Epson 1170 User Manual page 20

CAUTION:
is turned on or you might damage the printer. Also, if
you just
it cool for a few minutes before touching it.
Turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow
4.
to remove any slack in the ribbon. Next, hold the ribbon
cartridge by its handle and push it firmly down into position;
then press on both ends of the cartridge to fit the plastic hooks
Use a pointed object, such as a ball point pen, to guide the
5.
ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide while you
turn the ribbon-tightening knob to help feed the ribbon into
place.
Never move the print head while the printer
used
the printer, the print head may be hot; let
Assembling the Printer
Setting Up the Printer 1-7