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Operation2-14
Unloading Paper
1. Place
the printer off line and raise the printer cover.
2. T
ear off the paper below the paper slot.
3. F
ully raise the F
orms Thickness A
djustment L
ever.
4.
Open both tractor gates and remove the paper from the tractor sprockets.
5. Gently
pull the paper up through the paper
slot. Be careful not to let paper perforations or
sprocket
holes catch on the ribbon mask.
Replacing The Ribbon
Each
printer is shipped with a standard black ink, one-inch nylon fabric ribbon on two spools.
OCR
(extra dark) ribbons are also available. R
eplace the ribbon when
the print contrast is too
light
or after each box of standard size computer paper. Use only ribbons that meet the specifi
Ć
cations
stated in Specifications, Appendix C.
NOTE: T
o use RibbonMinder features, refer to the RibbonMinder chapter
.
T
o replace the ribbon, perform the following steps and refer to Figure 2-7.
1.
Place the printer off line and raise the printer cover.
2. F
ully raise the F
orms Thickness A
djustment L
ever (A) to open the platen.
3. Unlatch
the ribbon spools (B) and carefully lift them off the hubs (C). R
aise the ribbon out
of
the ribbon path. Discard the used ribbon.
4. Place
each new ribbon spool (B
)
on a hub (C) with the ribbon to the outside. Either ribbon
spool
can be loaded on either hub.
5. P
ress the spools down until the latch (D
)
snaps in place.
6. Thread the ribbon around the two ribbon guides (E) and through the ribbon path as
shown
in the diagram (F) on the ribbon deck cover. The ribbon must pass between the two
thin
metallic strips called the hammer bank cover (G
)
and the ribbon mask (H). Manually
turn the ribbon spools to ensure that the ribbon is tracking correctly in the ribbon path,
and
the reversal strip is between the hub and the ribbon guide.
- CAUTION -
The ribbon must not be twisted. A twisted ribbon can lower print quality, shorten
ribbon
life, or cause paper jams.
- VORSICHT
-
Der Farbband darf nicht verdreht sein. Ein verdrehter Farbband kann die DruckĆ
qualität und die Farbbandlebensdaür erniedrigen, oder könnte
Papiertransportfehler
hervorr
ufen.