Inspection and Maintenance, Maintenance Procedures

TM200 Service Manual

3.4 Inspection and Maintenance

Proper performance of the inspection and maintenance procedures described below makes it possible for this unit to perform for the years of trouble-free operation for which it is designed.

Maintenance Procedures

The inspection procedures described here are divided between two types: daily inspection, which can be performed by the individuals who use the unit on a daily basis, and periodic inspection, which should be performed by individuals who have a more detailed technical knowledge of the unit.

	Inspection item	Action
Setup	Check for proper connection of cables.	Reconnect any cables that have
		come loose.
	Check for proper installation of paper roll.	Correctly install paper roll.
	Make sure the paper roll cover and	Close all covers.
	cutter cover are closed.
Paper particles,	Open the paper roll cover and make	Clean out any paper or foreign
paper scraps,	sure there are no large pieces of paper	matter.
foreign matter	or other foreign matter present.
Dirt, lint, and dust	Check for dirt, lint, and dust in the paper	Use a vacuum cleaner to completely
inside	path.	remove all dirt, lint, and dust.
components		Wipe away foreign matter with paper
	Check for any foreign matter on the	or some other soft material.
	surface of or in the paper end sensor.	Wipe off the roller with a cotton swab
	Check if the platen roller has become	moistened with water.
	white with paper particles.
Springs	Check the frame shutter spring and all	If you discover a problem, correctly
	other springs for deformation and	install the spring or replace it with a
	disconnection.	new one.

Operation	Check for abnormal noise during	Correct any problems in accordance
	operation and any abnormal printing.	with the Troubleshooting Guide in
		Chapter 4.

Cleaning

Thermal head

Caution:

Turn off the printer power before cleaning.

Note that the thermal head (thermal element and radiation plate) becomes very hot during normal operation, creating the danger of burn injury. Be sure to wait for about 10 minutes after turning printer power off before beginning the cleaning.

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TM200 specifications

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