Zebra Technologies zebra p330 user manual How to Clean

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Cleaning

Cleaning the Printer

How to Clean

Note • This cleaning procedure uses two cleaning cards. One cleaning card is the size of a regular plastic card, and is referred to as the “cleaning card.” The other is elongated, with a wider section at one end; it is referred to as the “long cleaning card.”

1.Leave the Printer power on, or turn it on if it was off.

2.Initiate the cleaning process by either of the following methods:

•At the printer, press and hold the panel button for several seconds, until the LCD Panel displays the message REMOVE RIBBON THEN CLOSE HEAD.

•From the computer, enter the P330i Printer Tools software, and click on the CLEAN button. The LCD Panel will display the message REMOVE RIBBON THEN CLOSE HEAD.

3.Open the Main Cover, release the Print Head Carriage, and remove the ribbon. Then close the Print Head Carriage. (For details, see Chapter 2.) The LCD Panel will display the message EMPTY FEEDER & PRESS BUTTON.

4.Open the Card Feeder Cover and remove cards from the Card Feeder. The last card is difficult to remove; leave it in place. Press the Panel Button on the front of the printer. The card remaining in the feeder will be ejected. The LCD Panel will then display the message

LOAD CLEANING CARD IN FEEDER.

5.Place a pre-saturated Cleaning Card into the Card Feeder. The Cleaning Card will automatically feed into the printer and the cleaning process will start (there is a several second delay after the Cleaning Card feeds before the cleaning movement starts). While the cleaning process is underway, the LCD Panel will display the message CLEANING PRINTER.

6.At the conclusion of this part of the cleaning process, the Cleaning Card will be ejected, and the LCD Panel will display the message PRESS BUTTON TO CONTINUE.

7.After the user presses the panel button, the LCD Panel will display the message FEED LONG CLEANING CARD IN EXIT. Insert the long end of the long cleaning card into the card exit (directly above the Output Hopper). If the user inserts a “regular” cleaning card into the card exit, the LCD Panel will display the message INVALID CARD, PRESS BUTTON until the user presses the panel button and inserts the long cleaning card into the card exit.

Note • If the user does nothing at this point (i.e., does not insert the long cleaning card), after a timeout the LCD Panel display will change to CLEAN PRINTER. The printer will be able to print, but the LCD Panel will continue to display CLEAN PRINTER.

This limited cleaning does not do a thorough cleaning, but may be performed if no “long cleaning cards” are available.

To restore the display to READY, you will need to perform a complete cleaning process, using both short and long cleaning cards, from step 2 above through step 9 below.

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Contents User’s Manual Page Return Materials Authorization ForewordTrademarks Warranty InformationCopyright Notice PrintersProduct Disposal Declarations of Conformity Spare PartsSupplemental Information P330i Printer Model Smart Card OptionsIcons Table of Contents Troubleshooting Appendix C Connecting to a Network Xii P330i User’s Manual Printer Features IntroductionControls, Connectors, and Indicators LCD Panel Print Head OpenIntroduction Installation and Setup General InformationInstallation and Setup Unpacking the PrinterUnpacking the Printer CD-ROM with Driver Wizard Print Head Carriage Latch Installing the P330i Print Driver Loading a Ribbon Take-up Spool Flange Supply Spool Installation and Setup Installing the Card Cleaning Cartridge Close the printer’s Main Cover Setting the Card Thickness Control Card Thickness Control Loading Cards Installation and Setup Card Output Hopper Connecting the Printer to your Computer Connecting Power Printing a Test Card Packing the P330i Printer for ShipmentPacking the P330i Printer for Shipment Setting Printer Properties Printing a CardPrinting a Sample Card Feeding One Card at a Time Printing a Card Cleaning Cleaning the PrinterWhen to Clean How to Clean Cleaning the Print Head Card Cleaning Cartridge When to Replace the Cleaning RollerHow To Replace the Cleaning Roller Cleaning Replace the Card Cleaning Cartridge into the printer Troubleshooting Head Open message Print Quality Issues Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Ethernet Connection and Adapter Resetting to Factory DefaultsEthernet Adapter Status Indicator Network Status/Activity Indicator Ribbon Specifications Technical SpecificationsGeneral Specifications Card SpecificationsCard Dimensions Bar CodesFonts Electrical Mechanical SpecificationsBi-Directional Communications Interfaces EnvironmentalOptions Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder IntroductionMedia Loading Orientation Magnetic Encoder Cleaning Sample Encoding ProgramISO Standard Encoding Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Smart Card Contact Station Smart Card Contact Station Interface DB-9 Pin Smart Card Contact PointsConnecting to a Network Printer SharingExternal Print Server Internal Print Server
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