Maintenance And Adjustment; Thermal Print Head Cleaning; Thermal Print Head Balance Adjustment - Century Falcon 4D Plus Series User Manual

5. Maintenance and Adjustment

5-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning

Unclear printouts may be caused by
dusty print head, ribbon stain or label
liner glue. Therefore when printing, it's
necessary to keep the top cover closed.
Also, check and prevent paper/label
from being stained or dusty to ensure
print quality and to prolong the print
head life. Print head cleaning
instructions are as follows:
1. Power-off the printer.
2. Open the top cover.
3. Take out the ribbon.
4. Open the print head by pressing
the locking tenons.
5. If on the print head (see blue
arrow) there's label pieces or other
stain, please use a soft cloth with
industrial use alcohol to wipe away
the stain.
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Note1
Weekly cleaning on the print head is
recommended.
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Note2
When cleaning the print head
with soft cloth, make sure there
is no any metal or hard particles
attached on it.
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Note3
You can also clean the print head with
the cleaning card that comes with the
printer.

5-2. Thermal Print Head Balance Adjustment

When printing with different label
materials or using different ribbon types,
unbalanced print quality may occur due
to the media material differences, thus
it's necessary to adjust the Thermal
Print Head pressure.
1. Open the top cover.
2. Take out the ribbon.
3. Turning the print head adjustment
screws slightly by screwdriver to
increase or decrease print head
pressure.
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