Cleaning The Platen And The Card Feed Rollers - HID FARGO DTC 1500 User Manual

4.1.1.8 Cleaning the Platen and the Card Feed Rollers

Perform this procedure approximately every 1000 prints to maintain a consistent print quality.
Note: The card feed rollers move the card through the print process. Rollers should be kept clean to
prevent card jams and card contamination. This cleaning process ultimately leads to better print
quality and extended life of the printhead.
1. Remove the ribbon drawer, remove the print ribbon, and reinsert the empty ribbon drawer.
2. Remove all the cards from the input card hopper.
3. Use the cleaning card from the cleaning kit and remove the adhesive backing from both sides of
the card.
If your printer has a magnetic encoder installed, be sure to leave the small liner strip on top of
the cleaning card in place. This small strip is needed to protect the magnetic head from the
adhesives on the cleaning card.
4. Insert the cleaning card into the single feed card slot until the card stops.
If the printer is equipped with a magnetic encoder, you must insert the cleaning card with the
printed side up and with the small liner strip towards the front of the printer.
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Printer Preferences
Ribbon Drawer
PLT-03159, Rev A.0
Input Card Hopper
September 2017