03/13 Rev. 5.08-01
USER MANUAL
Maintenance and Cleaning
AP 5.4 – AP 5.6
Printhead
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Changing the Printhead
Dismantling the printhead:
1. Switch off the printer and disconnect from
the power.
2. Remove material and foil from the printer.
3. Open the pressure lever.
4. Press the printhead onto the print roller. At
the same time remove the 2 knurled screws
[5A].
The printhead is released from the fastener
and remains on the print roller [6].
5. Remove both printhead cables [7A] from
the printhead.
6. Remove the printhead.
Fitting the printhead:
1. Note the resistance of the new printhead.
You can read this on a sticker directly on the
printhead!
2. Affix the printhead cable.
3. Press the printhead against the fastener
from below and tighten the knurled screws.
Don´t touch the thermal bar while doing
so!
4. Call up the parameter
SYSTEM
PARAMETERS > Head resistance
and enter the
printhead resistance you noted earlier.
WARNING!
Risk of burning injuries from a hot
printhead.
Ensure that the printhead has
cooled down before cleaning it.
CAUTION!
Printhead misalignment.
Don´t loosen the screws [4C] fixing
the printhead on the bracket.
[4] Printhead (A) and bracket (B) were adjusted exactly by means of
special positioning tools.
[5] Turning out the thumb screws (A) .
[6] Printhead (A) removed from the holder (B).
[7] Pulling off the printhead cables (A).
A
B
C
C
A
A
A
B
A
A
