User's Guide

34 Using the Printer
Replace the Ink Ribbon
Replace the ink ribbon when the ribbon runs out.
1. Unlock the printer, if necessary, and open the
printer access door.
2. Press the ink ribbon cartridge release button and
remove the blue ink ribbon cartridge (C1).
3. Place the cartridge on a flat surface with the
spindles facing up.
4. Remove both used spools from the cartridge.
a. Press the blue latch button and slide the
used supply spool out from the cartridge.
b. Press the silver latch button and slide the
full take-up spool out from the cartridge.
c. Follow your site’s guidelines to properly
discard the used ink ribbon.
5. Clean the printer.
Each ink ribbon package contains an isopropanol
cleaning card.
a. Open the ink ribbon package and remove the
cleaning card.
b. Run the cleaning card through the printer.
Refer to “Clean the Printer” on page 47 for
complete information about the cleaning
process.
We recommend that you clean the printer after every 250 cards processed and
each time you install a new ink ribbon. Refer to the “Printer Cleaning Schedule” on
page 46 for a complete schedule for cleaning the printer.
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Cleaning
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Ink Ribbon
Isopropanol
Cleaning Card