The Ribbon Deck - Genicom 5050 User Manual

THE RIBBON DECK

SEPARATED (OPEN)
LOCKING LEVER IN
5050/5100 User's Manual
The ribbon deck contains the drive mechanism for the ribbon
cartridge. The locking lever is used to open ( LOAD position) and close
( RUN position) the ribbon drive gears.
The ribbon fabric in the cartridge is placed between the drive gears of
the deck as the cartridge is lowered onto the deck. When the locking
lever is moved to the RUN position, the drive gears move together to
grip the fabric. See Figure 2-20.
DRIVE GEARS
LOAD POSITION
FIGURE 2-20 THE RIBBON DECK
After the ribbon cartridge is in place and the locking lever has been
turned to the RUN position, the ribbon drive knob is turned
clockwise to manually advance the ribbon fabric. See Figure 2-20.
5050/5100 MODEL
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RIBBON
MOTION
SENSOR
RIBBON
DRIVE
KNOB
DRIVE GEARS
ENGAGE RIBBON
FABRIC (CLOSED)
LOCKING LEVER
IN RUN POSITION
Chapter 2.Getting Started