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6. 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
2. The cleaning process is described as following:
Printer Part
Print Head
Platen Roller
Tear Bar/Peel Bar Use the lint-free cloth with 100% ethanol to
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% Ethenol. 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.
The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15% for this printer. To print the full web black line, the
maximum black line height is limited to 40 dots, which is .197" for 203 DPI resolution printers.
(Head cleaner
pen)
Method
1. Always turn off the printer before cleaning
the print head.
2. Allow the print head to cool for a minimum
of one minute.
3. Use a cotton swab and 100% ethanol to
clean the print head surface.
1. Turn the power off.
2. Rotate the platen roller and wipe it
thoroughly with 100% ethanol and a
cotton swab, or lint-free cloth.
wipe it.
Compressed air or vacuum
Wipe it with water-dampened cloth
Brush or vacuum
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
27
Interval
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