Maintenance
Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge
Caution:
Make sure the printer has been turned off for at least 15 minutes before replacing the
ribbon cartridge, because the print head may be hot.
When Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
When the print quality starts to become poor, the ribbon cartridge must be changed.
The ribbon cartridge life is 15 million characters for the black ribbon and 2 million characters for
each band of the color ribbon.
How to Replace the Ribbon Cartridge
To remove the ribbon cartridge follow the steps described in the Setting Up Your Printer section
in reverse order and install a new cartridge as described.
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