Note: The following instructions are only for loading new media on to the Zebra GS430t printers. Please contact libservices@sandiego.edu if you have other print-related needs, including connecting to a networked printer, fixing alignment issues or configuring Sierra to work with the printer.
Loading labels
Open the printer. Remember that you need to pull the release latch levers toward the front of the printer (as seen above).
Pull the media guides open with your free hand and place the media roll on the roll holders and release the guides. Orient the media roll so that its printing surface will be up as it comes out of the printer.
Loading ribbon
*Important: Keep the old, empty cardboard roll from the last ribbon as it will be used to "take-up" the next roll of ribbon.
With the printer open, place a new ribbon roll on printer’s lower ribbon supply spindles.
Rotate the roll until the notches align and lock into the left side of the supply hub.
Place an empty ribbon core on printer’s take-up spindles. Rotate the ribbon core until the notches align and lock into the left side of the take-up hub.
Pull the transfer ribbon’s leader off the roll and attach it with the adhesive strip on the leader to the empty ribbon core on the supply spindle. Center the ribbon on the ribbon core.
Rotate the thumb wheel on the left side of the supply spindle until the ribbon is pulled tight across the printhead.
Verify that the media is loaded and ready to print and then close the printer cover.
*Any time the printer door is opened and closed, you will need to press the top feed button so it queues up a label at the appropriate place in the printer.
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