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1852-2 PRINT HEAD SPRING CLIP (1 of 2) RIBBON ADVANCE KNOB RIBBON CASSETTE Installation and Setup Installing the Dot Matrix Printer Ribbon Cassette Install the labeler ribbon cassette in the dot matrix printer by followi…

Installation

and

Setup

Calibrating

Labels

8.

Thread

the

label

liner

across

the

platen

and

lower

the

application

plate

to

hold

it

in

position.

9.

Route

the

liner

to

the

left

side

of

roller

E

and

to

the

right

of

roller

F.

Allow

the

remaining

liner

to

drape

to

the

left

of

knob

G.

10.

Move

roller

F

to

the

right

until

it

snaps

into

position.

Note:

To

ensure

correct

label

printing

and

application,

make

sure

both

pinch

rollers

(B

and

F)

are

fully

engaged.

At

certain

times,

you

must

calibrate

the

labels

so

that

the

2500

can

correctly

print

and

apply

them

to

devices.

During

the

label

calibration

process,

the

ADC

(label

detection)

optic

reads

and

assigns

a

value

to

the

amount

of

light

passing

through

the

label

when

it

is

blocking

the

optic.

You

can

view

and

adjust

this

ADC

optic

value

from

the

2500's

optics

diagnostics

menu

(refer

to

page

5-34).

You

must

calibrate

labels

whenever

you:

•

Change

the

labels

•

Change

the

ribbon

•

Advance

the

labels

by

running

the

label

drive

motor

test,

turning

the

label

advance

knob,

or

pulling

the

labels

forward

by

hand

•

Adjust

the

ADC

optic

value

To

calibrate

labels,

do

the

following:

1.

Place

your

finger

next

to

the

press

bearings

to

“catch”

the

two

or

three

labels

that

are

advanced

during

the

calibration

process.

2.

Press

CAL

on

the

2500's

keyboard.

3.

When

the

labels

stop

advancing,

calibration

is

complete.

ProMaster

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User

Manual

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1852-2

PRINT HEAD

SPRING CLIP

(1 of 2)

RIBBON

ADVANCE

KNOB

RIBBON

CASSETTE

Installation

and

Setup

Installing

the

Dot

Matrix

Printer

Ribbon

Cassette

Install

the

labeler

ribbon

cassette

in

the

dot

matrix

printer

by

following

this

procedure

(see

Figure

2-10):

1.

Rotate

the

knob

on

the

new

cassette

in

the

direction

indicated

by

the

arrow

(counter-clockwise)

to

pull

the

ribbon

taut.

2.

Guide

the

new

cassette

so

the

ribbon

fits

between

the

print

head

and

the

platen.

3.

With

the

ribbon

now

partially

in

place

over

the

print

head,

slowly

turn

the

cassette

knob

while

applying

gentle

pressure

on

the

cassette

until

it

drops

into

place

on

the

ribbon

spline

drive.

The

spline

drive

is

located

on

the

labeler

directly

behind

the

ribbon

advance

knob.

Note:

You

will

have

to

turn

the

ribbon

advance

knob

slightly

until

the

slot

on

the

back

of

the

cassette

aligns

with

the

spline

drive.

4.

Ensure

that

the

ribbon

is

in

place

by

lightly

pulling

on

it.

It

should

not

come

off

the

clips.

5.

Calibrate

the

labels

(see

page

2-10).

Figure

2-10

Installing

the

Labeler

Ribbon

Cassette

in

the

Dot

Matrix

Printer

2-12

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Manual

Installation

and

Setup

Setting

Up

the

Thermal

Printer

Before

labels

can

be

printed

and

applied

to

processed

devices,

the

label

and

ribbon

material

must

first

be

loaded.

The

following

sections

cover

the

correct

procedures

for

loading

and

calibrating

labels

and

loading

a

new

ribbon

and

repairing

a

torn

ribbon.

Loading

Labels

Threading

labels

on

the

thermal

labeler

is

similar

to

threading

labels

on

the

dot

matrix

labeler

(see

Figure

2-11).

The

major

difference

on

the

thermal

printer

is

that

the

retractable

rollers

(platen

pinch

and

label

pinch

rollers)

snap

back

into

position

if

you

release

them.

On

the

dot

matrix

labeler,

the

rollers

remain

in

the

open

position.

Note:

Do

not

tighten

the

label

roll

on

its

core.

The

roll

is

intentionally

loose

so

the

combination

of

high

temperature

and

humidity

do

not

cause

the

labels

to

peel

incorrectly.

Follow

this

procedure

to

load

a

new

roll

of

labels.

1.

Push

the

label

pinch

roller

and

the

platen

pinch

rollers

into

their

retracted

positions

away

from

the

platen.

2.

Remove

the

magnetic

cover

from

the

label

roll.

3.

Install

the

new

label

roll

on

the

label

supply

hub

so

that

the

leader

comes

off

from

the

right

side

of

the

hub

(see

Figure

2-11).

4.

Mount

the

magnetic

cover

over

the

label

roll

to

hold

the

labels

in

place.

5.

Prepare

the

label

path

by

raising

the

application

plate

and

retracting

the

platen

pinch

and

label

pinch

rollers.

6.

Thread

about

2

feet

(60

cm)

of

label

liner

around

the

left

side

of

the

label

alignment

roller

and

through

the

gap

between

the

application

plate

and

the

output

track.

Lay

the

liner

along

the

output

track

for

the

time

being.

7.

Position

the

label

liner

on

the

underside

of

the

platen

and

guide

the

platen

pinch

roller

back

into

its

operating

position

against

the

platen

to

hold

the

liner

in

place.

8.

Thread

the

liner

between

the

ADC

optic

and

the

platen,

and

then

between

the

print

head

and

the

platen.

9.

Make

sure

that

the

label

liner

is

flat

against

the

underside

of

the

platen.

10.

Feed

the

liner

back

over

the

top

of

the

platen

and

through

the

gap

between

the

platen

and

the

track.

11.

Thread

it

between

the

label

drive

roller

and

the

label

pinch

roller

(see

Figure

2-11).

12.

Thread

the

liner

between

it

and

the

drive

roller.

Guide

the

spring-

loaded

pinch

roller

back

into

its

operating

position

against

the

drive

roller.

Make

certain

that

there

is

no

slack

in

the

liner.

13.

Lower

the

label

application

plate.

This

completes

the

installation

procedure.

Be

sure

to

calibrate

the

labels

as

described

in

the

next

section

before

attempting

to

label

devices.

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