Note: This information can be found on page 20 of the i5300 user manual: i5300 User Manual. This applies to B30 and B33 materials.
Recycling the Label and Ribbon Cartridges
Cartridges need to be recycled in accordance with local regulations. Before recycling, the used cartridges must be pulled apart to release the individual components which then must be recycled in the correct recycling bins.
Materials Required:
- 9/32- inch blade or 1/4-inch blade (ribbon) and 5/32- inch blade (label) flathead screwdrivers
- Safety glasses
- Safety gloves
Dismantling the Ribbon Cartridge
To dismantle the ribbon:
- Using your thumbnail or the blade of the screwdriver, apply pressure to push the clear plastic locking tabs up until the cartridge unlocks.
- Insert the blade of the screwdriver next to each tab along the seam of the two halves of the cartridge and gently pry apart the halves.
Repeat this process on both sides of the cartridge until all tabs are disconnected and the cartridge opens.
- Slide the smart cell out of its location slot.
- Unwind the ribbon from the spools and peel the ribbon end from the cardboard cores.
- Remove the ribbon spools from the center of the cardboard core.
Recycling Components
These components should be removed from the cartridge and recycled according to the following guidelines.
Dismantling the Label Cartridge
- Using your thumbs, simultaneously apply pressure to the release tabs while pushing the center cylinder forward until the tabs release and unlock the center cylinder.
- Pull the loose cylinder free from the label cartridge.
- Using the screwdriver, place the blade in the gap next to the smart cell holder and pry the holder from the cylinder.
- Remove the smart cell from the plastic holder.
- Push the screwdriver blade between the flat cartridge guides and locking end cap. Twist the screwdriver and continue this process around the end cap until comes off.
- Repeat this process on the other side of the cartridge.
- Remove the cardboard tube by pushing the center core out from the tube or by cutting the tube off of the core.
Recycling Components
These components should be removed from the cartridge and recycled according to the following guidelines.
