Routine Care and Adjustments

Cleaning Procedures

Clean the Exterior

The exterior surfaces of the printer may be cleaned with a lint-free cloth. Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaning agents or solvents. If necessary, a mild detergent or desktop cleaner may be used sparingly.

Clean the Interior

Remove any accumulated dirt and lint from the interior of the printer using a soft bristle brush or vacuum cleaner.

Clean the Printhead and Platen Roller

You can minimize printhead wear and maintain print quality with regular preventive measures.

Avoid abrasion

Over time, the movement of media/ribbon across the printhead wears through the protective ceramic coating, exposing and eventually damaging the print elements (dots). In order to avoid abrasion:

•Clean your printhead frequently and use well-lubricated thermal transfer ribbons with packagings optimized to reduce friction.

•Minimize printhead pressure and burn temperature settings by optimizing the balance between the two.

•Ensure that the thermal transfer ribbon is as wide or wider than the label media to prevent exposing the elements to the more abrasive label material.

Clean the printhead regularly

For best results, perform the following cleaning procedure after changing every roll of ribbon. Inconsistent print quality, such as voids in the bar code or graphics, may indicate a dirty printhead.

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