Datacard Group RL90 Cleaning the thermal head, Cleaning printer fan filters, Tips Thermal head

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Cleaning the printer

Cleaning the thermal head

Tips – Thermal head

•Do not use metal or other abrasive materials to clean the thermal head.

•The thermal head can be damaged by an electrostatic charge. Discharge yourself by touching the printer frame before cleaning the thermal head.

The thermal head assembly should be cleaned once every ten rolls of retransfer film.

Begin with the printer (and optional laminator) powered off.

1Slide the door latch to the right and open the printer door.

2Press the ink ribbon cartridge eject button and remove the ink ribbon cartridge.

3Press the retransfer film cartridge eject button and remove the retransfer film cartridge.

4Wipe the thermal head with a cotton swab dipped in ethanol.

5Reinstall the ink ribbon cartridge and the retransfer film cartridge.

6Close the printer door.

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Cleaning printer fan filters

The printer has four fan filters to prevent airborne particles from entering the print area. Clean the filters regularly. Replace them when the foam begins to deteriorate.

1 Remove the external fan filters; remove two filters from the left side of the printer and one from the right side.

2Remove the card hopper.

3 Remove the fan filter located on the upper surface of the card hopper housing by sliding the filter to the left and pulling down.

4 Clean the filters carefully using a vacuum cleaner. Hold the foam filter in place to prevent it from being pulled into the vacuum. Replace the foam filters into their frames if they have moved during cleaning.

5Reinstall the filters into the printer.

	6 Replace the card hopper.
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Contents User Guide Regulatory compliance Contents Messages RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Liability statement SafetySafe environment Safe human interfaceWho to call for assistance Introduction1About this manual Outside of the printer About the PrinterInside of the printer Back of the printer Parts of the laminator About the laminatorAbout the laminator RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Using the printer Load cards Load SuppliesTips Handling cards See Supplies on page 67 for specific card informationTips Handling ink ribbon Load ink ribbonTips Handling retransfer film Load retransfer filmTips Handling patch Load laminateOr topcoat material See Laminator material onCheck the PC connection Power onOptional laminator connection LCD sequence on laminator startup Power on the laminatorTips for laminator power LCD sequence on printer startup Power on the printerTips for printer power Initialize the ink ribbon Prepare to print cardsSet the retransfer film type Tips Ink ribbonInitialize the retransfer film Printing cards Print cards using ID softwareTips Printing Print from a PC applicationPrinting cards RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Viewing and changing Printer settings Printing Preferences Setup tabEncode tab Printing Properties Tips Card cleaning rollerTips for Success Status MonitorOpen the Status Monitor Printer Status tab Close the Status MonitorSee Status monitor messages on Printer Setting tabIcon Status Icon Color Meaning Bend Remedy tab Retransfer tabDisplay Reasons for ink recognition error and the solutions Media Setting tabPrinter Select tab Property tabSee Hopper jam on page 52 to remove Status monitor messagesOthers tab See Retransfer section jam on page 54 to See Turnover jam on page 53 to removeMending broken ink ribbon or retransfer Film on Correctly see Load retransfer film onPower on the printer on page 15 Initialize the ink ribbon on Ink ribbon onPrinter LCD panel on Using the LCD menusAbout the Printer LCD panel Heat roller on page 45 or Cleaning the magnetic Using the Printer LCD panelMagnetic stripe cards. See Cleaning the card feed rollers Menu Display Menu Display USB See Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Menu About the Laminator LCD panelLaminator on page 49 for more information Using the Laminator LCD panelTaking care of your printer Cleaning the card cleaning rollers Cleaning the printerCard feed roller Load cards onPower on the printer. See Power on the printer on Cleaning the card feed rollers and heat rollerTips Cleaning card feed and heat rollers Tips -Magnetic head cleaning card Cleaning the magnetic headTips Thermal head Cleaning the thermal headCleaning printer fan filters Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Tips Laminator cleaning card Cleaning the laminatorRun a laminator cleaning card Laminator fan filter Cleaning the laminator cartridgePrinter roller layout Messages Error recoveryHopper jam Printer error recoveryTips Turnover jam Turnover jamTips Retransfer jam Retransfer section jamRibbon on page 16 or Initialize the retransfer film on Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer filmBend remedy Bend remedy printer settingsTips -Bend Remedy Remedy tab onTo set the laminator Card Fan Bend remedy laminator settingsPrinter LCD messages See Cleaning the card feed rollers and heatSee Hopper jam on See Turnover jam onMending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film As described in Operating environment on See Cleaning the card cleaning rollers onDescribed in Retransfer section jam on Tips Laminator card jam Laminator error recoveryCard jam Align the end of the supply material with Change the left-to-right position Patch positionLaminator LCD messages LCD Message Possible Cause Solution Supplies6 Cards Ink ribbon, retransfer film, and laminator materialInk ribbon Retransfer filmCard material Cleaning suppliesCard size RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Site requirements Tips Site selection Site guidelinesOperating environment Storage Environment for supplies Ventilation clearancePrinter specifications Laminator specifications RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Inline Encoding on Character Code Table on Magnetic Stripe EncodingTip for success Inline EncodingExample DEL Character Code TableCharacter Code Table RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Compliance FCC Regulatory compliance Design and information contained in these June