Cleaning the Printer
Clean the following areas of both printers once each day:
vDeveloper area
vForms input area
vTransferstation area
vStacker area
vRear service area.
Clean the following area at least once each week:
vOiler belt. See “Cleaning the Oiler Belt”on page 86 for instructions.
Recommendations for Cleaning the Printer
vYoumay need to clean the printer more often, especially before and after
printing labels.
vThe following procedure specifies that you unload forms from the printer
before you clean.
– Unloading forms before you clean requires that you reload forms after
you finish cleaning.
– Loading forms is a time-consuming activity and requires flushing forms
out of the entire forms path, then reloading and threading the entire
forms path.
– IBM recommends that for normal, once-per-day cleaning of the printer
you leave forms loaded on the printer, and do the best job you can
working around the forms to follow all of the cleaning steps. IBM also
recommends that you do an additional cleaning when you load a new
form type or when you have cleared the forms path.
vYoushould clean the printer only with a vacuum cleaner that is approved
for toner applications.
vYouneed the following items to clean the printer:
– Toner-certifiedvacuum cleaner
– Cloth or paper towels.
Toclean the printer, do the following:
1. Disable the host attachments. See “Enabling and Disabling Attachments”on
page63 for details.
2. Separate the forms at a perforation below the forms guide on the transfer
station.
3. Move the static brush to the left with your hand so that the forms fall back
into the input area. Ensure that forms do not cover the end-of-forms sensor in
the input area.
4. Advance the forms by SELECTING the NPRO pushbutton on the Display
TouchScreen main window.
The END OF FORMS 078A message appears on the Display Touch Screen.
Note: NPRO is not operable if the Thread/Align Forms procedure window
appears.
5. SELECT the NPRO pushbutton again.
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