Loading Transfer Ribbon - CAB Eos Operator's Manual

4 Loading Material

4.3 Loading Transfer Ribbon

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Fig. 12 Transfer Ribbon Feed Path
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With direct thermal printing, do not load a transfer ribbon; if one has
already been loaded, remove it.
1. Clean the printhead before loading the transfer ribbon ( 7.2 on page 23).
2. Turn lever (6) counterclockwise to open the printhead.
3. Set guide (1) on both hubs to the correct transfer ribbon width (Fig. 13):
• Hold hub and unlock guide (1) by turning it in direction A.
• Slide guide in direction B and adjust guide to ribbon width using the
scale.
• Hold hub and lock guide by turning it in direction C.
4. Load transfer ribbon (4) on the hub (5) until it reaches the guide in a way
that the color coating of the ribbon faces the opposite side of the printhead
after being loaded.
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To wind the ribbon a ribbon core (3) is needed that must be at least
equal in width to the supply ribbon.
 When changing the transfer ribbon use the empty supply ribbon
core for winding the next ribbon.
5. Adjust position of the guide on the take-up hub to the width of the ribbon
core (3) and push ribbon core on the take-up hub.
6. Guide transfer ribbon though the printing unit as shown in Fig. 12.
1 2 4 5 1
3
1
C
Fig. 13 Guide Adjustment
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A
B