User guide Changing the ribbon cassette11Changing the ribbon cassetteThe ribbon consists of a dense synthetic fabric saturated with ink.When printing, the needles hit the ribbon and transfer the ink parti-cles on to the paper. After printing several million characters, the inkis consumed and the fabric worn out.Remove all the paper from the printer and makesure that the printer is switched off before openingthe cover.Press the two slide latches, raise the top cover toan angle of 90 degrees relative to the top cover ofthe printer and remove it.Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the leftstop (viewed from the printer front).The print head heats up during print-ing. Let it cool down before touching, ifnecessary.3STOP
