Zebra Technologies H-974 Routine Care and Adjustments, Cleaning

Routine Care and Adjustments

Cleaning

This table provides a recommended cleaning schedule. Specific cleaning procedures are provided on the following pages.

	Area	Method	Interval
Printhead		Solvent*	After every roll of media (or 500 feet of
			fanfold media) when printing in the direct
Platen roller		Solvent*	fanfold media) when printing in the direct
Platen roller		Solvent*	thermal mode.
			thermal mode.
Media sensors		Air blow
			After every roll of ribbon or three rolls of
Ribbon sensor		Air blow	After every roll of ribbon or three rolls of
Ribbon sensor		Air blow	media when printing in the thermal
			media when printing in the thermal
Media path		Solvent*	transfer mode.

Ribbon path		Solvent*	These intervals are intended as guidelines


Pinch roller (Optional value peel-off			only. You may have to clean more often,
Pinch roller (Optional value peel-off		Solvent*	depending upon your application and
option required. See Figure 25.)		Solvent*	depending upon your application and
option required. See Figure 25.)			media.
			media.

	If cutting continuous,	Citrus-based	After every roll of media (or more often,
	If cutting continuous,	adhesive	depending upon your application and
Cutter	pressure-sensitive media	adhesive	depending upon your application and
	pressure-sensitive media	remover	media).
		remover	media).
module
module	If cutting tag stock or label	Solvent* and	After every two or three rolls of media.
	If cutting tag stock or label	Solvent* and
	backing material	air blow
	backing material	air blow

Tear-off/peel-off bar		Solvent*	Once a month.

Take label sensor		Air blow	Once every six months.

*Zebra recommends using a solvent containing 90% isopropyl alcohol.

CAUTION: Use only the cleaning agents indicated. Zebra Technologies Corporation will not be responsible for damage caused by any other cleaning fluids used on this printer.

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