User's Manual Part 2

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer
68 PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User’s Guide
Adjusting the Printer
Use this section to perform adjustments to help solve problems
related to print quality.
Preventing Ribbon Wrinkling
If you have problems with thermal transfer ribbon getting wrinkled,
try adjusting the the ribbon tension or the ribbon shield.
To adjust the ribbon tension
1 Push in on the end knob of the ribbon supply hub.
2 Rotate the knob:
• clockwise to increase the tension.
• counterclockwise to decrease the tension.
If your labels look like the following illustration, you may want to try
adjusting the ribbon shield.
Exit Exit Extended Testmode.
Understanding the Functions in Extended Testmode
Function Description