Loading The Ribbon - Toshiba B-SX6T Series Owner's Manual

2. PRINTER SETUP

2.5 Loading the Ribbon

WARNING!
1. Do not touch any moving
parts. To reduce the risk of
fingers, jewellery, clothing,
etc., being drawn into the
moving parts, be sure to
load the ribbon once the
printer has stopped moving
completely.
2. The print head becomes hot
immediately after printing.
Allow it to cool before
loading the ribbon.
3. To avoid injury, be careful
not to trap your fingers
while opening or closing the
cover.
CAUTION!
Be careful not touch the Print
Head Element when opening
the Top Cover. Failure to do
this may cause missing dots by
static electricity or other print
quality problems.
NOTE:
Do not change the Ribbon Holder
Adjustment Lever positions. Doing
so will change the adjustment.
Ribbon Holder Adjustment Lever
There are two types of media available for printing on: these are thermal
transfer media (normal media) and direct thermal media (with a
chemically treated surface). DO NOT LOAD a ribbon when using a
direct thermal media.
1. Set the Head Lever to the "OPEN" position.
2. Open the Top Cover, Right Side Cover, and the Head Lock Plate.
3. Leaving plenty of slack between the ribbon spools, insert the ribbon
under the Print Block.
Print Block
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2.5 Loading the Ribbon
"Open" Position
Head Lever
Ribbon Holder (Take-up Side)
Ribbon Holder (Supply Side)
Top Cover
Right Side Cover
Head Lock Plate
Ribbon Supply
Roll
Ribbon Take-up
Roll