Loading Media And Ribbon - Printronix T5000 Series Quick Reference Manual

Installing Paper Path Guide

Loading Media And Ribbon

This section explains how to load roll media, fanfold media, and
transfer ribbon. The term "media" used in this manual refers to all
the different kinds of paper, label, or tag stock material that can be
printed on by the printer.
Your printer can print on continuous paper, adhesive backed labels
or non-adhesive tags packaged in roll or fanfold form.
Contact your service representative for information regarding
supplies and consumables.
CAUTION
DO NOT TOUCH the Printhead or the electronic components
under the Printhead Assembly. The discharge of electrostatic
energy that accumulates on the surface of the human body or
other surfaces can damage or destroy the printhead or
electronic components used in this device.
IMPORTANT
Adhesive backed labels that DO NOT lay flat on the backing
liner may jam the printer. This can cause the label to peel off
the liner. The exposed edges may stick to the label guides and
rollers inside the printer.
If you run out of labels while printing, do not turn the power
switch to the OFF position while reloading labels. Lost data
may result. Prior to printing labels, it is also recommended you
enable the Error Recovery sub-menu of the MEDIA CONTROL
menu, and save it as the power-on default. Error Recovery
forces the printer to automatically reprint a label that may have
been partially printed prior to the LOAD PAPER fault message,
after additional labels are properly loaded.
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