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9-2 RibbonMinder
The
RibbonMinder feature detects when
no usable ink remains. The message display will indi
Ć
cate 0% and the printer will alert you. At this point, the printer is typically configured to stop
printing,
declare a RIBBON F
AULT
, and display a CHANGE RIBBON message.
FAULT CONDITION
CHANGE RIBBON
CHANGE RIBBON message at 0%
Finally,
the RibbonMinder also allows you to set a new JOB R
A
TE value for the next job. This
value
is based on the type of job to be run by the printer. The RibbonMinder also provides an
ANALYZE JOB mode to easily calibrate the RibbonMinder for each job that the printer will
run,
in order to determine the value of the JOB R
ATE.
CURRENT 350
NEW RATE
ON LINE 425A
DP AT 10 CPI
SET JOB RATE menu
ANALYZE JOB RATE display
450
NOTE:
All RibbonMinder parameters (Job Rate, Ribbon Size, When W
orn Action, En
Ć
able/Disable) are automatically saved in NOVR
AM when selected.
Analyzing a Job
Every
job needs to be analyzed to determine its JOB R
A
TE, and
the JOB R
A
TE must be set for
the RibbonMinder to work correctly. The JOB RATE describes the rate at which a job wears
out
the ribbon. JOB R
A
TE values can range from 0 (no wear) to 1000 (the highest possible rate
of
ink consumption).
It
is only necessary to analyze
a JOB R
A
TE for a particular job once, provided the JOB R
A
TE is
recorded
for future use. F
or example, if you know that the same job will be run more than
once,
analyze
the job once and record the JOB R
A
TE for the next time that job is run. A new ribbon
must
be used when analyzing a job. The printer status lamps will flash until a new ribbon is in
Ć
stalled.
1. Unlock the Control Panel
Place
the printer OFFLINE. Unlock the printer configuration by simultaneously
pressing
MENU UP and MENU DOWN until the message ENTER SWITCH NOT LOCKED
appears
briefly in the message display.
ENTER SWITCH
NOT LOCKED
2. Enable the RibbonMinder Monitor Feature
From the OFFLINE READY display, press MENU DOWN until the RIBBON LIFE
menu
options are displayed. P
ress NEXT or PREV repeatedly until ENABLE/DIS
ABLE