Maintenance

Cleaning

When you clean the printer, use one or more of the following supplies that best suits your needs:

DESCRIPTION

Cleaning pens (12)

Cleaning swabs (25)

Cleaning cards, 4-in wide (25)

Save-a-Print Head film, 4-in wide (3)

The cleaning process takes just a couple of minutes using the steps outlined below.

Printer Part

Method

 

 

 

Interval

 

 

 

 

Let the print head to cool for one minute, then use a new

 

 

cleaning pen to swab the print elements (the thin gray

 

 

line on the print head) from end to end. NOTE: You do

 

Print head

not have to turn off the printer to do this.

 

 

As

 

 

 

 

If print quality remains poor after

cleaning,

try

the

necessary

 

 

or after

 

Save-a-Print Head cleaning film to

remove

buildup

 

every five

 

without damaging the print head. Call your authorized

 

rolls of

 

reseller for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

media

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manually rotate the platen roller. Clean it thoroughly

 

 

Platen roller

with 70% isopropyl alcohol and a cleaning swab,

 

 

 

 

cleaning card, or lint-free cloth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel bar

Clean it thoroughly with 70% isopropyl alcohol and a

 

 

 

Tear bar

cotton swab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exterior

Water-dampened cloth

 

 

 

As needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior

Brush or air blow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter

Use tweezers to remove scraps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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