Weidmüller 2599430000, Manual

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Loading Material
4.3 Loading transfer ribbon
With direct thermal printing, do not load a
transfer ribbon; if one has already been
loaded, remove it.
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A
B
1
Figure 11 Guide Adjustment
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6
1 2 3 4 5
Figure 12 Loading Transfer Ribbon
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Clean printhead before loading the transfer ribbon
(→ „6.3 Cleaning the Printhead“ on page 49).
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Open the printhead.
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Set guide (1) on the ribbon supply hub to the
correct transfer ribbon width („Figure 11 Guide
Adjustment“):
• Hold the hub and unlock the guide (1) by turning
it in direction A.
• Slide the guide in direction B and adjust the guide
to the ribbon width using the scale.
• Hold the hub and lock the guide by turning it in
direction C.
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Slide transfer ribbon roll (5) onto the ribbon sup-
ply hub (3) until it reaches the guide (1) so that
the color coating of the ribbon faces downward
when being unwound.
To rewind the ribbon a ribbon core (4)
is needed that must be at least equal in
width to the supply ribbon.
• When changing the transfer ribbon
use the empty supply ribbon core for
winding the next ribbon.
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Adjust the position of the guide on the take-up
hub to the width of the ribbon core (4) and push
ribbon core on the take-up hub (2).
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Guide the transfer ribbon though the printing
unit as shown in „Figure 13 Transfer ribbon feed
path“.
ATTENTION!
Guide transfer ribbon over the label sensor (6).
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Secure starting end of transfer ribbon to the
transfer ribbon core (4) with adhesive tape. En-
sure counterclockwise rotation direction of the
transfer ribbon take-up hub here.
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Turn transfer ribbon take-up hub (2) counterclock-
wise to smooth out the feed path of the transfer
ribbon.
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Close the printhead.
Figure 13 Transfer ribbon feed path