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Control Panel Menus
Two Integrated Print Management System options are located in the QUICK
SETUP, PRINTER CONTROL, and ADVANCED USER menus. (The User’s
Manualexplains how to navigate the menu system and has complete menu
maps.) From either the QUICK SETUP or the PRINTER CONTROL menu you
can adjust the Ribbon End Point. From the ADVANCED USER menu you can
set the Ribbon Action option. These options are discussed below.
Ribbon End Point
Factory default is Normal. This value corresponds to the life expectancy of an
authorized ribbon. The Integrated Print Management System tracks ribbon life
to the recommended end point before declaring RIBBON INK LOW or
RIBBON INK OUT. Ribbon End Point is a global setting, which means it is in
effect for all printer configurations and cannot be set for individual printer
configurations.
By changing this setting, you specify a point lower or higher at which the
“RIBBON INK LOW” or “RIBBON INK OUT” message will display. You can
thus set ribbon life to match the required print density for a specific
application. To change this setting, press the LEFTor RIGHT ARROW key to
select either “Darker +1” through “Darker +6” (LEFT ARROW) or “Lighter -1”
through “Lighter -10” (RIGHT ARROW). Each increment or decrement
corresponds to a predetermined density value. Pressing LEFTor RIGHT
changes the value by one increment per key press. The second line of the
display changes to show the action taken. Press ENTERto select the desired
level.
The changed setting will remain in effect until it is adjusted again. If a different
type of ribbon is installed, the density setting will remain as selected, but the
end of life value for the new ribbon type will be used.
For reference, the nominal starting density of a new black text ribbon is
approximately 1.2, with a yield down to 0.5 density of approximately 16 million
HS characters. Incrementing the Darker setting will raise the density end
point, which decreases the ribbon yield. Each Darker increment will decrease
the yield by a percentage from the expected 16 million. For example, Darker
+1 would change the expected yield to 12.67 million characters. Darker +3
would decrease the yield to 6 million characters. Conversely, decrementing
the Lighter setting decreases the print density, which increases the ribbon
yield. Each Lighter decrement increases the yield by an additional
percentage. For example, Lighter -2 would change the expected yield to 30
million characters. Lighter -5 would result in an approximate yield of 52 million
characters.
Changes to Ribbon End Point setting can be made at any time during a
ribbon’s life, and the new end point will be calculated accordingly. However,
once a depleted ribbon is removed and another ribbon installed, the depleted
ribbon is added to the used ribbon long, and may not be re-introduced into the
printer.
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Ribbon Action
Factory default is Stop At RBN End. When the ribbon life reaches 0%, the
message “RIBBON INK OUT / Install New RBN” displays on the control panel.
The status lamp flashes, the alarm sounds (if enabled), printing stops, and the
printer enters the fault state. Printing cannot resume until this condition is
cleared. To complete a print job in progress, you can return the printer to
ONLINE state by pressing ONLINE / CLEAR. This allows the printer to
continue printing for approximately two minutes, at which point the printer will
go into the fault state again. You can print for another two minutes by again
pressing ONLINE / CLEAR. You can repeat this routine indefinitely, or until
power to the printer is turned off. Once power is restored and a depleted
ribbon is detected, “OLD RIBBON / Install New RBN” displays because the
depleted ribbon was added to the Ribbon Log. A new ribbon must be installed
to clear this condition.
When Ignore RBN End is selected, the ribbon life display remains on the
control panel, and the Integrated Print Management System continues to
monitor ink consumption to the appropriate value as set by the Ribbon End
Point . When this end point is reached, the display will continuously show
“RIBBON LIFE 0%” and the system will continue to run with no other warning
indications. The printer can be taken OFFLINE or the power cycled and the
Integrated Print Management System will permit the use of this ribbon.
However, when the ribbon reaches the calculated absolute end of life, the
printer stops printing, the status indicator flashes, the alarm sounds (if
enabled), and the display switches to the “EXCESS RBN WEAR / Install New
RBN” message. The ribbon serial number is added to the depleted ribbon log
(described below). This fault cannot be cleared by pressing ONLINE /
CLEAR. It can only be cleared by opening the platen or cycling power, at
which time the ribbon will now be detected as a depleted ribbon. A new,
recognized (authorized) ribbon must be installed to clear this fault.
Ribbon Installation And Detection
Previously used ribbons can be installed and used again to print, as long as
they were not fully depleted and declared RIBBON INK OUT.
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