Genicom 3600 manual Cleaning the Label and Ribbon Sensors, To clean the sensors

Preventive Maintenance 2

Cleaning the Label and Ribbon Sensors

There are three label sensors and a ribbon sensor on the 3600 printer that require cleaning: the label taken sensor, the label mark sensor, the label gap sensor, and the ribbon motion sensor.

To clean the sensors

1.Remove the media cover.

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

3.Remove the media from the paper path and the ribbon (if installed) from the TTR hubs.

4.Clean the label taken sensor and the label mark sensor with a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol.

Ribbon	Encoder
motion
	decal
sensor
	Main PCB

Cotton	Label taken
swab	sensor
	Label mark
	sensor

Drive roller

Upper media guide (underside)

Cleaning brush

Lower media guide

Label gap sensor

3600M.016

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