4.8 Maintenance

4.8 Maintenance

The activities necessary to maintain the recorder in good operating condition are shown below:

Periodic maintenance (see subsection 4.8.1) Battery replacement (see subsection 4.8.2) Fuse replacement (see subsection 4.8.3)

Cleaning plotter carriage shaft (see subsection 4.8.4) Calibration (see subsection 4.8.5)

Pen adjustment (see subsection 4.8.6)

Printer carriage adjustment (see subsection 4.8.7) Parts replacement (see subsection 4.8.8)

4.8.1 Periodic Maintenance

Check the following items periodically, and replace consumable parts, if necessary:

Are indication and recording normal?

If not, see chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

Are recorded lines or printed characters clear, not blurred?

To replace a felt-tip pen or a plotter pen of Pen model, see section 4.3 “Installing (or Replacing) Pens”; also, see section 4.4 “Installing (or Replacing) Ribbon Cassette” to replace the ribbon cassette of Dot-printing model.

Is chart-paper feeding smooth, not jammed?

 

If not, see chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

Is there enough chart paper left in the chart compartment?

 

Remaining chart length (cm) is printed on the left margin of the chart at intervals of

 

20 cm.

 

See section 4.2 “Installing (or Replacing) Chart Paper”.

Is [

] illuminated?

 

If it is, see subsection 4.8.2, “Battery Replacement” as the lithium battery for

 

memory backup needs to be replaced.

Remaining chart length

Indication of Remaining Chart Length

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Omega RD260A instruction manual Periodic Maintenance, Indication of Remaining Chart Length