Carl Valentin Pica II 103/8 T, Quick Reference Manual

Page: 75 / 130

Pica II
English 75
Clean the Print Roller
A soiled print roller can lead to reduced print quality and can affect transport of material.
CAUTION!
Print roller can be damaged!

Do not use sharp or hard objects to clean the print
roller.
•
Open the printer cover.
•
Turn the red lever (B) counter clockwise to lift up the
printhead (A).
•
Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the label printer.
•
Remove deposits with the roller cleaner and a soft cloth.
•
If the roller appears damaged, replace it.
•
Turn the roller (C + D) manually step by step to clean the
complete roller (only possible when printer is switched off, as
otherwise the step motor is full of power and the roller is kept
in its position).
Clean the Printhead
Printing can cause accumulation of dirt at printhead e.g. by colour particles of transfer ribbon, and therefore it is necessary to
clean the printhead in regular periods depending on operating hours, environmental effects such as dust etc.
CAUTION!
Printhead can be damaged!

Do not use sharp or hard objects to clean the printhead.

Do not touch protective glass layer of the printhead.
•
Open the printer cover.
•
Turn the lever counter clockwise to lift up the printhead.
•
Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the label printer.
•
Clean the printhead surface with a special cleaning pen or a cotton swab dipped in pure alcohol.
•
Before using the label printer, let the printhead dry for about two to three minutes.
Clean the Label Photocell
CAUTION!
Label photocell can be damaged!

Do not use sharp or hard objects or solvents to clean the label photocell.
The label photocell can be soiled with paper dust. This may affect the label scanning.
•
Open the printer cover.
•
Turn the lever counter clockwise to lift up the printhead.
•
Remove the labels and transfer ribbon from the label
printer.
•
Blow out the photocell (A) with the compressed air
spray. You have strictly to observe the instructions
mentioned
on the can.
•
Moisten a cleaning card (B) with printhead and roll
solvent to clean additionally the photocell inside.
•
Reload labels and transfer ribbon.