Cleaning The Thermal Head And Stripper Plate - Kodak 6800 User Manual

Maintaining the Printer
Cleaning the Thermal
Head and Stripper
Plate
Thermal head
Stripper plate
5-2
In the United States for health, safety, and environment information, call
585-722-5151. Customers outside the U.S. can contact their local KODAK
Customer Service representative.
CAUTION
Fingerprints can damage the thermal head, which looks like a
glass bar. Never touch it with your bare hands or fingers.
Make sure the power switch is turned off ( ).
1.
Slide the cover release toward you, then open the upper cover carefully.
2.
90˚
IMPORTANT:
CAUTION
The thermal head becomes extremely hot during normal
operation. Wait approximately five minutes to begin cleaning
the head after you open the upper cover.
Remove an alcohol pad from its packaging. Move the pad along the
3.
entire length of the thermal head, in one direction only. When you clean
the thermal head:
– Apply firm, even pressure.
– Make three passes along the thermal print head.
– Use a clean part of the pad for each pass.
Use another clean alcohol pad to wipe the edge of the stripper plate.
4.
:
Cover does not open beyond a 90° angle.
: