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Loading the Thermal Transfer Ribbon
If you are printing in thermal transfer mode, you must install a thermal transfer
ribbon on the ribbon supply hub and collect the used ribbon on the ribbon
rewinder.
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Operating the Printer
To load thermal transfer ribbon
1. Disengage the printhead by
rotating the head lift lever
clockwise to the UP position.
2. Remove the ribbon clasp from the
ribbon rewinder.
3. Slide the roll of ribbon onto the
ribbon supply hub so that you can
pull leading edge of the ribbon
counterclockwise off the top of
the roll.
4. Route the ribbon through the
print mechanism as illustrated.
Make sure the ribbon runs
between the two edges of the
black ribbon guide located behind
the printhead. The shiny side of
the ribbon must come in contact
with the printhead. Do not thread
the ribbon between the two forks of
the label gap sensor.
5. Wind a few inches of ribbon onto
the ribbon rewinder in a
counterclockwise direction.
6. Slide the ribbon clasp over the
ribbon and onto the rewinder.
7. Engage the printhead by rotating
the head lift lever
counterclockwise to the DOWN
position.
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