Problem & answerP-05
Ribbon Wrinkling or Creasing
Likely causes
- Ribbon not straight on the rollers
- Uneven or low tension
- Guide rollers not parallel
- Print head pressure uneven
- Ribbon core not seated fully
How to fix it
- 1Isolate the printer.
- 2Re-thread the ribbon along the correct path.
- 3Seat the supply and take-up cores fully on their spindles.
- 4Align guide rollers parallel to each other.
- 5Set tension evenly; even out head pressure.
- 6Run test prints and watch the ribbon for creases.
Technical note
Wrinkles show as white lines or missing parts of characters, because the creased ribbon does not touch the label.It is fixed when
Ribbon runs flat with no creases; print is complete.
Stop it coming back
- Check ribbon flatness at start-up.
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