Printer Maintenance; Print Head Maintenance Guide; Cleaning The Media Sensor - Argox AME-2230B User Manual

Printer Maintenance

Print Head Maintenance Guide

To keep the Print Head remain in the best conditions and efficiency
and to extend duration for use, regular cleaning action is needed:
Note: Always switch off printer power before cleaning.
1. Cleaning Interval:
It's strongly recommended to regularly clean print heads at least
when changing every one label roll (in direct thermal printing
mode). In addition, if printers are operated under critical
applications and environments, or if it's found that print quality is
degraded, please clean print heads more frequently.
2. Cleaning Material:
Surface of print head's heating element is very fragile. To
prevent from any possible damage, please use the Printhead
Cleaning Pen in printer package, or soft cloth/ cotton buds with
"Ethanol" or "industry alcohol" to clean print head surface.
It's strongly recommended to wear hand gloves during cleaning
progress.
Do not touch print head surface by bare hands or with any hard
equipment.
Water or spit should be kept away in case of corrosion on heating
elements.
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3. Cleaning Direction:
When cleaning the print head, always wipe in One-Way Direction
- from Left to Right only, or, from Right to Left only, to clean
"Heating Line" of print head gently without excessive stress.
Do not wipe back and forth, to avoid dust or dirt on cleaning
cotton would be attached onto print head again.

Cleaning the Media Sensor:

Debris or dirt on the Media Sensor can cause a miss-read or unstable
detection to index label gaps/ black-marks. Clean the Media Sensor
properly with a cotton bud dampened with alcohol.
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