Chapter 4 Handling
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Cleaning the Printer
Cleaning the Printer Case
Be s
u
re
t
o
tu
r
n
off
t
he pr
int
er, a
n
d w
i
pe
t
he d
i
r
t
off
t
he pr
int
er case w
it
h a dry clo
t
h or a damp
clo
t
h.
Cleaning the Thermal Head/Platen Roller
Epso
n
recomme
n
ds clea
ning
t
he
t
hermal head per
i
od
i
cally (
g
e
n
erally every 3 mo
nt
hs)
t
o
ma
int
a
in
rece
i
p
t
pr
int
q
u
al
it
y.
Depe
n
d
ing
o
n
t
he roll paper
u
sed, paper d
u
s
t
may s
ti
ck
t
o
t
he pla
t
e
n
roller a
n
d
t
he paper may
n
o
t
be fed correc
t
ly. To remove
t
he paper d
u
s
t
, clea
n
t
he pla
t
e
n
roller.
T
u
r
n
off
t
he pr
int
er, ope
n
t
he roll paper cover, a
n
d clea
n
t
he
t
hermal eleme
nt
s of
t
he
t
hermal
head/pla
t
e
n
roller w
it
h a co
tt
o
n
swab mo
i
s
t
e
n
ed w
it
h a
n
alcohol solve
nt
(e
t
ha
n
ol or IPA).
CAUTION
Never clean the product with alcohol, benzine, thinner, or other such solvents.
Doing so may damage or break the parts made of plastic and rubber.
CAUTION
After printing, the thermal head can be very hot. Do not touch it and let it cool
before you clean it.
Do not damage the thermal head by touching it with your fingers or any hard
object.
Thermal head
Platen roller
