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PRINTHEAD REPLACEMENT, cont'd.
Install Printhead
4.
Install the replacement printhead as follows:
a. Fit the new printhead into the bracket using a Phillips screw.
Make sure the two stubs on the bracket fit into the corre-
sponding holes in the printhead.
b. Connect the printhead cable.
c. Tilt the printhead assembly as to fit the two slots at the rear
of the mounting bracket onto the corresponding stubs in the
mechanism, then lower the front end of the print head onto the
platen.
d. Place the release rod inside the top enclosure and fit the D-
shaped end into the corresponding slot in the release knob.
e. Fit the release rod underneath the hooks on the printhead
mounting bracket. Fit the rod into the slots in the sides of the
mechanism.
f. Place the leaf spring with its fingers underneath the release
rod and with the pins of the mechanism in the alignment holes
in the spring. The tips of the spring's fingers should point
upwards.
g. Place printhead retainer bracket on spring and secure it with
the two Phillips screws.
h. Put back the access cover.
Connector
Printhead
Bracket
Screw
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