Installing A Ribbon Cartridge - Roland Color CAMM PC-50 User Manual

5 Basic Operation

5-4 Installing a Ribbon Cartridge

NOTICE
• A used ribbon cartridge cannot be reused. Do not attempt to turn over and reinstall a used ribbon cartridge, or to rewind the ink
ribbon and reuse the cartridge.
• If a single-color ink ribbon has been used for printing, do not attempt to print overtop of this with a four-color ink ribbon or an ink
ribbon of a different color.
• Before starting to print, make sure that a ribbon cartridge of the desired color has been installed.
• If only cutting is to be performed, there is no need to install a ribbon cartridge.
1) Open the
cover.
3) Close the
cover.
Take care to ensure
that the ink ribbon is
not pinched when the
cover is closed.
If the ink ribbon runs out while printing
1) If the ink ribbon runs out during printing, operation stops.
The PAUSE LED and CHANGE LED will blink simultaneously.
2) Remove the old ribbon cartridge.
3) Install a new ribbon cartridge, then press the CHANGE key. (Be sure to install an ink ribbon of the same type as the old one.)
How to Perform Printing
Process Color Printing
Full-color printing is performed using the process colors CYAN (C), MAGENTA (M), YELLOW (Y), and BLACK (K).
The method used for printing depends on the type of cartridges that are installed.
When using a CR-4C ribbon cartridge
All four CMYK colors are contained in a single ribbon cartridge, so there is no need to change cartridges during printing.
The cartridge contains successive lengths of ribbon of each color.
If data is sent to the machine while a single-color ribbon cartridge is installed, the carriage specifies "SPECIAL COLOR" and stops.
When this happens, replace the cartridge to CR-4C and press the CHANGE key.
When using CR-CY, MG, YE, and BK ribbon cartridges
During printing, the single-color ribbon cartridges are manually changed according to the color required. This method is more
economical than using the CR-4C, because no portions for ink ribbons are wasted. CR-CY, MG, YE, and BK ribbon cartridges are
sold separately.
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2) Install the ribbon
cartridge.
Printing head
Ink ribbon
Take care to ensure that the ink ribbon
does not catch on the printing head.
Remove the stopper
Remove Excess Slack from the Ink Ribbon
The ink ribbon may show some slack when the stopper
has been removed from the ribbon cartridge. If this is the
case, the slack should be taken up before the ribbon
cartridge is installed.
Use your finger or a
pen to take up excess
slack in the ink ribbon.