Cleaning the Printer

•Never use benzene, paint thinner, or other volatile solvents to clean the printer. Volatile solvents may cause deformation or peeling of the printer’s casing. To clean the printer, wipe it with a soft dry cloth. If stronger cleaning is required, wipe first with a cloth moistened with a dilute neutral solvent, then wipe again with a soft dry cloth. If you use a chemical cleaning cloth, read the instructions that come with it and observe all indicated precautions.

•Keep the air vents clean and free of dust.

Clean the vents as necessary. Dust that enters the printer through the vents may land on the ink sheet, resulting in poor print quality and possibly leading to printer breakdown. If the ink sheet becomes dusty, remove the ink cassette and replace it with a new one.

Proper Handling of Ink Cassettes, Paper Cassettes, and Paper

•Please use only the ink cassettes and paper types specified for use by Canon.

•Allow ink cassettes and paper to reach room temperature before installing and using them.

Condensation may form if you suddenly move ink cassettes or paper from a cold location to a warm location. If there is risk of condensation, leave the cassette and paper in their packaging until they reach room temperature, and wipe away any moisture before loading them.

•Do not place any foreign objects in the print output receptacle (on the top of the paper cassette). This area is for paper only.

•Remember to remove the slack from the ink sheet before installing the ink cassette.

To take up the slack, push in the blue circle and turn it in the direction of the arrow embossed on the top of the cassette.

Blue Circle

Ink Sheet

•Do not touch or pull on the ink sheet.

•Do not tear or bend the paper’s perforated edges before printing.

•Do not use label sheets on which labels are partially peeled off.

•Paper must be printed on the glossy side (the side without any printed markings). Always load paper into the cassette with the glossy side up. Loading the paper the wrong way may result in poor print quality, and in some cases may cause damage to the printer.

•Do not write on the paper before printing.

Writing on paper before printing on it may result in malfunction.