Thermal Head Cleaning - Panasonic KX-FC265GR-T Service Manual

KX-FC265GR-T

16.4.2. Thermal Head Cleaning

If smudges or black/white lines appear on a copied/received
document, check whether there is dust on the thermal head.
Clean the thermal head to remove the dust.
Important:
• Remove the recording paper, then remove the paper tray
beforehand, otherwise the paper may misfeed or jam.
1. Disconnect the power cord and the telephone line cord.
2. Open the front cover (1), push the green button (2), then
open the back cover (3).
3. Remove the ink film (4).
4. Clean the thermal head (5) with a cloth moistened with
isopropyl rubbing alcohol, and let it dry thoroughly.
Caution:
• To prevent a malfunction due to static electricity, do
not use a dry cloth and do not touch the thermal
head directly.
5. Re-install the ink film and close the covers (see step 4 to
7 on Installing the Ink film (P.55)).
6. Install the paper tray, then insert the recording paper gen-
tly.
(See Installing the Paper Tray (P.56) and Installing the
Recording Paper (P.57))
7. Connect the power cord and the telephone line cord.
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