Zebra Technologies TLP 2824 manual Maintenance, Cleaning

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Maintenance

Cleaning

When you clean the printer, use one or more of the following supplies that best suits your needs:

CLEANING SUPPLIES

Cleaning pens (12)

Cleaning swabs (25)

Cleaning cards, 2-in wide (25)

Save-a-Print Head film, 2-in wide (3)

The cleaning process takes just a couple of minutes using the steps outlined below.

Printer Part

Method

 

 

 

Interval

 

 

 

 

Let the print head to cool for one minute, then use a new

 

 

cleaning pen to swab the print elements (the thin gray

 

 

line on the print head) from end to end. NOTE: You do

 

Print head

not have to turn off the printer to do this.

 

 

As

 

 

 

 

If print quality remains poor after

cleaning,

try

the

necessary

 

 

or after

 

Save-a-Print Head cleaning film to

remove

buildup

 

every five

 

without damaging the print head. Call your authorized

 

rolls of

 

reseller for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

media

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manually rotate the platen roller. Clean it thoroughly

 

 

Platen roller

with 70% isopropyl alcohol and a cleaning swab,

 

 

 

 

cleaning card, or lint-free cloth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel bar

Clean it thoroughly with 70% isopropyl alcohol and a

 

 

 

Tear bar

cotton swab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exterior

Water-dampened cloth

 

 

 

As needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior

Brush or air blow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter

Use tweezers to remove scraps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Zebra TLP 2824 TM 980485-001A Proprietary Statement Shock Hazard Contents Operation & Options 980485-001A Vii 980485-001A Hello IntroductionWhat’s in the Box? Opening the printer Inspecting the PrinterInspecting the Printer Closing the printer Reporting Damage Related DocumentationModes of Printing Getting StartedAttaching Power Supply Loading Roll Media Adjusting the Roll HoldersPlacing the Roll in the Media Compartment Adjusting the Guides Loading Ribbon Install the Ribbon Supply RollInstall the Take-Up Core Attach and Tighten the Ribbon Status Light Power SwitchOperator Controls Feed ButtonMedia Length Sensing Interface Cable Requirements Hooking Up the Printer and ComputerSerial Interface Requirements USB Interface RequirementsParallel Interface Requirements Ethernet Interface RequirementsInternal ZebraNet PrintServer II Ethernet Communications Communicating with the PrinterUniversal Serial Bus USB Communications Parallel CommunicationsSerial Communications CommandAdjusting the Print Quality Adjusting the Print WidthThermal Printing Operation & OptionsReplacing a Partially Used Transfer Ribbon Replacing SuppliesAdding a New Transfer Ribbon Printing in Peel-Mode Printing on Fan-Fold Media Using the Cutter Option 980485-001A Cleaning MaintenanceMedia Path Considerations Cleaning Card ConsiderationsPrint Head Considerations Platen Considerations LubricationRemoval AssemblyReplacing the Platen Replacing the Print Head Removal Thermal-Transfer TLP ModelAssembly 980485-001A What the Status Light is Telling You TroubleshootingPrinter Operation Media Handling Printed image does not look right Print Quality ProblemsNo print on the label Label format was sent to, but not recognized by, the printer Manual Calibration Communications Diagnostics Resetting the Factory Default ValuesPrinter Condition Feed Button Action Feed Button ModesInterfaces Universal Serial Bus USB ConnectorAppendix Host Parallel InterfaceInternal Ethernet PrintServer Looking into the Printer’s RJ-45 Modular ConnectorSerial RS-232 Connector Printer Serial RJ-11 Alternative Connector980485-001A Page Page