Cleaning The Printer; Cleaning The Printer Case; Cleaning The Thermal Head/Platen Roller - Epson TM-T88V Technical Reference Manual

Cleaning the Printer

Cleaning the Printer Case

Be sure to unplug the AC cable from the wall socket, and turn off the printer before cleaning.
Wipe the dirt off the printer case with a dry cloth or a damp cloth.
Never clean the product with alcohol, benzine, thinner, or other such solvents.
Doing so may damage or break the parts made of plastic and rubber.

Cleaning the Thermal Head/Platen Roller

Epson recommends cleaning the thermal head periodically (generally every 3 months) to
maintain receipt print quality.
Depending on the roll paper used, paper dust may stick to the platen roller and cause an
irregular paper feed. To remove the paper dust, clean the platen roller with a cotton swab
moistened with water. Turn on the printer power only after the water has completely dried.
Turn off the printer, open the roll paper cover, and clean the thermal elements of the thermal
head with a cotton swab moistened with an alcohol solvent (ethanol or IPA).
• After printing, the thermal head can be very hot. Do not touch it and let it cool before you
• Do not damage the thermal head by touching it with your fingers or any hard object.
clean it.
Platen Roller
Chapter 3 Handling
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