Maintenance; Cleaning The Micr Unit - Epson TM-J9000 Technical Reference Manual

3.6 Maintenance

3.6.1 Cleaning the MICR Unit

Dirt on the MICR unit may cause frequent MICR character reading errors. Insert a cleaning sheet
in the feeder section, and clean the MICR unit revery 6 months or every 100,000 passes. Make
sure to use the following sheet, or consult to your dealer.
❏ KIC Products "Waffletechnology cleaning card (Part No. KW2663-CS2B15WS EPSON TM-
J9100 WAFFLE WS CLEANING CARDS 15/BOX)."
Note:
Do not use sticky cleaning sheets. Doing so may cause a paper jam and machine failure.
Whenever you clean the MICR mechanism, also clean the TOF sensor. (See "Cleaning the TOF Sensor"
on page 3-12 for details.)
It is recommended to clean the MICR unit once per week or once every 2,000 checks for good reading
results.
3.6.1.1 Cleaning Method 1
Clean the MICR unit with the following steps.
1. Send the MICR cleaning command from the application.
2. Insert a cleaning sheet. With ASF model printers, insert the cleaning sheet until the printer
starts pulling it in, as you pull the cleaning lever on the back of the printer.
Note:
Be sure to discard the used cleaning sheet.
Hold the cleaning lever in the pulled position until the cleaning sheet is fed into the validation section. Not
doing so may cause a paper jam.
3. When the cleaning sheet is ejected from the left side of the validation section, the entire
cleaning process is completed. You can use the printer as usual.
3-8 Operation
Figure 3-5 Pulling the cleaning lever forward
Cleaning lever
Rev. F