Bat T Ery And Safet Y I Nform At Ion; Recycling Your Bat T Eries; Troubleshoot Ing - Datamax APEX 3 User Manual

4 .4 Ba t t e r y a n d Sa fe t y I n for m a t ion
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The print er is powered by a 7.4V Li- I on bat t ery cart ridge.
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Charging t im e is approxim at ely 3.0 hours.
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Rem ove t he bat t ery from t he print er when st oring t he print er for long periods of t im e.
The bat t ery st orage t em perat ure is 40° F t o 104° F ( 4° C t o 40° C) . Do not st ore a fully
charged bat t ery at t em perat ures exceeding 104° F ( 40° C) for long periods of t im e – t he
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bat t ery m ay perm anent ly lose charge capacit y.
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The recom m ended t em perat ure for charging is 68° F ( 20° C) t o 77° F ( 25° C) .
Be sure t o use a fully charged bat t ery for bat t ery int ensive print ing sessions. Cert ain
operat ions ( for exam ple, print ing receipt s wit h m any bar codes and graphics) drain t he
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bat t ery m ore quickly t han in ot her cases.
Dispose of t he bat t ery according t o local regulat ions. D o n ot t h r ow in t r a sh .
Do not disassemble, short circuit, heat above 80°C, or incinerate. The battery may
explode
4 .5 Re cyclin g you r Ba t t e r ie s
The Rechargeable Bat t ery Recycling Corporat ion ( RBRC) is a non- profit organizat ion creat ed t o
prom ot e recycling of rechargeable bat t eries. For m ore inform at ion on recycling bat t eries in your
area, visit w w w .r br c.or
4 .6 Tr ou ble sh oot in g
Pr oble m
Does not feed paper
or has a paper j am .
Does not print
Light print ing
Voids in print ing
Red ( Error) LED on
I f t he problem persist s, please cont act Dat am ax- O'Neil Technical Support . Support cont act
inform at ion is list ed in Sect ion 6 of t his m anual.
Other than routine cleaning and other maintenance described in Section 4, the printer
is not intended to be serviced by the user. It must be returned to an Authorized
Service Center. Under no circumstances should the user attempt to disassemble the
printer.
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Rem ove any j am m ed supply.
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Reload paper supply.
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Check or replace t he print er's bat t ery.
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Make sure t he paper supply is loaded correct ly, not backwards.
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Verify com m unicat ion bet ween t he host device and t he print er by
disconnect ing t he com m unicat ion cable and perform ing a print er self t est .
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Check or recharge t he bat t ery.
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Adj ust t he print cont rast t hrough t he print applicat ion.
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Clean t he print head following t he cleaning inst ruct ion list ed in
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Check t hat t he paper roll has not been deplet ed.
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Error reading MCR
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Aft er ext ended print ing, print head m ay be hot ; print er will pause before
resum ing print ing.
Act ion
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Sect ion 4.1.