Interior Cleaning
To clean the interior of the printer perform the following steps.
1.Power off the printer and unplug the printer power cord.
2.Open the printer cover.
3.Fully raise the platen lever.
4.Unload the paper.
5.Unlatch the ribbon and ribbon spool and carefully lift them off the hubs.
6.Lift the ribbon out of the ribbon path.
7.Brush the paper dust and ribbon lint off the tractors, shuttle cover assembly, base casting, and ribbon guides with a soft- bristled,
CAUTION Vacuum carefully around the hammer bank and surrounding area to avoid damage. To avoid corrosion damage, use only alcohol when cleaning the printer mechanical elements.
Solutions used to clean mechanical elements must contain no water.
8.Wipe the splined shaft with a soft cloth.
9.Check the ribbon mask and hammer bank cover for bits of torn paper or ribbon lint.
10.Remove dust and ink from the platen using a soft cloth lightly moistened with anhydrous alcohol. (The platen is the thick silver bar behind the hammer bank cover that rotates when the platen lever is rotated.) Clean the ribbon guides.
CAUTION When cleaning the platen, be very careful not to get any alcohol in the hammer bank, because alcohol will cause severe damage to the hammer bank. Only a trained service technician should clean the shuttle assembly.
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