Recovering from a Ribbon-Out Condition
Recovering from a Ribbon-Out Condition

Recovering from a Ribbon-Out Condition

Follow these steps to recover from a ribbon-out condition.
  1. Open the printer (see Opening and Closing the Printer).
    Observe that the reflective ribbon (used to detect end of ribbon) is exposed on the underside of the ribbon cartridge or ribbon roll. The front ribbon/top roll is also full.
  2. Remove the full roll of used ribbon from the take-up spindles and dispose of it.
  3. Move the now-empty supply ribbon roll core (situated towards the bottom/back of the ribbon carriage) up so you can replace the discarded take-up roll..
  4. Load the new ribbon roll. See Loading Thermal Transfer Roll Ribbon.
  5. Press the
    FEED
    (Advance) button once to resume printing.