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SR200 & SR300 Printer User Guide
Load ink ribbon
1
Slide the door latch up and
open the printer door.
2
Press the ink ribbon cartridge
eject button, and remove the
orange cartridge.
3
Remove both used ribbon
spools from the cartridge (if
present).
4
Load the new roll of ink
ribbon on the cartridge:
a
Put the full spool of
ribbon on the orange
supply spindle (A).
b
Put the empty take-up
spool on the black take-
up spindle (B).
c
Align ribbon along the
three ribbon guides.
d
Make sure the ribbon
panels match the colored diagram in the cartridge.
e
Take up any slack by turning the
supply knob counter-clockwise.
Gently pull the take-up knob and
turn. If slack cannot be removed,
check that the supply and take-
up spools are firmly seated on
the spindles.
To ease inserting into the printer,
the film must be tight along the
film guides. Turning the supply and take-up knobs will help
maintain the proper tension.
5
Replace the loaded ribbon
cartridge in the printer until it
clicks into position.
6
Close the printer door.
Tips: Handling ink ribbon
•
Do not touch the printing
surface of the ink ribbon.
(Oils on hands will reduce
printing quality.)
•
Place the cartridge on a
smooth level surface when
loading or reloading.
•
Keep unused ink ribbon
in the original package until
ready for use.
•
Initialize the ink ribbon
each time you remove and
replace the ink ribbon
cartridge. See
“Initialize the
ink ribbon and retransfer
film” on page 14
.
•
See
“Storage Environment
for supplies” on page 73
for
information on storing ink
ribbon.
•
See
“Ink ribbon” on
page 68
for more
information about ink
ribbon supply.