User's Manual

8
BEFORE OPERATION
INK RIBBON INSTALLATION
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NOTE
Load the ink ribbon in the ink ribbon
cassette as shown below.
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Shaft
Press the POWER switch on the rear
panel to turn on the power.
POWER
switch
After the POWER indicator changes from
orange to green, press the front release
button and pull out the slide door by the
handle at the front bottom. Pull out the
slide door until it stops.
Handle
Front release
button
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push down on the slide door when they are
open, this printer may fall and it can cause
damage or injury.
CAUTION
Place the ink ribbon cassette containing
the ink ribbon in the position as shown in
the illustration.
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on both sides of the cassette with the right and left
guides inside the slide door and slide it in a slanting
direction.
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holding the handle.
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head
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or dust on the thermal head will degrade the
print quality.
NOTE
Do not touch the thermal head right
after printing because it is extremely hot.
Otherwise you may get burned or injured.
CAUTION
Note that the thermal head is quite sensitive
to static electricity. When you touch the
thermal head while carrying static electricity
on your body, the thermal head may be
damaged.
NOTE
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falls from the insertion slot, the printer or
accessories may be damaged.
NOTE
When not changing the print paper, push
the slide door to close.
When changing the print paper, see “PRINT
PAPER INSTALLATION.”