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9. Others
9.1 Position Relation with Ink Ribbon and Retransfer Film
9.2 Ink Ribbon and Retransfer Film End Treatment
End marks as shown below are provided near the end of the ink ribbon and the retransfer film. The respective sensor
detects the mark and “RUN OUT” is displayed.
A
A
S
C
C
D
S
B
B
C’
C’
B’
B’
Film supply
Film take-up
Ink supply
Ink take-up
Bend remedial roller
Cartridge shaft
Cartridge shaft
Film mark sensor
Ink start position
sensor
Platen
Retransfer roller
Head
H
H
H
L
L
H
H
L
L
L
K
C
M
Y
Y
K
Ink ribbon transport
direction
End mark
2.5cm
Ink start position
sensor
Ink FG sensor
In case of positioning the ink ribbon to the start position
The boundary between magenta and cyan is detected by the sensor for the ink ribbon start position.
The output pulse of the ink feed quantity sensor is counted, and the start position of yellow is decided.
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