English CAUTION: Never turn the ribbon cassette’s feed knob in the opposite direction of the arrow marked on the cassette; otherwise the ribbon cassette may be damaged. 1. Turn the printer on, and open the front cover by pulling up the tab on the left side. 2. Be sure the print head is on the right side. 3. If a ribbon is already installed, remove it by grasping the end of the tab and removing it from the printer. 4. Turn the cassette knob on the cartridge in the direction of the arrow 2 or 3 times to remove any slack. 5. Insert the ribbon, and rotate the cassette knob 2 or 3 more times, as shown in illustration 3 .
3 FORWARD FORWARD REVERSE REVERSE RELEASE RELEASE POWER ERROR RELEASE SLIP 6. Make sure the ribbon has no wrinkles or creases and is installed below the print head as shown on the label inside the printer. Inserting Slip Paper Note: Use only slip paper that matches the specification. Do not use wrinkled or curled paper. 1. When the SLIP LED flashes, insert slip paper, using the right edge of the slip paper inlet as a guide (see illustration 4 ). 2. When you insert the slip into the inlet as far as it will go, the sensor detects the slip, the changes from flashing to on, and the printer draws the paper in and prints it. 3. After printing is complete, the SLIP off, and you can remove the slip.
Troubleshooting No lights on the control panel Check that power supply cables are plugged into the printer, the power unit, and power outlet correctly. The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printing Check that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly. Replace the ribbon cassette. TM-U590/U590P User’s Manual 7 aper, et as a far as it LIP LED nter goes EPSO N REVERSERELF EO AR SS W ELI A PR RD ELEE AR SR EPOO RWER 2 1