Zebra TLP-2844 Quick Start Manual - Loading The Printer Ribbon

Loading the Printer Ribbon 

1.  The printer ribbon looks silver. The printer 

comes with a cardboard “take-up” spool - you 

will need too. Take your ribbon out of the 

plastic bag. Undo the first part of the ribbon – 

it is sticky, you’ll use the sticky part to attach 

to the “take-up” spool. Notice that the ends of 

the ribbon and the “take-up” spool have 

notches in them. This is important. 

2.  In the open lid of the printer, is the area where 

the printer ribbon goes. It is black and may have 

opened while you were putting the labels in. If 

not, then open it now with your finger tip by 

pulling gently down on it. Drop the leading edge 

of the ribbon through the gap at the back. Put 

the right hand side of the ribbon spool onto the 

hub. 

3.  Slot the left hand side of the ribbon spool onto the 

left hand hub with the spokes; make sure the slots 

on the reel click into place on the spokes. You 

might have to fiddle with it a bit to get this right. It 

is important that you get this right or the ribbon 

won’t turn.  

4.  Now put the “take-up” spool onto the other hub. 

Use the same process as before, you will have 

to make sure that the slots in the end of the 

spool slot onto the spokes on the left hand hub. 

Then stick the loose end of the ribbon to the take 

up spool as shown. 

5.  Now take up the slack on the printer ribbon buy 

turning the green wheel on the left hand take-

up spool hub. Then close the ribbon holder 

back into place in the lid of the printer. It will 

close automatically as you shut the lid of the 

printer anyway.