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36 cab - Produkttechnik GmbH / Tharo Systems, Inc. Adjustment of the T ransfer Ribbon Fig. 7 c Adjustment of the transfer ribbon If creases, lines or black patches appear in the print image resulting in a poor print qual…

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Adjustment of the Printhead Support

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Apollo 1 Apollo 2/3

Fig. 7 b Adjustment of the printhead support

When printing narrow labels (width less than 2.5 in or 60 mm), it is possible that

the printhead will come into direct contact with the drive roller. This will lead to

premature wear on the printhead. In addition, the printhead will be at a slight

angle to the label, thus, the uneven pressure may result in an inconsistent

image density from one edge of the label to the other.

To correct this problem, the printhead support (2) may be adjusted.

Adjust printhead support as follows :

1. Loosen the locking screw (2). For Apollo 1, this screw is an oval-headed

screw, whereas for Apollo 2/3 it is a knurled screw.

2. Move the locking screw (2) as required within the adjustment slot (3). This

will cause the cam shaped printhead support (4) to rotate, in effect,

providing a higher or lower base on which the printhead mounting (1) rests.

As the adjustment criterion, check the quality of the print image.

3. Tighten the locking screw (2).

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Adjustment of the Transfer Ribbon

Fig. 7 c Adjustment of the transfer ribbon

If creases, lines or black patches appear in the print image resulting in a poor

print quality, this may be caused by wrinkles in the transfer ribbon (1). To

remove the wrinkles, the tension of the ribbon should be made even from the

left to the right by moving the ribbon shield (4) up or down.

1. Loosen the adjustment screw (3).

2. Shift the transfer ribbon shield (4) sideways into the direction of the wrinkle.

Moving it to the left will increase the tension on the left.

Use the scale (2) provided to monitor the adjustments made. If the screw

is in position "1", the tension is highest on the outside, and if it is in position

"5", the tension is highest on the inside.

3. After completing the adjustment, tighten the securing screw (3).

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8 Control Panel

Fig. 8 Front control panel

The front control panel of the Apollo is fitted with 4 function keys with indicator

LEDs, and a 2x16 character digital LCD display.

The control panel display constantly provides the operator with the actual

information concerning the current printer mode and label processing. The

indicator LEDs support the information shown in the display by indicating which

keys have to be pressed. (e.g. in the event of a fault)

On the following pages, you will find descriptions of the system modes of the

Apollo, the related indications by the LCD display and the LEDs as well as a

description of the function keys under differing conditions.