HP 2624 Manual page 96

2. Press the latch (figure 10-3) toward the front of the
terminal to release the latching frame. Lift the hinged
latching frame to its forward position.
3. Remove any paper remaining in the printer.
4. The center paper core is held in place by a metal rod
inserted through the center of the core. Grasp the core
and lift forward and upward along the guide slots to
remove the core and rod.
5. Remove the rod from the old core and insert the rod
through the core of a new roll of paper.
6. The HP Thermal Paper is coated with print material
on one side and must be inserted into the printer cor-
rectly to produce the print image. The paper must feed
toward the front of the terminal from the underside of
the paper roll (see the embossed illustration on the top
cover).
7. Place the ends of the metal rod into the guide slots on
either side of the print mechanism and press
downward and then toward the back of the terminal
until the rod snaps into place.
8. Feed the leading edge of the paper through the latch-
ing frame (between the latching frame and the clear
PRINT HEAD PLASTIC
GUIDE WINDOW
Terminal Maintenance Procedures
plastic guide window). Be careful not to sharply strike
the print head because damage may result.
9. Lower the latching frame without locking it into place.
10. Align the sides of the paper with the guide lines
embossed on each side of the guide window.
11. Each new roll of HP Thermal Paper has a glue spot
near the leading edge of the roll that holds the paper
roll intact during shipment. You must not allow the
print head to come in contact with this glue spot.
Feed approximately 12 inches of paper through the
latching frame so that the glue spot is beyond (outside)
the print head and guide window.
12. Press the latch down until it locks into place with an
audible click.
13. Tear off the excess paper using the edge of the guide
window as a cutting edge.
14. Close the top cover securely and then press _ .
Note that if subsequent printer operations produce no
image on the paper the paper has probably been installed
with the wrong side facing the print head. An image can be
printed only on one side of HP Thermal Paper.
LATCH LATCHING FRAME
Figure 10-3. Printer Mechanism
10-3