Maintenance; Print Head Cleaning And Handling; Handling Techniques - Avery Dennison snap 500 Operator's And Service Manual

User's Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2

6.0 Maintenance

6.1 Print Head Cleaning and Handling

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6.1.1 Handling Techniques

Classification: Avery Dennison - Public
There are hazardous moving parts in the printer. Covers must be
in place when energized. Service should be performed only by
trained service personnel.
NOTE: AVERY DENNISON recommends cleaning print
heads as follows:
1. With alcohol and a cotton pad or cloth every 2-4 hours
of continuous usage;
2. With alcohol and Velcro cleaning pads after 8 hours of
use.
Clean print heads regularly and handle them properly to avoid damage and
extend life. Follow this cleaning schedule.
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After two to four hours of continuous usage, wipe the print heads with alcohol
and a cotton pad or cloth.
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After eight hours of continuous operation, conduct a more vigorous cleaning.
Use alcohol and a Velcro cleaning pad, such as those supplied with each
new print head.
Static discharge can easily damage thermal print heads. To avoid a static
discharge, follow these procedures.
1. Keep all print heads in their original anti-static bags until they are ready to be
installed in the printer.
2. Wear an anti-static wrist strap to prevent static discharge from your body into
the printer, when working with a print head. Fasten the clip end of the anti-
static wrist strap to a metal portion of the printer (usually the stacker) to
prevent static from your skin from entering the print station.
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