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replacing the ribbon - ribbon hub

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c. Press any key on the operator panel except Form Feed to silence the alarm. note Pressing any key on the operator panel will silence the alarm. Pressing the Form Feed key will silence the alarm and cause the paper to move. The top-of-form setting will be lost. d. Press in on the hub latches and lift the ribbon spools off the hubs. e. Lift the ribbon out of the ribbon path. Refer to the ribbon path diagram on the shuttle cover. f. Discard the old ribbon. 4 If necessary, clean the interior of the printer. (See page 76.) 5 Install the new ribbon: a. With the ribbon to the outside, place the full spool on the right hub. Press down on the spool until the hub latch snaps in place. b. Install the ribbon around the ribbon guide and along the ribbon path. Refer to the ribbon path diagram on the shuttle cover. Be sure to thread the ribbon between the hammer bank cover and the ribbon mask. attention The ribbon must not be twisted. A twisted ribbon can lower print quality, shorten ribbon life, or cause paper jams. Operator's Guide replacing the ribbon 49

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replacing the ribbon
49
Operator’
s Guide
c.
Press any key on the operator panel
except
Form Feed
to silence the
alarm.
note
Pressing
any key on the operator panel will
silence the alarm. Pressing the
Form Feed
key will silence the alarm and cause the
paper to move. The top–of–form setting will
be lost.
d.
Press
in on the hub latches and lift
the ribbon spools of
f the
hubs.
e.
Lift the ribbon out of the ribbon path.
Refer to the ribbon path diagram on
the shuttle cover.
f.
Discard the old ribbon.
4
If necessary, clean the interior
of the printer
. (See page 76.)
5
Install the new ribbon:
a.
With the ribbon to the outside, place
the full spool on the right hub. Press
down on the spool until the hub latch
snaps in place.
b.
Install the ribbon around the ribbon
guide and along the ribbon path.
Refer to the ribbon path diagram on
the shuttle cover. Be sure to thread
the ribbon between the hammer
bank cover and the ribbon mask.
attention
The
ribbon must not be twisted. A twisted
ribbon can lower print quality
, shorten
ribbon life, or cause paper jams.