Loading ribbon, Install the ribbon supply roll, Install the take-up core – MTD TLP 2824-Z User Manual
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TLP 2824-Z User Guide
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Getting Started
Loading Ribbon
Loading Ribbon
You must use thermal transfer media (accepts wax and/or resin transferred off a ribbon) when
you use a ribbon. When loading ribbon, you install the supply and take-up rolls, then tighten
the ribbon on the carriage.
Install the Ribbon Supply Roll
Before following these steps, prepare the ribbon by removing its wrapping and pulling its
adhesive strip free.
1.
Thread the ribbon through the carriage.
2.
Press the right side onto the supply hub.
3.
Align the notches on the left side and mount onto the spokes of the left hub.
Install the Take-Up Core
1.
Press the right side onto the take-up hub.
2.
Align the notches on the left side and mount onto the spokes of the left hub.
You can find your first ribbon take-up core in the packing box. Subsequently, use the empty
supply core to take up the next roll of ribbon.