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User Guide3-23
Note:
•When setting the roll media, set both sides of the media at least 5mm away from the 
edge of the pressurizing roller. If you don’t do this, slippage or creasing may occur during 
printing.
No.Name
1Roll media
2Pressurizing rollers
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7. If the edge of the roll media is set less than 5mm from the edge of the pressurizing roller, follow the 
procedure below to adjust the position of the roll media.
a. Loosen the fixing levers of the right and left roll media holders, and move the roll media to the left or 
right.
b. After moving the roll media, fix it in place by re-tightening both fixing levers.
Note:
•Fix the roll media holders by pressing the holders to the printer.
No.Name
1Roll media holder (Left)
2Roll media holder (Right)
3Roll media
4Fixing lever
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8. Lower the media loading lever.
Notes:
•When loading the roll media, cut the front edge of the media if it is not straight. 
8264E Cutting Media
•To increase the pressure on the media, lower the media loading lever further.
No.Name
1Media loading lever
No.Name
1Media loading lever (second arrow indicating more 
pressure applied)
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9. Close the front cover. The Media Type setup menu displays in the control panel.
Note:
•For changing the media type, set the media type as shown in Setting Media Type.
8254E Setting Roll Media
Follow the procedure below to set the roll media on the 8254E.
1. Press the [Power] key to turn the printer ON.
– The green LED lights up.
– The printer starts the initializing operation.
– "Media End" displays in the control panel.
No.Name
1Front cover
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CAUTION:
• Do not operate the media loading lever during initial operation. The print head portion may touch 
the pressurizing roller portion, and cause a malfunction.
2. Push the media loading lever toward the rear. "Lever Up" displays in the control panel.
3. Set the roll media to the media feed slot.
Note:
•If the roll media is not wound tightly, wind it tightly again, and then load it.
No.Name
1Media loading lever
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4. Open the front cover and pull out the roll media.
No.Name
1Roll media
2Media feed slot
No.Name
1Front cover
2Roll media
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5. Holding the front edge of the roll media, roll it backward, using the scroller flanges, to remove any 
bend and/or slant in the media.
6. Lower the media loading lever.
No.Name
1Roll media
2Scroller flanges
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Notes:
•When loading the new roll media, cut the front edge of the media if it is not straight. 
– 8254E Cutting media when the Media Cut menu is set to “Manual”
– 8254E Cutting media when the Media Cut menu is set to “Off”
•By default, the Media Cut feature is set to "Off" and it is not even visible among the 
menu selections. The operator must first turn on the display of the feature via the 
Selection menu. Then, he can select between "Manual" and "Off."
– Selection Menu (Setup item 5 of 7 total)
7. Close the front cover.
No.Name
1Media loading lever
No.Name
1Front cover
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Setting Media Type
Follow the procedure below to set the media type.
1. Press the [Power] key to turn the printer ON. 
2. Load media.
– After the media is loaded, the display shifts to the Media Type setup menu.
Note:
•Refer to th e following for media  loading . Setting Roll Media
3. Press the [+] key or [–] key to select the type of the loaded media.
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4. Press the [Enter] key. "Media Initial" displays in the control panel.
– The media type is set.
– Media initial operation starts.
Notes:
•If the following operations are performed in the media type setup menu, the printer 
starts the media initial operation:
–Pressing the [Cancel] key.
–No keys on the control panel are pressed for ten seconds.
•Any time the media loading lever is raised then lowered, the printer will display "Media: 
Type x OK?" The "x" represents the printer’s default media type. From the factory that 
default is Type 1. Otherwise, the media type will be the last one that was used. If no keys 
are pressed, the printer will default to that media type. It will display "Media Initial." The 
print head will move across the width of the media and then display the media's width. 
Press any key and the display will return to "Ready to Print."
–The control panel displays the Media Width. 
5. If correct, press [Enter] or [Cancel]. "Ready to Print" displays in the control panel. 
6. When using roll media, wind it backwards with the roll media scroller flanges until any slack is 
removed. 
This media loading procedure is complete.
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