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Corrective Maintenance
Ribbon Strip Plate
8/9/07 ZM400/ZM600 Maintenance Manual 14207L-001 A
Install the New Ribbon Strip Plate
1. See Figure 65 on page 190. Align the ribbon strip plate and screws with the two mounting
holes.
2. Slightly tighten the mounting screws.
3. Align the strip plate with the screw heads in the center of the slots in the ribbon strip plate.
4.
5.
Reinstall the AC power cord and data cables.
6. Press and hold PAUSE and turn on (l) the printer.
7. After the Power On Self Test (POST), the printer will start to print the Pause test labels.
8. Press PAUSE. After the printer pauses, observe the ribbon for possible problems such as
wrinkling.
9. Does the ribbon wrinkle or track incorrectly?
Adjust the Strip Plate
1. The strip plate can be adjusted for proper tracking and separation of the ribbon from the
media after printing.
2. Loosen the two mounting screws securing the strip plate to the front of the print
mechanism assembly.
3. Press PAUSE to restart the printing.
4. While the printer is running adjust the strip plate so that the ribbon is flat, smooth and
tracks properly when fed to the ribbon take-up spindle.
5. Tighten the strip plate mounting screws and print a minimum of 25 labels while checking
for ribbon wrinkle, tracking and media/ribbon separation problems.
6. If problem persists repeat step 4.
Caution • When you are loading media or ribbon, remove all jewelry that could come
into contact with the printhead or other printer parts.
Reinstall the media and ribbon.
If… Then…
No a. Tighten the mounting screws.
b. Installation is complete.
Yes Continue with Adjust the Strip Plate.
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