Zebra Technologies Z6M - Manual (Page 44)

36 Zebra Z4M/Z6M Printers User’s Guide
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To remove the ribbon:
1. If the ribbon has not run out, break it between the ribbon guide plate and the ribbon
take-up spindle.
2. While turning the ribbon take-up spindle release knob counterclockwise, squeeze
the ribbon against the ribbon take-up spindle tension blades.
3. When the tension blades collapse into the ribbon take-up spindle, hold the release
knob and rotate the spent ribbon toward the rear of the printer. Then, slide off the
ribbon.