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3. SET UP
3.1 Setting Up the Printer
1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface.
2. Make sure the
POWER
switch is off.
3. Connect the printer to the computer mainframe with the provided RS-232C or
Centronics cable.
4. Plug the power cord into the power supply connector at the rear of the printer,
and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded receptable.
3.2 Loading Label and Tag Stock
1. Open the printer cover
2. Disengage the printer carriage by pulling the printer carriage release lever on
the left side of the platen.
3. Slide the label supply roll spindle through the core of a label roll and attach the
fixing tabs onto the spindle.
4. Place the label roll into the label roll mount. Feed the label under the carriage
and over the platen.
5. Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the media.
6. Engage the printer carriage.
7. Wind the label roll until it becomes adequately taut.
8. Close the printer cover and press the
FEED
button three or four times until the
green
ON-LINE
indicator illuminates.
9. When the printer is out of ribbon or media, the
ON-LINE
LED will not illuminate
and the
ERR.
LED will flash. Reload the ribbon or media without turning off the
printer power. Press the
FEED
button three or four times until the
ON-LINE
LED illuminates. The printing job will be resumed without data loss.
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