03/13 Rev. 5.08-01
USER MANUAL
Maintenance and Cleaning
AP 5.4 – AP 5.6
Printhead
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Printhead
Important Handling Notes
Finding out the printhead
resolution
By means of the resistance values given in the
following table, it can be determined if it the
printhead has a resolution of 8.0 or 11.8 Dot/
mm. Resolution value: see label on the print-
head.
CAUTION!
Printhead can be damaged.
Protect the printhead [1] from
electrostatic discharges when perfor-
ming maintenance work or cleaning.
a
Do not touch the thermal edge [1C].
Do not use sharp or hard objects to
clean the printhead.
a) If you do not have any professional ESD protection equip-
ment (ESD wristband, ESD shoes, …): place one hand on
an earthed object near to you (e.g. a radiator) before tou-
ching the device, to discharge any static charge your body
may be carrying.
Resolution
Resistance
8.0 Dot/mm
560-760 Ohm
11.8 Dot/mm
960-1300 Ohm
[1] Printhead viewed at from the top (A) and bottom (B).
A
B
C
