Specifications

PA/4000 User’s Manual
Section 4, Installation
Page 15
4.14 Loading the Ribbon Roll
Follow the diagram of the ribbon path inside the print engine cover.
1. Raise the printhead lift lever
[A]
.
2. Remove remaining ribbon from the ribbon rewind roller
[C]
.
3. Unwrap ribbon roll from the package. Do not remove the ribbon leader and the
adhesive edge.
4. Slide the ribbon roll completely onto the ribbon supply hub
[D]
so that the ribbon
leader feeds off to the left.
5. Feed the leader to the left under the ribbon idler
[E]
.
6. Pass the leader under the printhead mount assembly. Be sure the ribbon passes
through the center of the ribbon sensor
[F]
and above the label edge sensor
[G]
.
7. Pull the leader through, past the ribbon shield
[H]
, and over the top of the ribbon
idler roller
[B]
.
8. Pull the leader to the ribbon rewind roller
[C]
.
9. Anchor the leader to the rewind roller
[C]
with either the clasp or the adhesive
edge on the leader. Securing with the adhesive edge requires an empty ribbon
fiber core.
10. Wind the leader counter-clockwise onto the rewind roller
[C]
.
Continue until all
of the leader wraps onto the rewind roller
[C]
and only the ribbon is exposed
(approx. 12 turns).
11. Make sure that the ribbon is feeding smoothly along its path.
12. Lock down the printhead lift lever
[A]
.
13. Close the print engine cover.
NOTE: Clean the printhead every time you replace the ribbon to
maintain print quality and extend printhead life.
PRINTHEAD
MOUNT
ASSEMBLY
[A] [B] [C] [D]
[F] [E][G][H]