Oki LE850DT LE840/LE850 Users Guide - Page 24

2. PRINTER SETUP 2.3 Loading Supplies 2.3.2 Loading the Ribbon NOTES: 1. When attaching the ribbon stoppers, make sure that the pinchers face into the printer 2. Be sure to remove any slack in the ribbon before printing. Printing with a wrinkled ribbon will reduce the print quality. 3. The Ribbon Sensor is mounted on the rear of the Print Head Block to detect a ribbon end. When a ribbon end is detected a "NO RIBBON" message will appear on the display and the ERROR LED will illuminate. There are two types of media available for printing on: thermal transfer and direct thermal (which has a chemically treated surface). DO NOT LOAD a ribbon when using direct thermal media. 1. Grasp the tabs on the top and bottom of the Ribbon Stoppers and move the Ribbon Stoppers back to the end of the Ribbon Shaft. Ribbon Stopper Ribbon Shaft 2. Leaving plenty of slack between the ribbon spools, place the ribbon onto the Ribbon Shafts as shown below. There are 2 possible ways to load the ribbon. Ribbon Shaft Ribbon Shaft Print Head Block Outside Wound Ribbon Inside Wound Ribbon NOTE: To check or change settings on which type of Ribbon winding to be used, you must go to SYSTEM Mode in the Printer. For more details refer to Key Operation Manual, "8.4.1 PRINTER SET". E2-10