Rice Lake SP2200 Operator Instructions

SP2200 Ticket Printer

Operator Instructions

1.

Installing the Print Ribbon

Use the following procedure to install print
ribbon cartridges:
1. Turn off the printer. Open the print
mechanism cover.
2. Use a pencil to pull a few extra inches of
ribbon out of the ribbon cartridge (see
Figure 1).
3. Snap the cartridge into place, fitting the
hole in the ribbon take-up knob over the
ribbon drive gear (see Figure 2). If
necessary, adjust the ribbon take-up
knob to align the cartridge gear with the
ribbon drive gear.
4. Use a pencil to loop the ribbon over the
left ribbon guide (see Figure 3).
5. Thread the ribbon between the ribbon
deflector and the printhead.
6. Loop the ribbon over the right ribbon
guide.
7. Turn the cartridge knob to take up slack
in the ribbon.
8. Slide the printhead back and forth
several times to ensure that the ribbon is
being fed as the printhead moves.
9. Switch printer power on.
Left ribbon guide
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Ribbon take-up knob
Printhead
Figure 3. Installed ribbon cartridge, showing ribbon path
Figure 1. Use a pencil to pull extra ribbon from the
cartridge before installing
Hole for cone-shaped tab on back of ribbon cartridge
Figure 2. SP2200 print mechanism, showing ribbon drive gear
Right ribbon guide
Ribbon deflector
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Ribbon drive gear