Documax 5380 User’s Manual
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Appendix A Printer Maintenance
A.1 Clean the Printer
Cleaning periodically and the cleaning tool
Periodical cleaning: every six months or every 300 working hours once.
Cleaning tool: dry cloth (please use soft cloth to clean metal parts.)
Clean the paper feed platform
Pull out the paper guide (A) and turn it over. Please wipe off wasted paper and cleaning dirt and dust.
Then pull the paper guide (A) to the former position.
Clean the carriage shaft
There is a layer of oil covered on the carriage shaft which guarantees the carriage runs smoothly. But
the oil is easy to absorb dust, please clean the dust with soft cloth first, and then add proper lube (180
lube of NYE Company is recommended), move print head back and forth to make lube scattered.
Cleaning the photoelectric sensor part
As the paper feed sensor use a correlation photoelectric sensor. You should clean the parts
periodically.
Clean the photoelectric sensor's protect shield every three months.
Note: 1. Turn off printer and pull out the power cord before cleaning.
2. Being used under dust circumstance, the carriage shaft may stack much dust and affect the
print quality.
3. If you have just finished using the printer, let the print head cool for a few minutes before
you touch it.
4. Please use a soft cloth for cleaning, do not use combustible solvent.
Figure A-1 Clean the printer
Carriage shaft
Paper platform
Paper guide (A)
Paper platform
Paper feed sensor