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Contents
1
Introduction .....................................................................................................1
1.1
Features.................................................................................................1
1.2
Unpacking .............................................................................................2
1.3
Understanding
Your
Printer ..................................................................3
1.3.1
Front
View..................................................................................3
1.3.2
Rear
View...................................................................................4
1.3.3
Interior
View
I ............................................................................5
1.3.4
Interior
View
II ...........................................................................6
1.4
Printer
Lights .........................................................................................7
1.4.1
Status
Lights ...............................................................................7
1.4.2
System
Mode .............................................................................8
2
Getting
Started...............................................................................................9
2.1
Attaching
Power....................................................................................9
2.2
Turning
On/Off
the
Printer..................................................................10
2.2.1
Turn
On
the
Printer ..................................................................10
2.2.2
Turn
Off
the
Printer ..................................................................11
2.3
Loading
Media.....................................................................................11
2.3.1
Preparing
Media.......................................................................11
2.3.2
Placing
Media
Roll....................................................................12
2.3.3
Testing
Media
Feed ..................................................................16
2.3.4
Media
Types.............................................................................17
2.4
Loading
Ribbon ...................................................................................19
2.4.1
Preparing
Ribbon .....................................................................19
2.4.2
Placing
Ribbon
Roll ..................................................................20
3
Printer
Operation ...........................................................................................24
3.1
Media
Sensor
Calibration....................................................................24
3.2
Self
Test
and
Dump
Mode...................................................................25
3.2.1
Self
Test ....................................................................................25
3.2.2
Dump
Mode .............................................................................27
3.3
Restore
Your
Printer
to
Factory
Settings .............................................27
3.4
Media
Sensing.....................................................................................28
3.4.1
Transmissive
Sensor .................................................................28
3.4.2
Reflective
Sensor......................................................................29
4
Maintenance ..................................................................................................30
4.1
Cleaning...............................................................................................30
4.1.1
Printhead..................................................................................30
