IBM 6400 Setup Manual page 70

Chapter 2
Install The Ribbon
Tractor Door
3. Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go.
4. Press STOP to silence the alarm.
5. Close the tractor doors.
6. Remove the ribbon spools from the package.
Spool
Right Hub
Latch
7. With the ribbon supply to the outside, squeeze the right hub latch and
place the full spool on the right ribbon hub.
8. Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place.
NOTE: The ribbon must not be twisted. A twisted ribbon can lower print
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Figure 45. Forms Thickness Lever
Figure 46. Right Ribbon Hub
quality, shorten ribbon life, and cause paper or ribbon jams.
If you are installing a "Clean Hands" ribbon (identified by a long
metalic leader), the leader will enable you to install the ribbon without
getting ink on your hands.
Forms Thickness
Lever