Printronix P9000 Series - Manual (Page 195)

9-9 RibbonMinder
2. Enter SET JOB RATE mode
From OFFLINE READY, press MENU DOWN to enter the RIBBON LIFE menu.
Press NEXT to enter the SET JOB RATE. The CURRENT VALUE at this point correĆ
sponds to the previous job.
CURRENT
NEW RATE
375
375 *
3. Change to New Rate
Set the NEW RATE value to equal the rate of the next job. The NEXT switch will increase
the value of the NEW RATE. Pressing PREV will decrease the value of the NEW RATE.
CURRENT
NEW RATE
375
280
4. Select the NEW RATE value
Press ENTER to enter this new value. The JOB RATE can also be sent from the host.
CURRENT
NEW RATE
280
280 *
OPTIONAL: To prevent unauthorized changes to the RibbonMinder JOB RATE, the
printer configuration should be relocked. To lock the printer configuration, place the
printer OFFLINE; then press MENU UP and MENU DOWN simultaneously until ENĆ
TER SWITCH LOCKED appears briefly in the message display.
Changing a Ribbon Early
Occasionally, a ribbon malfunctions and must be replaced before the ink has been depleted.
This may occur with ribbons that have been snagged, folded, or otherwise damaged. Whenever
the need arises to change a ribbon early, replace the defective ribbon with a new one and reset
the ribbon life to 100% according to the following procedure.
1. Enter NEW RIBBON mode
Place the printer OFFLINE. Press MENU DOWN to enter the RIBBON LIFE menu.
Press NEXT until NEW RIBBON is displayed (ignore any brief messages that indicate
ENTER SWITCH LOCKED; the printer configuration does not have to be unlocked for
an operator to reset the ribbon life for a new ribbon).
RIBBON LIFE
NEW RIBBON
43%