three times to choose VISUAL ALARM
action. The selection will appear in the display with the RIBBON LIFE job rate. Press
RUN/STOP after the correct option appears in the display. If the asterisk does not ap
pear, refer to the Application Hints section.
6. Select Ribbon Size
If your printer is in the OFFLINE mode, enter the SET RIBBON SIZE submenu by con
secutively pressing CONFIG MENU, CONFIG VALUE and then CONFIG MENU re
peatedly until SET RIBBON SIZE appears on the display. Press CONFIG VALUE to
display the correct ribbon size. The RIBBON SIZE is the actual capacity of the ribbon.
The most common ribbon size is 60 yards long with a spool diameter of approximately 4
inches. If, for example, the new ribbon is 100 yards long, the capacity value is 100. Press
CONFIG VALUE to increment the size until the desired value is reached. Press RUN/
STOP. If the asterisk does not appear, refer to the Application Hints section. The follow
ing illustrates a sample SET RIBBON SIZE display:
7. Install a New Ribbon
Install a new ribbon of an appropriate size for the job before you start to analyze a new job.
Press CLEAR FAULT to clear any fault conditions that occurred while changing the rib
bon.
8. Begin Printing Job
Press ONLINE to begin your job printing. The analysis number will begin at 1000A with a
fresh ribbon, and will begin to decline as the ribbon becomes worn. Typically, the number
will not begin to decrease until more than 200 pages are printed.
The same job can be printed repeatedly in order to compute a JOB RATE. The ribbon
should be used to the point where the operator decides that ribbon replacement is neces
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RIBBON LIFE 1000
AUD/VIS ALARM *
RIBBON LIFE 1000
VISUAL ALARM *
RIBBON LIFE 1000
STOP PRINTER
*
CURRENT 60
NEW SIZE
60*
OFFLINE 1000A
READY
Display if Aud/Vis alarm
is chosen
Display if visual alarm
is chosen
Display if stop printer
is chosen
RibbonMinder