IBM 6400 Setup Manual page 206

Chapter 4
RibbonMinder Menu
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Fault immed. When FAULT IMMED. mode is selected, and the ribbon life
reaches 0%, the message RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON displays
on the control panel, and the printer stops and goes Off Line. To complete
the job in progress, the user must press On Line. This allows the printer to
continue printing for approximately two minutes. After two minutes, the
printer goes Off Line again, the RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON
display appears, and the printer status indicator flashes. Clear the display
by (1) replacing the ribbon when NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled, or
(2) pressing the CLEAR key on the control panel. If the CLEAR key is
pressed, the message re-appears after approximately 2 minutes.
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Fault paper out. When FAULT PAPER OUT mode is selected, and the
ribbon life reaches 5%, the printer continues to accept new print jobs until
the printer runs out of paper. When an END OF FORMS/LOAD FORMS
condition is cleared (paper is loaded), then the RIBBON INK LOW/
CHANGE RIBBON message appears and the printer status indicator
flashes. The printer will not accept new print jobs until the ribbon is
changed and the Ribbon Minder is reset to 100%.
In this mode, the Ribbon Minder is automatically reset when a "clean
hands" ribbon is installed and NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled. If
another type of ribbon is used, the User must reset the Ribbon Minder
using the New Ribbon menu selection.
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Disable. When DISABLE mode is selected, the ribbon life display is
removed from the control panel, but the Ribbon Minder continues to
monitor ink consumption. No indication
(no flashing light, or warning beep) is given, and the printer continues to
accept new print jobs indefinitely.
Ribbon Type
The factory default setting is dependent on the host printer. All printer models
except the 6400-020 use IBM General Purpose Ribbon and IBM High
Contrast Ribbon. The 6400-020 uses IBM Premium 2000. The relative length
equivalents for each of the ribbon settings are:
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Table 4. Length of Ribbon Types
Ribbon Type
IBM General Purpose Ribbon
IBM General Purpose Ribbon
IBM High Contrast Ribbon
IBM High Contrast Ribbon
IBM Premium 2000
Length
60 yards
100 yards
60 yards
100 yards
90 yards