Cleaning The Magnetic Stripe Head - DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual

Maintaining the printer
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10 Close the cover of the printer and press to latch it.
11 Plug the power cable into the power receptacle.
Resume normal operation of the printer.

Cleaning the magnetic stripe head

The magnetic stripe head in the ImageCard IV printer directly contacts the card's
magnetic stripe when encoding data. The head can become dirty, which interferes
with its ability to encode data successfully. Use a cleaning pen to remove the particles
or coating from the magnetic stripe head and restore the reliability of encoding.
Clean the magnetic stripe head only when you receive messages about encoding
problems.
Tools to use:
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Clean the magnetic stripe head
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User's Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
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Figure 7-8: Clean the printing surface of the printhead
Lift the printhead to move it to the resting position. Do not latch the printhead at
this time.
Replace the print ribbon cartridge. See
page 4-4.
Lock the printer if needed.
Cleaning pen
Make sure the power for the printer is off.
Remove the power cord from the power receptacle.
Unlock the printer if needed.
Printing surface
"Replacing the print ribbon cartridge" on
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