Maintenance - Printronix T600 Administrator's Manual

8. Maintenance

This session presents the clean tools and methods to maintain your printer.
1. Please use one of following material to clean the printer.
 Cotton swab
 Lint-free cloth
 Vacuum / Blower brush
 100% Ethanol or Isopropyl Alcohol
2. The cleaning process is described as following,
Printer Part
Print Head
Platen Roller
Peel Bar
Sensor
Exterior
Interior
Note:

Do not touch printer head by hand. If you touch it careless, please use ethanol to clean it.

Please use 100% Ethanol or Isopropyl Alcohol. DO NOT use medical alcohol, which may damage
the printer head.

Regularly clean the print head and supply sensors once change a new media to keep printer
performance and extend printer life.
Method
1. Always turn off the printer before
cleaning the print head.
2. Allow the print head to cool down for a
minimum of one minute.
3. Use a cotton swab and 100% Ethanol
or Isopropyl Alcohol to clean the print
head surface.
1. Turn the power off.
2. Rotate the platen roller and wipe it
thoroughly with water.
Use the lint-free cloth with 100% ethanol
to wipe it.
Compressed air or vacuum
Wipe it with water-dampened cloth
Brush or vacuum
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Interval
Clean the print head when changing
a new label roll.
Clean the platen roller when
changing a new label roll
As needed
Monthly
As needed
As needed
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