SATO M-8485Se - Page 25

Section 2. Installation
Loadin
g
the Label Stock
1.
Open the print head by rotating the Head
Latch
until the head releases. It is
spring-loaded in the open position.
2. Unlatch the
Label Hold Down by lifting up
on the latch. It is spring-loaded in the
o
p
en
p
osition.
3.
Pull the Label Ed
g
e Guide all the wa
y
out.
4. Remove approximately 18 inches of labels
from the backin
g
liner.
5. Route the label liner under the Label Hold
Down and under the print head and out
the front of the printer.
6. Pull the liner through the printer until the
first label is positioned under the Label
Hold Down.
Label Edge
Guide
Label Hold Down
7. Push the labels in until they contact the
inside edge of the printer, then position
the Label Edge Guide until it lightly
contacts the outside edge of the label
liner.
8. Close and latch the Label Hold Down and
Print Head.
9.
Release the Nip Roller Hold Down by
rotating the Nip Roller Latch tab
clockwise. The Nip Roller Hold Down will
swin
g
down.
Label Hold Down
Closed
Labels
10. Route the liner over the peel bar and back
between the Nip Roller Hold Down and
the Ni
p
Roller.
11.
Pull the liner tight. Close the Nip Roller
Hold Down by pushing upward until it
latches in place. Make sure the Nip Roller
Latch is securel
y
en
g
a
g
ed.
Note: Always check that the backing paper is
tau
t
between Platen Roller an
d
Ni
p
Roller.
Nip Roller
Latch
Nip Roller
Hold Down
Label
Liner
Peel
Bar
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