MAINTENANCE
Essentially,your printer is arobustpiece of equipment, but should be
treatedwithamodicumofcarein ordertoavoidmalfimctions.Forexample:
Keepyourprinterin a“comfortable”environment.Roughlyspeaking,if
youarecomfortable,thentheenvironmentissuitableforyourprinter,too
(seeChapter 1).
Donot subjectthe printerto physicalshocksor excessivevibration.
Avoidextremelydustyenvironments.Dustis theenemy ofallprecision
mechanicaldevices.
To cleanthe exterior ofthe printer,use achoth barelydampenedwith
eitherwaterwith alittledetergentoralittlealcohol,butdo notallowany
liquidto fall insidetheprinter.
Theintenorof theprintermaybecleanedwith asmallvacuumcleaneror
acompressed-airaerosol(soldfor this purpose).Whenperformingthis
operation,be sure not to bend or damage any cable connectionsor
electroniccomponents.
REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD
Thisisnotajob whichyouwillneedtodoveryoften.Theprintheadhas been
designedtolast forabout 100millioncharacters.In normaleverydayuse,
thistranslatestoyearsoflife. 130wever,iftheprintqualityis faint,evenafter
youhavechangedtheribbonor youhaveadjustedthegapbetweentheprint
headand theplaten(see Chapter1),theprint headmayneed replacement.
Onlyuse areplacementprinthead asrecommendedbyyour supplier.
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TurnOFF theprinter,and unplugthepowercord.
Removethetop cover andribboncartridge.
Iftheprinterhasbeenin operationimmediatelybeforethisoperation,the
print head will be hot. Allowtime for the print head to cool before
attempingtowork onit.
Movethe printhead carriagetowardthe center,and removethe color
ribbonholderon the carriage.
CAUTION: Donot losethe springinsidethe holder.
Unscrewthetwo screws thatholdthe printheadin place andset them
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