Primera FX400e, User Manual

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Hardware and Software Setup
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4. Install a ribbon on the
ribbon supply spindle.
5. Mount the ribbon supply
spindle on the rear hubs.
6. Open the printer’s top
cover by releasing the
green top cover open
levers located on each
side of the printer and
lifting the top cover. Pull
the ribbon from the rib-
bon supply spindle cross the print head and stick the end cen-
tered onto the ribbon rewind paper core.
7. Rotate the ribbon rewind paper core until the ribbon leader is
thoroughly, firmly encompassed by the black section of the rib-
bon.
8. Close the ribbon access window and lift up the top cover to the
ultimate angle then close the top cover gently and it will be kept
at a stop position between 1 and 2 for a while. Use both hands
to gently push down the top cover to close it and make sure the
cover is latched on both sides.
Note: The printer automatically detects if a ribbon is installed after
power on and will switch to thermal transfer or direct thermal
printing mode. If the printer does not detect a ribbon (direct
thermal mode), the motor that drives the ribbon spindles will
be turned off. Make sure both the ribbon access window and
the printer top cover are closed when powering the printer up.
Ribbon
Supply Spindle
Rear Hub
Ribbon
Supply
Spindle
Printhead
Printer Top Cover