3600 Printer Maintenance Manual

Cleaning the Printhead

Since the printhead must maintain close contact with the media to provide good print quality, cleaning media debris from the printhead is very important. Clean the printhead after every roll (or 6,000 inches) of media or whenever necessary.

Caution

Do not use sharp objects such as knives or screwdrivers to scrape

CAUTION the printhead clean. Cleaning with sharp objects will damage the printhead. Clean with only a cotton swab, or a clean, lint-free cloth

or tissue moistened with isopropyl alcohol.

To clean the printhead

1.Remove the media cover.

2.Raise the printhead by rotating the head lift lever clockwise until the printhead releases.

TTR/ ribbon

Media roll

Printhead lift lever

3600M.011

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Genicom 3600 manual Cleaning the Printhead, To clean the printhead