TallyGenicom T6200 Series, Operator'S Manual

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Operator Manual
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Ribbon Monitor Operation
When the number of characters printed reaches the ribbon life threshold, the
current print job will stop, the Fault indicator will light, and the Replace Ribbon
message will appear. When this situation occurs:
Clear the fault with the Clear key. The fault indicator should turn off and
the Replace Ribbon message should disappear.
Look at the recently printed output of the printer to determine if the ribbon
is exhausted. If the quality of the output is still acceptable, you can in-
crease the ribbon life threshold through the RibnMon Thresh option. The
the printer can then be placed back online and printing will resume.
If the printed output is too light, then the ribbon is exhausted. Replace the
ribbon with a new one, and reset the ribbon count with the Clear Menu
Ribbon Count option. The printer can then be placed back online and
printing will resume.
If the printing application is particularly heavy, it may be necessary to
decrease the threshold.
The current Ribbon Monitor status can be obtained by printing a Calibrations
Report (see Configuration Menu - Printer Category - Report Option). This
report will inducate whether Ribbon Monitor is enabled, the estimated number
of characters printed since Ribbon Monitor was last reset, and the selected
threshold.
If the LAN interface is installed, the Ribbon Monitor status can be viewed
graphically in WebPanel in the form of a "gas gauge". The size of the gas
gauge bar decreases as a percentage of remaining expected ribbon life. The
color of the bar is green when expected remaining ribbon life is between 51%
and 100%, yellow when between 26% and 50%, and red when 25% or less.
WebPanel can also be configured to send an Email Notification when the
expected remaining ribbon life falls to 25%.