Alere 55115, User Manual

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8 Alere™ Universal Printer User Manual
4.2 Cleaning the Sensor Cover
The sensor cover should be cleaned when the following occur:
• During printing, the printer LED flashes the out of paper pattern, when paper
is installed.
• The printer does not alarm the paper end LED pattern when there is no paper left.
• The printer does not identify labels correctly.
The following steps are for paper end sensor cover cleaning:
1. Turn off the printer power and open the top cover.
2. Wipe off dust or particles on the dustproof cover surface of the paper end sensor
with soft cotton cloth damped with 70% isopropyl alcohol. (It should not be
dripping.)
3. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes until the alcohol evaporates completely, press down the
print head module and close the top cover.
4.3 Cleaning the Print Roller
If the following cases occur, the roller should be cleaned:
• Printout is not clear.
• Paper feeds and retracts with excessive noise.
• Debris on the print roller.
The following steps are for print roller cleaning:
1. Turn off the power and open the top cover.
2. Wait for the print roller to cool down completely.
3. Wipe off dust or particles on the surface of the print roller with a soft cotton cloth
dampened with 70% isopropyl alcohol. (It should not be dripping.)
4. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes until the alcohol evaporates completely, press down the
print head module and close the top cover.
Caution:
•
Before starting routine maintenance of the printer, make sure the power is
turned off.
• Do not touch the surface of the print head with hands or metal.
Important:
•
Do not use forceps; this will prevent the print head, print roller and sensors
from being scratched.
• Do not use organic solvent like gasoline, acetone etc.
• Please wait for the alcohol to evaporate completely before printing.