110Routine Maintenance

Clean the Printhead and Platen Roller

3.See Figure 29. Using the swab from the Preventive Maintenance Kit (part number 47362), wipe along the brown strip on the printhead assembly from end to end. In place of the Preventive Maintenance Kit, you may use a clean swab dipped in a solution of isopropyl alcohol (minimum 90%) and deionized water (maximum 10%). Allow the solvent to evaporate.

Figure 29 • Printhead and Platen Roller Cleaning

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4.While manually rotating the platen roller, clean it thoroughly with the swab. Allow the solvent to evaporate.

5.Reload the media and the ribbon (if required).

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