Routine Maintenance 125

Clean the Exterior

Clean the Exterior

Clean the outside surfaces of the printer with a lint-free cloth. Use a mild detergent solution or desktop cleaner sparingly, as needed.

Caution • Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaning agents or solvents.

Clean the Media Compartment

After every four rolls of media, inspect the media compartment. Use a soft bristle brush or a vacuum cleaner to remove any dirt and lint from the interior of the printer.

Clean the Printhead and Platen Roller

Cleaning intervals are as follows, based on the printhead resolution:

For 300 dpi printers Clean the printhead after every roll (1500 feet or 450 m) of thermal transfer ribbon or after every roll (500 feet or 150 m) of direct thermal labels or when CLEAN HEAD NOW appears on the LCD. Clean the printhead more often if you see inconsistent print quality, such as voids in the bar code or graphics.

For 600 dpi printers Clean the printhead after each roll (500 feet or 150 m) of labels or when CLEAN HEAD NOW appears on the LCD. Clean the printhead more often if you see inconsistent print quality, such as voids in the bar code or graphics.

Note • You do not need to turn off the printer before cleaning the printhead. If power is turned off, all label formats and images, as well as any temporarily saved parameter settings stored in the printer’s internal memory, are lost. When power is turned back on, these items must be reloaded.

If power is removed from a 600 dpi printer when cleaning the printhead, the CLEAN HEAD NOW warning shown on the LCD will not disappear.

If print quality does not improve after you perform this procedure, clean the printhead with Save-a-Printheadcleaning film. This specially coated material removes contamination buildup without damaging the printhead. Call an authorized Brady distributor for more information.

1/11/07

X-Plus II User Guide

14068L-001 Rev. A