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Chapter 3 Printer Adjustments
Adjusting the Ribbon
When using narrow-width ribbons or very specialist thermal ribbon
material, it may be necessary to adjust the ribbon tension and ribbon
balance adjustments to avoid ribbon wrinkle or slippage.
Front ribbon left-right
balance adjustment knob
Back ribbon left-right
balance adjustment knob
Front ribbon tension
adjustment knob
Back ribbon tension
adjustment knob
Ribbon Tension Adjustment
The ribbon tension has three adjustment positions on both the feeding
side (back side) and winding side (front side).
Weak
Strong
Strong
Weak
Front Back
Adjustment criteria
Ribbon width of 6 inches: strong
Ribbon width of 4 inches: medium
Ribbon width of 2 inches: weak
First make a test print and then adjust the printer as required:
• Slippage of the ribbon causes a dirty lm to be seen on the media.
Reduce the tension adjusters
• Ribbon wrinkle (diagonal lines across printout): Increase the ribbon
tension.
After making any adjustments, print another test print or two to make
sure the ribbon is feeding correctly.
Setting the Ribbon (p.28)
Self Print Mode (p.32)
