3860/80 User’s Manual2-4Install the RibbonThe print head has to back away from the striker bar to provide clearance to slide the ribbonguide onto the print head nozzle. Printers with dual paper paths (Front/Bottom and Rear) areequipped with an auto print gap mechanism. Printers with a single paper path are shippedwith the semi-automatic (manual) gap adjust enabled as the default setting.If you have not already done so, apply power to the printer. The print head will move to theleft hand Home position. After initialization, make sure the printer is Offline.Remove the top door.Manually move the print head to the center of the printer so the print head is pointing to anarea between two of the upper rubber rollers.On dual paper path printers, removing the top door initiates opening of the print head gap tomaximum.On single path printers the print gap will need to be opened manually. The manual adjust islocated inside the printer on the right hand side. The adjustment is labeled 1 through 6 andRibbon Change. Move the lever to the Ribbon Change position.Unpack the ribbon and unwrap it.Take the shipping tape off the ribbon guide. Squeeze the ears on the ribbon guide togetherand slip the ribbon guide up off the cartridge.
