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Transporting the Printer

If you need to transport your printer some distance, carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials, as described below.

Warning:

You need to move the print head by hand to remove the ribbon cartridge. If you have just used the printer, the print head may be hot; let it cool for a few minutes before touching it.

Remove any paper loaded in the printer.

Make sure the printer is turned off.

Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet; then disconnect the interface cable from the printer.

Remove the paper guide. If any options are installed, remove them and pack them in their original boxes.

Open the printer cover.

Make sure that the print head is not hot. Then remove the ribbon cartridge as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge.

Repack the printer, ribbon cartridge, paper guide, and power cord in the original packing materials and place them in the printer's original box.

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