Installing the Thermal Transfer Assembly Position the Thermal Transfer Assembly in the printer as shown and secure using the three provided Screws. Setup and Configuration In order to use thermal transfer printing the printer must be loaded with ribbon and the ‘Select Media Type’ menu function must be set to ‘Ribbon Transfer’. For proper loading of ribbon see the ‘Ribbon Loading’ instructions in the Operator’s Manual. Follow the steps below to set the printer to ‘Ribbon Transfer’.