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USER MANUAL
Setup
AP 5.4 – AP 5.6
15
Settings
Mechanic settings
Ribbon brake (AP 5.6)
[24] Adjusting knob at the ribbon mandrels
A
Setting for low braking torque
B
Setting for high braking torque
The braking torque of the AP 5.6 ribbon mandrels can be set in two strengths.
•
High braking torque = red ring is visible [24B]
•
Low braking torque = red ring is
not
visible [24A]
Changing the braking torque:
Pull at the green adjusting knob and turn it ¼ rotation, until it snaps in.
•
Increasing the braking torque: turn
clockwise
•
Decreasing the braking torque: turn
anti-clockwise
Always keep the unwinding mandrel set to „low braking torque“. Exception:
printing with long backward movement stretch (
PRINT PARAMETERS > Cut mode
=
„Real 1:1 mode“ or
DISPENSER PARA > Dispense Mode
= „Real 1:1 mode“)
Ribbon width Setting rewinding mandrel
50-90 mm
low braking torque [24A]
90-110 mm
both settings possible
110-172 mm
high braking torque [24B]
[Tab. 1] Typical values for setting the ribbon brake.
A
B
