Visara 1330-X02 - Manual (Page 21)

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Preparing to Operate the 1330
Installing a Nonshifting Ribbon
Follow these steps to install or replace a Nonshifting ribbon cartridge. Refer to Figure 2-6.
Note that the Nonshifting ribbon is monochrome only.
1. Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord from the outlet.
2. Raise the printer cover.
3. Set the platen gap lever away from the platen (toward you) as far as it will go (see
Figure 2-4).
Warning
The print head may be hot. To move it, grasp the print head drive belt.
4. Slide the print head to the middle of the printer.
5. Grasp the ribbon guide, as illustrated in Figure 2-6, and lift it from the print head.
Corner Guide
Ribbon Advance Knob
Ribbon Guide
Cassette Tabs
Ribbon
Turning Post
Corner Guide
Figure 2-6. Nonshifting Ribbon Cartridge
6. Remove the used corner guides. The new corner guides are attached to the new
ribbon. (On Shifting ribbons, the corner guides are separate.)
7. Release the left end of the cartridge first. Push back the metal spring clip on the
printer, and squeeze the cassette tabs. Lift the left end of the cartridge clear, then
push the metal spring clip forward to release the right end.
8. Pull the ribbon guide from the body of the new cartridge and make sure the ribbon is
not twisted.
9. Seat the cartridge onto the platform. Press down along the top of the cartridge to
ensure that it is firmly seated, with the cassette tabs snapped into the openings in the
platform.
10. Slide the plastic corner guides onto the ribbon turning posts while making sure the
ribbon is not twisted. Make sure that the corner guides are pressed all the way down.