Dascom 1325 User Guide: 2 Setting Up Printer

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2 Setting Up Printer

Install Ribbon 

1.  Ensure the power to the printer is off and the print gap lever “A” is set to the furthest open position. Move 

the carriage to the centre of the print platen. 

2.  Install the recess positions 



 and 

②

on the ribbon cassette into the printer mounting. 

3.  Press the ribbon frame



 onto the print head.   

4.  Turn the ribbon knob 

④

 in clockwise direction until the ribbon fabric is taut. Move the carriage left and right 

to ensure the carriage and ribbon fabric can move smoothly. 

5.  Ensure the print gap lever “A” is set to the original position.   

6.  Close the printer’s front cover. When printer is in operation, ensure the printer’s front cover is closed to 

keep the noise level to a minimum. 

Notes on Ribbon Cartridge Removal: 

1. 

Eject any paper loaded in the printer.

2. 

Turn off the printer power.

3. 

Set the gap lever to the most open position labeled “RIBBON”. 

4. 

Open the front cover.

5. 

Move the carriage to the middle. Be careful not to touch the print head if printing had just been performed, 

as the print head may be hot.

6. 

Remove the blue ribbon frame from the print head. 

7. 

Use fingers to take hold of the handle on the ribbon cartridge firmly, and pull the cartridge towards you to 

unlatch it. Some force may be needed to unlatch the cartridge.

8. 

Remove the ribbon fabric from the print head carefully without entangling it. 

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Install the Paper Loader 

As shown in the picture below, ensure the sheet feeder fingers fit into the slots in front of the printer. Push in the 

sheet feeder until its sides latch on the fixed bolts in the printer. The sheet feeder is now installed successfully. 

To remove the sheet feeder, use one hand to hold the printer and the other hand to pull and unlatch the sheet 

feeder. 

Connecting the Interface Cable

The 36-pin Centronics parallel and USB ports are located at the rear of the printer. IMPORTANT: Make sure 

the printer and the computer are switched off before connecting or disconnecting the interface cable to 

prevent electrical damage to the interface ports. 

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Connecting the Mains Power 

Checking the printer voltage 

Make sure that the device has been set according to your country’s power supply voltage. To do this, check the 

rating plate at the back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect. 

Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect; this may result in electrical 

damage to the printer.

Make sure that the power switch 

“A”, located to the right side of the 

printer, is in the

 OFF

 position. 

Connect the power cord to the 

power inlet of the printer. Connect 

the power cord plug to a mains 

socket. Switch on the printer.

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Installing the Windows Driver 

(Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server/XP/Vista/7) 

1.  Your printer CDROM comes with 

Windows drivers. Go to the Drivers 

folder and run the Installer 

“DriverSetup.exe”. You will see the 

screen on the right. Click “Next” to 

continue. 

2.  A list of ports available on your 

system will be displayed as shown 

on the right. Choose the desired 

port to use. Click “Next” to continue.

3.  Select the desired printer model as 

shown on the right. Click “Next” to 

continue. 

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4.  Here you can choose whether to 

set the driver as the system 

default driver, and whether you 

want to print the Test Page after 

installation is completed. If the 

driver had been installed before, 

it would be listed in the white box 

on the right. Select the listed 

driver (if any) if you want to 

replace it; otherwise a copy of 

the driver will be installed. Click 

“Next” to continue. 

5. Click “Finish” to start the 

installation process.

6.  If the driver is not yet Microsoft 

Certified, the message on the right 

would appear. Click “Continue 

Anyway”. (As we continue to 

expand our product portfolio, not all 

of our drivers may be certified yet. 

Please check our website 

www.dascom.com

 for the latest 

certified drivers.)   

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7.  Installation in progress. 

8. After installation is completed 

successfully, you will see the 

message on the right.