Zebra Technologies UMAN-QLP-001 General Cleaning Instructions

General Cleaning Instructions

Caution • Avoid possible personal injury or damage to the printer: never insert any pointed or sharp objects into the printer.

Always turn the printer off before performing any cleaning procedures.

Use care when working near the tear bar. The edges are very sharp.

Caution • The printhead can be very hot after prolonged printing. Allow it to cool off before attempting any cleaning procedures.

Only use the cleaning pen supplied with the printer or a cotton swab saturated with alcohol for cleaning the printhead.

Caution • Use only cleaning agents specified in the following tables. Zebra Technologies Corporation will not be responsible for damage caused by any other cleaning materials used on this printer.

QL 220 Plus Cleaning

Area	Method	Interval
	Use the supplied cleaning pen or
	70% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton
Printhead (Figure 22)	swab to clean the print elements
Printhead (Figure 22)	from end to end (the print elements
	from end to end (the print elements
	are located in the thin gray line on
	the printhead).	After every five rolls of
	Rotate the platen roller and clean it	media (or more often, if
	Rotate the platen roller and clean it	needed),
	thoroughly with the cleaning pen or	needed),
Platen Roller (Figure 22)	thoroughly with the cleaning pen or	Linerless media requires
Platen Roller (Figure 22)	70% isopropyl alcohol and a cotton	Linerless media requires
	70% isopropyl alcohol and a cotton	more frequent cleaning
	swab.	more frequent cleaning
	swab.

	Units with linerless platens: Rotate
Platen Roller	platen & clean bearing points only.
(Figure 22a)	Avoid use of alcohol on the surface
	of linerless platens

Peel bar (Figure 22)		As needed
Scraper, Linerless units	Clean thoroughly with the cleaning	After every five rolls of
Scraper, Linerless units	pen or 70% isopropyl alcohol and a	media (or more often, if
only (Figure 22))	pen or 70% isopropyl alcohol and a	media (or more often, if
only (Figure 22))	cotton swab.	needed)
	cotton swab.	needed)
Tear bar (Figure 22)
Exterior	Water-dampened cloth
	Brush/air blow. Ensure the Bar	As needed
Interior (Figure 22)	Sensor, Gap Sensor and Label
Interior (Figure 22)	Present Sensor windows are free
	Present Sensor windows are free
	of dust.

	Units with linerless platens: Clean
	Units with linerless platens: Clean
	inside surfaces of edge guides &	After every five rolls of
Interior (Figure 22a)	media rollers with the supplied	media (or more often, if
	cleaning pen or 70% isopropyl	needed)
	alcohol on a cotton swab.

QL Plus Series User Guide