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6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
No. 99MAM029A
6
Maintenance and Trouble-
shooting
The maintenance work, error display and troubleshooting method of the product
are explained.
6.1
Maintenance
To prevent the product failure, the cleaning described below shall be regularly performed
(about once every six months).
CAUTION
• Before cleaning, make sure that the power is turned off.
• Be careful not to cut your hands with the paper cutter when cleaning.
• For the cleaning of the printer head or sensors alcohol is used.
Be careful with the following items.
• The printer head is exposed when the printer paper cover is opened. The printer
head becomes very hot immediately after printing and may cause burns if touched.
The heat also may cause the alcohol to ignite.
• Thoroughly dry off any alcohol remaining on the printer head. Powering on while the
printer head is not completely dry may cause a fi re.
• Treat the alcohol with suffi cient care.
• Never use volatile chemicals, such as thinner or benzene, other than alcohol.
• Turn the power on after the alcohol is thoroughly dried up.
• Pay attention not to scratch the printer head with a fi nger or something hard.
• Pay suffi cient attention not to get the printer interior wet.
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Printer head cleaning
Dirt and stain adhering to the printer head may result in poor printing quality or damage
the printer head that makes printing impossible. Clean the printer head regularly.
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Cleaning method
1
Press the release lever downward (to the direction of "OPEN") to open the printer paper cover.
2
Wipe the printer head with a cotton swab moistened with a little alcohol.
3
Wipe off alcohol remaining on the printer head with a dry cotton swab to dry it off.
4
Close the printer paper cover.
Printer head
(Golden top surface is the cleaning surface of the head.)
Paper cutter