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PL1200 Thermal Transfer Printer
Operations
4.3 Installing the Label Media Reels
To install a label media reel, set the drive arm ‘lock knob’ to the ‘open’ position (see section 4.2
of this chapter for instructions) and snap the pressure clips on the ‘stock’ and ‘take up’ label
mandrels to the open position.
Place an empty core onto the ‘take up’ mandrel and snap the pressure clips on the mandrel to
the ‘closed’ position to secure the reel to the mandrel.
Place the label media reel onto the ‘stock’ mandrel so that it feeds from the top of the reel and
then snap the pressure clips on this mandrel to the ‘closed’ position to secure the reel to the
mandrel.
Take the label leader and feed it between the ‘transfer roller arm’ assembly and the label tension
block and print head cover as shown in diagram 4.3a.
Diagram 4.3a
Label deck
Feed label leader
between these parts
Stock
mandrel
Take up
mandrel
Manual
advance
knob