Maintenance - Printronix T2N series User Manual

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This chapter discusses how to maintain your printer.
1. Use one of the following materials to clean the printer:

Cotton swab or authorized Printronix Auto ID Thermal Printhead Cleaning Pen (203502-002)

Lint-free cloth

Vacuum/Blower brush

100% Ethanol or 99.7% Isopropyl alcohol
2. The cleaning process is as follows:
Printer Part
Printhead
Platen Roller

Maintenance

Method
1. Always power off the printer before
cleaning the printhead.
2. Allow the printhead to cool for a
minimum of one minute.
3. Use a cotton swab or a thermal
printhead cleaning pen and 100%
ethanol or 99.7% isopropyl alcohol
to clean the printhead surface.
Elements
Printhead Cleaning Pen
1. Turn the power off.
2. Rotate the platen roller and wipe it
thoroughly with 100% ethanol
alcohol and a cotton swab, or a lint
free cloth.
Clean the printhead when changing a new
label roll (Direct Thermal Print Mode) or when
replacing the ribbon roll (Thermal Transfer
Print Mode).
Printhead
Clean the platen roller when changing a new
label roll.
Interval
Printhead
Elements
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