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Chapter 5 Replacing Consumable Items
(11) Set the ink ribbon in the ribbon cassette.
Set the ink ribbon and hold the flange section when setting it. Push until there is a clicking sound.
Set the cutout section of the ink ribbon paper core into the position shown in the below diagram.
• During set-up, be careful not to confuse the sending side with the wind-up side. (When set in the
ribbon stocker, make the area coming toward the upper side the wind-up side.)
• When exchanging the ink ribbon in between, set the cutout in the mark.
• Take care not to let dust into the cassette bar or ribbon. The significant presence of dust can lead to a
thermal head malfunction. If dust has settled on the cassette bar or ribbon, slightly wind the wind-up
side.
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(12) Hold the flange section in the reverse side also and set it into the ribbon cassette. Push until there is a clicking
sound.
• Make sure the ink ribbon is not slack. Roll up the ribbon if it is slack.
• Make sure there are no wrinkles in the ink ribbon Missing text occurs when there are wrinkles.
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