Rice Lake Zebra GK420t - Manual (Page 29)

17 Getting Started
Loading Transfer Ribbon
12/14/07 GK420t User Guide 980610-001 Rev. A
4. Rotate the thumb wheel on the left side of the supply spindle until the ribbon is pulled
tight across the printhead.
5. Verify that the media is loaded and ready to print and then close the printer cover.
6. Press the Feed button to have the printer feed a minimum of 10 cm (4 inches) of media to
remove slack and ribbon wrinkle, and to align the ribbon on the spindles.
7. Change the print mode setting from direct thermal printing to thermal transfer to set the
printer’s temperature profiles for thermal transfer media. This can be done with the printer
driver, application software, or printer programming commands.
• When controlling printer operations with ZPL programming, refer to the Media Ty pe
(
^MT
) ZPL II command (follow the instructions in the ZPL Programming Guide).
• When controlling printer operations with EPL Page Mode, refer to the Options (
O)
EPL2 command (follow the instructions in the EPL2 Programmer’s Guide).
Your printer is now ready to print.