Ink Ribbon
Ink Ribbon is Broken
- Repair the ink ribbon.
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Cautions
If the security lock is on, deactivate it. After work is complete, activate the security lock again.
Stand the cassette on a flat surface as illustrated in the diagram. Avoid doing so on the floor as dust attached to it may cause printing errors.
Do not touch the inked surface (the side that faces outward when installed) with your hand. Touching it may cause printing errors. Put on the supplied gloves when handling the ink ribbon.
The cassette is heavy when the ink ribbon is loaded. To prevent the cassette from dropping during handling, make sure to hold it with both hands.
When installing a used ink ribbon, align the yellow side of the unused ribbon with the arrow indicated on the label of the cassette. If the position of the yellow side is not properly aligned, the print may turn out light.
Do not perform any work on the printer door. Do not place heavy objects or apply load on the printer. Doing so may damage it.
During replacement, clean the four bobbin holders on the printer. If burrs produced by friction with the bobbins are attached to the bobbin holders, they may fall onto the card, ink ribbon, or retransfer film, causing printing errors.
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Cut away the broken portion, and attach the unused portion at the supply side to the other end at the take-up side using an adhesive tape, while making sure that the joint surface is even
Cautions
Do not discard the used ribbon at the take-up side.
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- Align the yellow side of the unused portion with the arrow indicated on the label of the cassette.
Insert the cassette all the way in along the guide rail until a “click” sound is heard, followed by closing the printer door
to reset the printer
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To avoid printing errors, it is recommended that you forward by one or two images after installing the ink ribbon cassette or retransfer film cassette.
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