Printronix P5005B, User Manual

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ETHERNET PARAMS
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Ribbon End Point
The factory default is NORMAL. This value corresponds to the
character life expectancy of the installed ribbon. For example, the
life of the Gold Series 90 ribbon is specified at 60 million
characters. By selecting NORMAL Ribbon End Point, the Ribbon
Minder tracks characters up to 60 million before declaring RIBBON
INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON. By changing this setting, the user can
specify a point lower or higher at which the RIBBON INK OUT/
CHANGE RIBBON message is displayed. Using the example
above, if the Ribbon End Point was set to Reduce 50%, the
RIBBON INK OUT/CHANGE RIBBON message would be
displayed at 30 million characters. If Ribbon End Point was set to
Extend 50%, the message would display at 97.5 million characters.
In this way, the user can set ribbon life to match the required print
density for the application.
NOTE: The percentage of ribbon use displayed on the control
panel by the Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display
tracks the consumption based on the adjusted Ribbon End
Point. For example, if the Ribbon End Point is set to
Reduce 50% (30 million characters for the standard
ribbon), the Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display starts
at 100%, and decrements to reach 0% as 30 million
characters print. If the Ribbon Type is changed from the
factory default to another value, Ribbon Usage adjusts
accordingly, where 100% corresponds to the proportionate
value of the selected length. For example, if the Ribbon
Type is set to Printronix 60 (approximately half the Factory
Cabinet ribbon), Ribbon End Point set to NORMAL would
correspond to 30 million characters (half the value of the
Factory Default ribbon). With this same 60 yard ribbon, if
Ribbon End Point was set to Reduce 50%, the character
count would be set to 15 million, etc. RibbonMinder tracks
the ink consumption based on these new parameters,
displaying 100% when a new ribbon is installed, and
tracking usage to 0%.
RIBBONMINDER