Clean Print Head - Leica IP S Instructions For Use Manual

6.2 Clean print head

72
70
69
Leica IP S
Preparing the printer
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Fig. 53
• Push the lever (69) upwards, then remove
the red location plate (70) with the sealing lip
(Fig. 54).
• Moisten one of the foam swabs supplied with
the instrument (73) with some alcohol. Be sure
not to use too much alcohol—no alcohol may
drip into the instrument.
Fig. 54
• Carefully insert the swab (89) into the gap
under the print head and apply light pres-
sure upwards (on print head) and move the
foam swab back and forth
89
10 times!).
This procedure removes dried ink residues.
Fig. 55
6. Cleaning and Maintenance
Once a week or if message "15" is
displayed, the print head must be
cleaned manually.
• Open the printer lid and then
press buttons CLEAN and
LOADED simultaneously.
• The print head (72) moves
upward to a position approx.
1 cm away from the sealing lip
(Fig. 53).
Never use acetone or xylene! Only use
alcohol 95 % or 100 % for cleaning pur-
poses.
Never rotate the swab—this can dam-
age the nozzle plate of the print head.
(Fig. 55) (approx.
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