Intermec EasyCoder 501 – Service Manual Ed. 7
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Chapter 24 Print Quality Adjustment
Ribbon Assist Roller, cont.
• If the ribbon gets wrinkled at the inner edge, you should move
the end of the roller slightly rearward, that is, rotate the screw-
driver counterclockwise and vice versa.
• Select an appropriate layout, for example a test label, and print
it repeatedly while carefully moving the end of the roller back
or forth, depending on which side the wrinkling has occurred.
• When the wrinkling ceases, continue the movement ever so
slightly to create a small safety margin. The movement is best
detected by the relation between the roller bearing and the hole
through the upper gable.
Another method is to determine the positions where wrinkling
starts at either side and adjust the roller to the middle.
• You will need to print several labels before a new adjustment
has any noticeable effect.
• When you are satisfi ed that the problem is cleared, tighten the
locking screw and test again by printing several more labels.
Readjust if necessary.
Wrinkling Turn
Key
Inner side
counterclockwise
Outer side
clockwise
24.3 Mechanical
Adjustments, cont.