Operating the Printer
Cleaning
It is essential to regularly clean the printer in order to keep it in good operating condition.
Cleaning object Cleaning period or timing
Note
1 Magnetic head When a ribbon is replaced, or if many
voided encode errors have occurred.
The magnetic head needs to be cleaned to remove
grease and dust which will accumulate during
usage.
2 Print head
If the printing becomes smeared by dust
on the print head.
A dusty environment or a very old ribbon may carry
dust onto the head.
3 Paper dust
If a lot of dust was observed in a paper
path.
Over time paper dust will accumulate and need to
be removed.
How to clean the magnetic head
1.To cleaning magnetic head, please push keys “ ON / OFF” and then “ 1 “ while on-line.
This coupled key usage puts the printer into Cleaning mode.
2.Please insert the cleaning card into the insertion slot. The card is fed into and ejected.
3.Please pull the ejected card out. The mode switches to on-line automatically.
How to clean print head
1. Please remove the ribbon after opening the printer door.
2. Clean the print surface of head with the top of the “cleaner’” and wipe it with a clean cloth.
Also clean the ribbon guide shaft.
*The moistened top of the cleaner can lift the dust from the head and shaft.
*The surface to be cleaned is shown with circles in the photograph.
*Please inspect the surface from under the head.
3.Please install the ribbon again and close printer door. Printer turns to initial on-line mode
Ribbon guide shaft
Printing surface
Thermal head cleaner
How to clean paper dust
Use a vacuum cleaner to clean paper dust on the paper path.
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