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7 ribbon guide plate adjustments – Citizen Systems CLP-8301 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Media (Paper) and Ribbon

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4.7 Ribbon guide plate adjustments

The ribbon guide plate may need adjusting to remove wrinkles on the ribbon.

Adjust ribbon guide plate as follows:

1

Open the top cover all the way until it stops at hinges and unlock the printhead assembly by pushing

the printhead release lever and open it towards the left side of the printer all the way until it stops and

stands upright.

2

Detach the ribbon bobbins form the ribbon bobbin holders.

3

Loosen ribbon guide plate set screws on both ends of the ribbon guide plate but never loosen screws

other than those.

4

If the ribbon wrinkles on the right side of the ribbon guide plate, for example, move the right end of

the ribbon guide plate towards you

¾ the plate can turn on the center set screw as the rigid point of

support. Refer to the scale on the right upper of the ribbon guide plate for the amount of movement.

5

Check to see that wrinkles on the ribbon are removed, and tighten the guide plate set screws on both

ends.

Ribbon guide plate set screws (on both
ends of the ribbon guide plate)

Ribbon guide plate

Center set screw as rigid
point of support