Loading Transfer Ribbon - QuickLabel QL-60 User Manual

Loading Transfer Ribbon

Note: With direct thermal printing, do not load a transfer ribbon; if one has already been
loaded, remove it.
Figure 16: Loading transfer ribbon
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QL-30/60 User Guide
QL-30, QL-60, QL-30P, QL-60P
Clean printhead before loading the transfer ribbon.
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Turn lever (6) counterclockwise to lift the printhead.
Slide transfer ribbon roll (1) onto the ribbon supply hub (2) so that the color coating of the
ribbon faces downward when being unwound.
Position the roll.
• QL-30, QL-60, QL-30P, QL-60P - Slide the roll (3) until it stops.
• QL-30M, QL-60M, QL-30MP, QL-60MP - Position the roll in such a way that both ends
of the roll show identical scale values.
Hold transfer ribbon roll (1) firmly and turn knob on ribbon supply hub (3) counterclockwise
until the transfer ribbon roll is secured.
Slide suitable transfer ribbon core (4) onto the transfer ribbon take-up hub (5) and secure
it in the same way.
Guide transfer ribbon through the print unit as shown in Figure 17.
Secure starting end of transfer ribbon to the transfer ribbon core (4) with adhesive tape.
Ensure counterclockwise rotation direction of the transfer ribbon take-up hub here.
Turn transfer ribbon take-up hub (5) counterclockwise to smooth out the feed path of the
transfer ribbon.
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QL-30M, QL-60M,
QL-30MP, QL-60MP
See "Cleaning the Printhead" on page
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