3. MAINTENANCE
ENGLISH VERSION
3.1 Cleaning
3. MAINTENANCE
WARNING!
1.Be sure to turn OFF the power before performing maintenance. Failure to do this may cause an electric shock.
2.To avoid injury, be careful not to trap your fingers while opening or closing the cover.
3.Be careful when handling the print head as it becomes very hot immediately after printing. Allow it to cool before performing any maintenance.
4.Do not pour water directly onto the printer.
This chapter describes how to perform routine maintenance.
To ensure the continuous high quality operation of your printer, you should perform a regular maintenance routine. For high throughput it should be done on a daily basis. For low throughput it should be done on a weekly basis.
3.1 Cleaning
3.1.1 Print Head
CAUTION!
1.Do not allow any hard objects to touch the print head or platen, as this may cause damage to them.
2.Do not use any volatile solvents including thinner and benzene, as this may cause discoloration of the cover, print failure, or breakdown of the printer.
3.Do not touch the print head element with bare hands, as static may damage the print head.
NOTE:
To maintain the printer performance and print quality, please clean the printer regularly, or whenever the media is replaced.
1.Turn the power off.
2.Open the Top Cover and Ribbon Access Cover.
3.Remove the ribbon.
4.Clean the Print Head Element with a Print Head Cleaner, cotton swab or soft cloth slightly moistened with ethyl alcohol.
Print Head Element
Print Head Cleaner(Positioned at the
print head edge)
Please purchase the Print Head Cleaner from the authorised TOSHIBA TEC service representative.
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