4. Pull the transfer ribbon's leader off the roll and
attach its adhesive strip to the empty ribbon core on
the supply spindle. Center the ribbon on the ribbon
core. (See Figure 7)
Figure 7
5. Rotate the thumb wheel on the left side of the supply
spindle towards the rear of the printer until the ribbon
is pulled tight across the printhead. (See Figure 8)
Figure 8
6. Verify that the media is loaded and ready to print
and then close the printer cover.
7.
Press the Feed button to have the printer feed a
minimum of 4" (10 cm) of media to remove slack
and ribbon wrinkle and to align the ribbon on the
spindles.
8. Change the print mode setting from direct thermal
printing to thermal transfer to set the printer's
temperature profiles for thermal transfer media. This
can be done with the printer driver, application
software, or printer programming commands.
a. When controlling printer operations with ZPL
programming, refer to the Media Type (^MT) ZPL
II command.
b. When controlling printer operations with EPL Page
Mode, refer to the Options (O) EPL command.
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LOADING THE TRANSFER RIBBON CONTINUED
9. To verify the mode change to thermal transfer printing,
see the next section to print a configuration label. The
'PRINT METHOD' should read 'THERMAL TRANS' on the
printer configuration status label.
10. The printer is now ready to print.
PRINTING A CONFIGURATION LABEL
Before connecting the printer to a computer, make sure
the printer is in working order by printing a configuration
label. (See Figure 9)
1.
Make sure the media is
properly loaded and the
top cover of the printer
is closed. Turn the printer
power on. If the printer
initializes with the status
light blinking green
(pause mode), press the
Feed button once to set
the printer in ready (to
print) mode. Ready mode
is a solid green light.
2. Press the Feed button two
or three times to allow
the printer to calibrate for
the installed media. The
printer may feed several
labels during this process.
3. When the status light is
solid green (ready mode),
press and hold the Feed
button until the status light
flashes once.
4. Release the Feed button.
A configuration label will
print.
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