EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY EST2, Installation Sheets Manual

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Paper roll
Spindle
Printer cradle
Retaining clip
Printer mechanism
Manual
paper
feed
Face plate
Paper
take-up
reel
Paper slot
Paper
Paper slot
Locking pin
Advance spindle
Figure 5: Printing mechanism
With printer cartridge installed
With printer cartridge removed
Figure 4: Pivoting the printer cradle
Figure 2: Paper replacement
Ribbon cartridge
Ribbon advance knob
Lift here to
remove the
ribbon
cartridge.
The ribbon
should be
directly in
front of the
paper.
Printing
mechanism
Printer
cradle
Ribbon
cartridge
To replace the paper:
1. Remove the printed paper from the take-up reel (Figure 2).
2. Remove the empty paper roll and spindle from the printer cradle.
3. Install the spindle in the new paper roll.
4. Pull out enough paper to avoid activating the Paper Out sensor until
the paper is in the print head.
5. Cut or fold the end of the paper into a clean edge.
6. Set the paper roll and spindle in the printer cradle with the paper
feeding from the lower front edge of the roll.
7. Insert the end of the paper into the print head (Figure 3).
8. Turn the manual paper feed to advance the paper through the print
head and out the lower paper slot.
9. Press the paper advance switch to route the paper from the lower slot
to the upper paper slot.
10. Insert the end of the paper into the edge of the take-up reel.
11. Press the paper take-up switch to remove any slack in the paper.
To replace the ribbon cartridge:
1. Remove the paper from the take-up reel.
2. Remove the ribbon cable from the retaining clip on the back of the
printer cradle (Figure 4).
3. Pivot the printer cradle around the two silver locking pins so that the
ribbon cartridge is up.
4. Lift the right edge of the ribbon cartridge to remove it from the printer
mechanism (Figure 5).
5. Place the left edge of the new ribbon cartridge over the ribbon
advance spindle.
6. Make sure the new ribbon enters the slot directly in front of the paper.
7. Press the right side of the ribbon cartridge down until it locks.
8. Turn the ribbon advance knob on the left side of the ribbon cartridge
until the ribbon moves freely in the printer mechanism.
9. Pivot the printer mechanism around the two silver locking pins back
into its normal position.
10. Insert the ribbon cable under the retaining clip on the back of the
printer mechanism.
11. Re-install the paper take-up reel.
Note: Do not remove power from the printer to replace paper.
Warning: Remove power from the printer before replacing the ribbon
cartridge. Failure to do so may result in serious injury or loss of life.
Replacing paper
Replacing ribbon cartridges
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Manual
paper
feed
Figure 3: Printing mechanism/manual paper feed
Print head
Paper
Paper
Turn the manual paper
feed counter-clockwise
to advance the paper
through the print head.
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