Mending Broken Ink Ribbon Or Retransfer Film - DataCard RP90 User Manual

Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film

RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide
If the ink ribbon or retransfer film breaks, "Media Broken" is displayed on the
LCD panel. Broken ink ribbon is shown in the following example; repairing
broken retransfer film uses the same steps.
1 Slide the door latch to the right and open the printer door.
Remove the cartridge by pressing the cartridge eject button.
2
Trim the ends of the broken
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portions evenly.
Do not remove the used ink
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ribbon or film from the take-up
spool.
Align the ends of the broken
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media evenly and apply tape
to secure.
6 Turn the take-up spool
clockwise until the mended
portion is wound onto the
spool two or three turns.
Reinstall the cartridge into the
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printer until it clicks into
position.
Close printer door.
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Initialize the ribbon or film as
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"Initialize the ink
described in
ribbon" on page 16
"Initialize the retransfer film"
on page 17
.
or
Printer error recovery
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