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170PAX4 Maintenance Manual

57518L-001 Rev. A

3/18/05

Ribbon

Ribbon is a thin film that is coated on one side with wax, resin, or wax resin, which is 
transferred to the media during the thermal transfer process.

Thermal transfer media requires ribbon for printing while direct thermal media does not. 
To determine if ribbon must be used with a particular media, perform a media scratch test.

Scratch the print surface of the media rapidly with your fingernail.

Did a black mark appear on the media?

Ribbon can be wound with the coated side on the inside or outside (

Peel a label from its liner.

Press a corner of the sticky side of the label to the outer surface of the roll of ribbon.

Peel the label off of the ribbon.

Observe the results. Did flakes or particles of ink from the ribbon adhere to the label?

Does not appear on the media

Thermal transfer. A ribbon is required.

Appears on the media

Direct thermal. No ribbon is required.

Adhered to the label

The ribbon is coated on the outer surface.

Did not adhere to 
the label

The ribbon is coated on the inner surface. To verify this, 
repeat the test on the inner surface of the roll of ribbon.