Rice Lake TicketPress - Installation and Operation Manual - Manual (Page 8)

Without Ribbon With Ribbon
4 TicketPress Operator’s Manual
Figure 2-3. Print Head/Carriage
4. To remove the ribbon, grasp the sides where indicated above and pull the ribbon toward the front of the
printer.
2.4 Inserting A Ticket
To insert a ticket for printing, simply slide the ticket into the printer as shown below. Align the right edge of the
ticket with the printer’s edge guide, and slide the ticket in far enough to align the desired print position with the
print line indicator on the left side of the printer. The line of the indicator is aligned with the base line of the
characters that will be printed.
Print Line
Indicator
Ticket Edge
Guide
Figure 2-4. Insert A Ticket
2.5 Printer Self Test & Hex Dump Mode
The printer performs many self-diagnostics each time power is applied. If you wish to perform an actual printing
test and/or use the Hex Dump mode to diagnose host data sent to the printer, use the following steps.
1. Make sure the printer is powered off.
2. Make sure the printer has a ribbon installed and a blank ticket loaded. This ticket must be at least 4" wide
and 8" long. You may also use a blank piece of copier/laser paper.
3. Press and hold .