3.7 Ribbon Tension Adjustments
Three kinds of ribbon tension (Strong, Medium and Mild) are available on
each ribbon feed and winding section. Changing the ribbonlerrsion is
accomplished with the variable knobs. Numbers 1,2 and 3'(Strong,
Medium and Mild) are indicated on each variable knob.
■ Adjustments
When the width of the ribbon is 4 in, set it to Strong.
When the width of the ribbon is 3 in, set it to Medium. ’
When the width of the ribbon is 2 in, set it to Mild.
The above is just for reference. The ribbon tension should be adjusted if
the following problems occur:
a) When the ribbon wrinkles, increase the tension.
b) When the ribbon slips, decrease the tension.
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