Operation Guide

MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES

∙ Always turn off and disconnect power before opening the cover.

∙ The areas around the print head and motor become very hot during and just after printing, DO NOT touch them.

∙ When handling the interior of the thermal printer, please pay attention not to be hurt by any sharp edge of the metal parts.

GENERAL CLEANING

Please use soft hairbrush or compressed air to clear away any dust or paper scraps accumulation inside the printer. Check also the area of the auto- cutter regularly.

PRINT HEAD CLEANING

The print head is located underneath the roll paper passage at the exit as in the picture below. You can clean the thermal elements of the print head and paper sensor gently using a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol solvent.

NOTE: Never do this when print head is still hot

Do not touch the print head thermal elements

Do not scratch the print head

Thermal Elements

Paper Sensor

Before putting back the paper roll for printing, alcohol solvent must be dried completely.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

This section gives solutions to some printer problems you may have.

General Problems

No LED lights up on control panel when switched on –Make sure that the power supply cables are correctly plugged into the printer, the power adaptor and to the power outlet. Make sure that power is supplied to the power outlet. If the outlet is controlled by a switch or timer, try use another outlet

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