IBM 6400 Series, Setup Manual

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Chapter 2
Install The Ribbon
Figure 45. Forms Thickness Lever
3. Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go.
4. Press STOP to silence the alarm.
5. Close the tractor doors.
6. Remove the ribbon spools from the package.
Figure 46. Right Ribbon Hub
7. With the ribbon supply to the outside, squeeze the right hub latch and
place the full spool on the right ribbon hub.
8. Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place.
NOTE: The ribbon must not be twisted. A twisted ribbon can lower print
quality, shorten ribbon life, and cause paper or ribbon jams.
If you are installing a “Clean Hands” ribbon (identified by a long
metalic leader), the leader will enable you to install the ribbon without
getting ink on your hands.
Tractor Door
Forms Thickness
Lever
Right Hub
Latch
Spool