Cut the foil and remove the used portion. Insert a new core into the upper spool and attach the cut end of the unused foil with sticky tape or craft glue.
Suggest solutions:
Suggested solutions:
The heat setting is too high. Refer to the heat setting guide for an appropriate setting
Ribbon comes out but the foil is not moving
The printer is not sensing the media, ensure the “eye†of the front sliding sensor is underneath the ribbon then reset the printer, press and hold the feed button until both lights go out.
Retrain the printer—turn on the printer while holding the feed button, release the button when the printer starts to feed
The printer does not sense the ribbon or foil. Ensure the ribbon and foil are present and the head is locked down
The printer does not detect the foil, ensure the foil is loaded correctly then reset the printer, press and hold the feed button until both lights go out.
Ribbon is not detected,
Confirm that the power supply and printer are turned on. Two steady green light should be visible on the printer.
Memory full
Reset the printer, press and hold the feed button until both lights go out.
Reset the printer, press and hold the feed button until both lights go out.
The firmware is damaged. Repeatedly turning the printer on and off while printing can cause the firmware to be corrupted If you would like to stop the printer mid-job, press the “feed†button on the front of the machine. It will pause the print job without risk of damaging the firmware.
In the case that the firmware has been damaged the printer needs to be returned to Ribbon Print for repairs.
Check that your USB cable is connected to both the laptop and the printer. Confirm that the Printer is turned on.
The printer is not sensing the media, ensure the “eye†of the front sliding sensor is underneath the ribbon then reset the printer, press and hold the feed button until both lights go out.
If issue persists after aligning front sensor. Place a small piece of dark tape over the rear sensor (located under the white rollers)
Ensure the design is completely within design box
Check foil is not installed back to front
Ensure the heat setting is high enough