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5/22/2012 GC420t™ User Guide P1052686-001
Loading Transfer Ribbon
Transfer ribbons come in several varieties and in some cases colors to match your application
needs. Genuine Zebra
®
transfer ribbons are specifically designed for your printer and Zebra
brand media. Using non-Zebra media or ribbons not approved for use in your Zebra
®
printer
may damage your printer or printhead.
• The media and ribbon types should be matched to provide you with optimal print results.
• Always use ribbon that is wider than the media to protect the printhead from wear.
• For direct thermal printing, do not load ribbon in the printer.
Your printer needs to use Zebra
®
Uni-Ribbon™ (universal ribbon). Uni-Ribbons have a ribbon
out trailer (reflector) to stop printing when empty. Zebra
®
Uni-Ribbon™ will work on older
model Zebra
®
desktop printers too.
Uni-Ribbons are identified with a color coded leader.
• Blue - Performance Wax (5319)
• Silver - Premium Wax/Resin (3200)
• Gold - Performance Resin (5095) for synthetics (6 ips max. speed) and coated paper
(4 ips max. speed)
• Red - Premium Resin (5100) for synthetics (4 ips max. speed)
Before following these steps, prepare the ribbon by removing its wrapping and pulling its
adhesive strip free.
See Ribbon Overview on page 36 for more information on ribbon use.
Notch
Adhesive Strip
Right Side
(printer and roll)
Important • DO NOT USE early model desktop printer ribbon cores! The older ribbon cores
can be identified by notches on only one side of the ribbon core. These older cores are too large
and will cause take-up spool to bind.
Note • DO NOT USE ribbon cores with damaged notches - rounded, frayed, smashed, etc. The
core notches should be square to lock the core on the spindle or the core may slip causing
ribbon wrinkle, poor end of ribbon sensing or other intermittent failures.