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Loading the Ribbon
Caution: This section is not applicable to direct thermal printing.
1. Lift to open the cover;
2. Turn the handle anticlockwise to release the Printhead Module;
3. Check the ink side on the label of the ribbon roll then unwrap the
ribbon roll pack and separate the ribbon roll and the core;
4. Adjust the brackets (figure 6), making sure that the ribbon roll is
firmly in place on the ribbon spindle;
Figure 6
5. Follow the Ribbon Path per Figure 5, slide the ribbon roll on the
ribbon supply spindle to the inside edge;
6. Refer to Figure 5, lead the ribbon through and under the Ribbon
Guide and the printhead module; (The ink side of the ribbon
should always be facing the media.)
7. Pull the ribbon pass under the printhead (Figure7);
Ribbon Spindle
Shrapnel
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