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Adjusting the Printer, Preventing Ribbon Wrinkling

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Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer Adjusting the Printer Use this section to perform adjustments to help solve problems related to print quality. Preventing Ribbon Wrinkling If you have problems with thermal transfer ribbon getting wrinkled, try adjusting the the ribbon tension or the ribbon shield. To adjust the ribbon tension 1 Push in on the end knob of the ribbon supply hub. 2 Rotate the knob: • clockwise to increase the tension. • counterclockwise to decrease the tension. If your labels look like the following illustration, you may want to try adjusting the ribbon shield. Test Label A Test Label B 1234567890 1234567890 Low Quality Printouts Caused by Ribbon Wrinkling PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User's Manual 77

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Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer
PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User’s Manual
77
Adjusting the Printer
Use this section to perform adjustments to help solve problems
related to print quality.
Preventing Ribbon Wrinkling
If you have problems with thermal transfer ribbon getting wrinkled,
try adjusting the the ribbon tension or the ribbon shield.
To adjust the ribbon tension
1
Push in on the end knob of the ribbon supply hub.
2
Rotate the knob:
clockwise to increase the tension.
counterclockwise to decrease the tension.
If your labels look like the following illustration, you may want to try
adjusting the ribbon shield.
Low Quality Printouts Caused by Ribbon Wrinkling
1234567890
Test Label A
1234567890
Test Label B