Loading The Ribbon - Toshiba TEC B B-SX5T SERIES Owner's Manual

2. PRINTER SETUP

2.8 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
raising the Print Head Block.
Failure to do this may cause
missing dots by static
electricity or other print
quality problems.
There are two types of media available for printing on: these are thermal
transfer media and direct thermal media (a chemically treated surface).
DO NOT LOAD a ribbon when using a direct thermal media.
1. Rotate the Ribbon Stoppers counterclockwise by 90° and move them
back to the end of the Ribbon Shafts. Restore the Ribbon Stoppers to
the former orientation by turning them clockwise.
2. Leaving plenty of slack between the ribbon spools, place the ribbon
onto the Ribbon Shafts as shown below.
Print Head Block
Ribbon Take-up Roll
When loading or replacing the media or a ribbon, be careful not to
damage the print head with a hard object like a watch or a ring.
Care must be taken not to allow
the metal or glass part of a watch
to touch the print head edge.
Since the print head element can be easily damaged by shock, please
treat it carefully by not hitting a hard object against it.
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Ribbon Stopper
Ribbon Shaft
Ribbon Shaft
CAUTION!
Care must be taken not to allow
a metal object like a ring to touch
the print head edge.
2.8 Loading the Ribbon