How to Load Ribbon and Label Material into the i5300
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This information can be found on page 11 of the i5300 user manual: i5300 User Manual
Note: The BradyPrinter™ i5300 printer accepts only B30- and B33- series label supplies and B30- series ribbon cartridges of version 2 or higher. Compatible parts prominently display on the part number label located on both the roll and the box. For more information about V:2 supplies: V2 Chip Redesign for B30 Series Materials
Changing the Ribbon
1. To remove the ribbon, lift the latch to open the ribbon door and swing it open.
2. Press the tab to release the ribbon cartridge, and lift the cartridge up and out.
3. Place the ribbon cartridge so that the ribbon is over the printhead and the embossed Brady logo is facing upward. Snap the cartridge into place. You’ll hear a click when it is seated properly.
4. Close the ribbon door and press down so that the latch snaps into place.
5. If the printer was asleep, press . The system detects the installed supplies, sets label and ribbon colors, and indicates the label dimensions and the amount of remaining supplies.
Loading Labels
1. Lift the latch to open the ribbon door and swing it open.
2. Open the rear cover.
3. Swing yellow supply wiper to the back as show above.
4. Pinch together the yellow and black tabs on the label supply guides and slide them to the fully open position.
5. Remove the existing supply, if installed. Grasp the label roll and gently pull up out of the label well.
6. Orient the new roll with labels coming off the top of the spool toward the front of the printer and the rabbit ears on the left-hand side. Insert the new roll into the label well. Make sure the smart cell on the label roll aligns with the reader in the label well.
7. Pinch together the yellow and black tabs on the label supply guides and slide the guides apart.
8. Pull the leading edge of the labels from the top of the roll until it sits just past the black rubber roller, but no further. For wide labels, be sure to feed them under the label supply guides.
9. Pinch together the yellow and black tabs on the label supply guides and slide the guides together until they touch the edge of the supply liner with the labels under the guides.
10. If using a continuous label supply, move the supply wiper into position so it rests on the label. Do not position the wiper on the labels if using a die cut supply.
11. Close and latch the ribbon door, then close the rear cover.
12. If the printer was asleep, press . The system detects the installed supplies, sets label and ribbon colors, and indicates the label dimensions and the amount of remaining supplies.
