1. Open the cover.

2. Remove the stopper and take up any slack in the ribbon.

 The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack. Always be sure to take up any slack in the ribbon when installing the ribbon cassette.

 Dispose the removed stopper according to local government regulations.

3. Instlal the ribbon cassette into the printer.

• Push the cassette in until it clicks into place.

 If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks.

 Do not hold the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing so could cause an improper recognition of the cassette.

4. Install the tube attachment into the printer.

• Align the tabs on the tube attachment with the holes in the printer, then push the tube attachment in until it clicks into place.

5. Remove the wrap-around tape guide.

6. Close the cover completely so that it clicks into place.

Ink ribbon cassette

The ink ribbon cassette contains a ribbon that contains special ink. The ink is printed on a tube or label tape by applying heat to the ribbon.

Tube attachment

The tube attachment is used to print characters on a tube. It feeds a tube into the printer.

1. Open the cover.

2. Insert a tube.

• Insert the tube into the intake, and push the tube until it touches transport roller 2.

 Insert warped tube as shown in the figure.

3. Close the cover completely so that it clicks into place.

 When tube presence cannot be detected
Depending on the type of tube, this machine may be unable to detect whether the tube is present. In such cases, use the clear tube mode for printing. However, in the clear tube mode, the machine cannot detect when the tube supply has run out.

 When using a tube reel
Adjust the tube reel so that the load does not exceed 4.9N (500gf). If the load is too great, the tube will stretch and the cutting position will shift.