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Table 2 provides a recommended cleaning schedule. Specific cleaning procedures are provided on the following pages.

Table 2

 

 

Area

Method

Interval

 

 

 

 

Printhead

 

Solvent*

Direct Thermal Mode: After every roll of

 

 

 

 

media (or 500 feet of fanfold media).

Platen roller

Solvent*

 

 

 

 

 

Thermal Transfer Mode: After every roll of

Media sensors

Air blow

ribbon or three rolls of media.

 

 

 

 

Ribbon sensor

Air blow

These intervals are intended as guidelines only.

 

 

 

 

Media path

 

Solvent*

You may have to clean more often, depending

 

 

 

 

upon your application and media.

Ribbon path

Solvent*

 

 

 

 

Pinch roller. (Optional value peel-off

Solvent*

 

option required. See Figure 26.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If cutting continuous,

Solvent*

After every roll of media (or more often,

 

 

pressure-sensitive media

 

depending upon your application and media).

Cutter

 

 

 

 

 

If cutting tag stock or label

Solvent*

After every two or three rolls of media.

Module

 

 

 

liner material

and air

 

 

 

 

blow

 

 

 

 

 

Tear-off/peel-off bar

Solvent*

Once a month.

 

 

 

Take label sensor

Air blow

Once every six months.

 

 

 

 

 

* Zebra recommends using 90% isopropyl alcohol as the solvent.

CAUTION: Use only the cleaning agents indicated. Zebra Technologies Corporation will not be responsible for damage caused by any other cleaning fluids used on the Z4M or Z6M printer.

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