Care and Cleaning | (continued) |
Cleaning the thermal head
When the thermal head gets dirty, defects such as unwanted lines appearing on the printed card may occur. It is recommended to clean the thermal head after printing about 10,000 frames. The thermal head is a consumable component, that is, it has a limited service life.
1. Open the printer door and remove the ink ribbon cassette and the retransfer film cassette.
See p.15, 17 in this manual.
2. Wipe the cleaning head with a cotton bud (sold separately), dipped in alcohol (sold separately).
Cotton bud (sold separately)
Thermal head
Wipe the head indicated with
3. Insert the ink ribbon cassette and the retransfer film cassette, then close the printer door.
CAUTION
• The thermal head may break if
touched with an electrostatic charge. Discharge yourself by touching the printer frame (metallic part) with your hands before cleaning the thermal head.
•Use a cotton bud soaked with absolute alcohol(ethanol). Be careful not to scratch the thermal head with hard materials like metal during cleaning.
Cleaning the fan filter
When the fan filter gets dirty, partial omissions may occur on the printed cards, or the printing result looks dirty. It is recommended to clean the fan filter after printing about 10,000 cards.
1. Remove the fan filters located in three positions on the sides of the printer.
2. Remove the card tray.
See p.45 in this manual.
3. Remove the fan filter located on the base of the printer (inside the unit).
Bring down the fan filter(side 2) while pressing its side (side 1). The fan filter can be taken out. Mount the fan filter by pressing this side.
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