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Toloadribbon,refertoFigure22andfollowtheprocedurebelow.
NOTE:Useribbonthatisatleastaswideasthemedia.Thesmooth
backingoftheribbonprotectstheprintheadfromwearand
prematurefailureduetoexcessiveabrasion.(Fordirectthermal
printmode,ribbonisnotusedandshouldnotbeloadedinthe
printer.)
1.Alignthesegmentsoftheribbonsupplyspindle.
2.Placetheribbonrollontheribbonsupplyspindle.
NOTE:Makesurethatthecoreispushedupagainst
thestopontheribbonsupplyspindleand
thattheribbonisalignedsquarelywithitscore.Ifthisisnotdone,
theribbonmaynotcovertheprintheadentirelyontheinside,
exposingprintelementstopotentiallydamagingcontactwiththe
media.
3.Opentheprinthead.
4.(Optional)Tomakeribbonloadingand
unloadingeasier,makealeaderforyour
ribbonrollifitdoesn’talreadyhaveone.
5.Tearoffastripofmedia(labelsand
backing)about6-12”(152-305mm)long
fromtheroll.Peeloffalabelfromthis
strip.Applyhalfofthislabeltotheend
ofthestripandtheotherhalftotheend
oftheribbon.Thisactsasaribbon
leader.
6.Threadtheribbon(withleader,ifused)asshownwithoutcreasingor
wrinklingit.
ZebraR-140User’sGuide 43
Ribbon
Label
Stripofmedia
6-12”long