Cleaning - Fujitsu 9811 ATB Operator's Manual

Cleaning

It is essential to regularly clean the printer in order to keep it in good operating condition.
Cleaning object
1 Magnetic head
2 Print head
3 Paper dust
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
How to clean paper dust
Use a vacuum cleaner to clean paper dust on the paper path.
Cleaning period or timing
When a ribbon is replaced, or if many
voided encode errors have occurred.
If the printing becomes smeared by dust
on the print head.
If a lot of dust was observed in a paper
path.
Printing surface
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Note
The magnetic head needs to be cleaned to remove
grease and dust which will accumulate during
usage.
A dusty environment or a very old ribbon may carry
dust onto the head.
Over time paper dust will accumulate and need to
be removed.
Thermal head cleaner
Operating the Printer