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SR200 & SR300 Printer User Guide
Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film
If the ink ribbon or retransfer film breaks, “Ink Search” or “Media Search” is
displayed on the LCD panel. Broken ink ribbon is shown in the following
example; repairing broken retransfer film uses the same steps.
1
Power off the printer.
2
Open the printer door.
3
Press the eject button for the appropriate cartridge and remove the
cartridge.
4
Trim the ends of the broken portions evenly.
Do not remove the used ink ribbon or film
from the take-up spool.
5
Align the ends of the broken media evenly
and apply tape to secure.
6
Turn the take-up spool counter-clockwise
until the mended portion is wound onto the
spool two or three turns.
7
Make sure the yellow panel aligns with the
arrow on the cartridge.
8
Reinstall the cartridge into the printer until it
clicks into position.
9
Close printer door.
10
Initialize the supplies as described in
“Initialize the ink ribbon and retransfer film” on page 14
.
