Chapter 6

Printer Maintenance

Clean the following areas of the printer after 8 rolls of labels have been used. In each case, use a cotton swab dampened with alcohol.Do not soak the cotton swab excessively. These supplies can be purchased from Wasp Bar Code Technologies. Please call 214-547-4100 for details.

Note: Always switch off the power before cleaning.

Cleaning

Thermal Print Head

Thermal paper stock and ribbons will release debris on the print head and degrade printing quality. Clean the print head with methanol or isopropyl alcohol with a cotton swab. Do not touch the heater element with your fingers.

Paper Sensor

Debris or dirt on the paper sensor will cause a mis-read or incorrect detection of the label gap. Clean with a cotton swab dampened with alcohol.

Print Head

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Wasp Bar Code W-300 manual Printer Maintenance