IBM 6400i Setup Manual page 247

Ribbon End Point
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Normal (the default). This value corresponds to the character life
expectancy of the installed ribbon. For example, the life of the IBM
Premium 30 Ribbon is specified at 30 million DP characters. By selecting
NORMAL Ribbon End Point, the Ribbon Minder tracks characters up to
30 million before declaring RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON.
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Reduce 5% – 100%. By changing this setting, the user can specify a
point lower or higher at which the RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON
message is displayed. Using the example above, if the Ribbon End Point
was set to Reduce 50%, the RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON
message would be displayed at 15 million characters.
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Extend 5% – 100%. If Ribbon End Point was set to Extend 50%, the
message would display at 45 million characters. In this way, the user can
set ribbon life to match the required print density for the application.
NOTE: The percentage of ribbon use displayed on the control panel by the
Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display tracks the consumption
based on the adjusted Ribbon End Point. For example, if the Ribbon
End Point is set to Reduce 50% (15 million characters for the
standard ribbon), the Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display starts
at 100%, and decrements to reach 0% as 15 million characters print.
NOTE: Ribbon Ink Consumption is determined not by actual character count,
but by an accumulation of a specified number of printed dots in any
one of a number of pre-defined vertical zones. It is stated here as a
function of characters printed for user clarity.
New Ribbon Detect
When the RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON message displays, and a
new ribbon is installed with New Ribbon Detect enabled, the Ribbon Minder
automatically resets by opening the platen. If New Ribbon Detect is set to
Disable, the Ribbon Minder must be manually reset by using the New Ribbon
function.
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Enable (the default)
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Disable.
RibbonMinder Menu
Print Format Menu
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