2. MAINTENANCE

7.Turn on the power.

8.Press the 0 key until the sheet feeds out 5-15 cm.

9.Set the paper release lever downward and remove the head cleaning sheet and paper sensor jig.

10.Re-set the roll paper, paper compartment cover and paper cutter.

Paper release lever

 

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Paper sensor jig

Paper stopper

 

Note: Do not use the head cleaning sheet more than once per cleaning session and do not use a sheet whose grade is coarser than #2000. A coarser grade will damage the thermal head.

If the recording is still dirty

Turn off the power. Moisten a cotton swab with ethyl alcohol and insert between the thermal head and rubber roller, until about 4 mm of the swab is inserted. Move the swab to clean. USE ONLY ethyl alcohol to clean.

Use only a slight amount of ethyl alcohol. Excessive amount may dissolve corrosive components in printing chaff, which can damage the thermal head. Further, be sure the alcohol has dried com- pletely before turning on the power.

2.2Replacement of Recording Paper

Use only the recording paper specified by FURUNO. Use of other recording paper may degrade performance, damage the thermal head and prevent detection of "paper out".

When the paper is nearly out, the message PAPER OUT!! appears on the display and recording is automatically stopped. When about 3 m of paper remains, a red line of 2-3 mm in width begins to appear on the paper. When this happens, replace the paper as shown in the procedure on the next page.

Part name

Type

Code No.

 

 

 

Recording paper

TP-0820B

000-157-755-10

 

 

 

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Furuno FAX-408 manual Replacement of Recording Paper, If the recording is still dirty

FAX-408 specifications

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