background image

 

QL-800 High Volume

Maintenance Guide

Part Number 9006-0000004

Revision 1.0

4/2019

QuickLabel, An AstroNova™ Division

World Headquarters

600 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, RI 02893

Tel: (877) 757-7978 Fax: (401) 822-2430

E-mail: [email protected]

www.QuickLabel.com

Technical Support

Tel: (877) 757-7310

E-mail: [email protected]

www.QuickLabel.com/support/

Summary of Contents for QL-800

Page 1: ...4 2019 QuickLabel An AstroNova Division World Headquarters 600 East Greenwich Ave West Warwick RI 02893 Tel 877 757 7978 Fax 401 822 2430 E mail info QuickLabel com www QuickLabel com Technical Suppor...

Page 2: ...is manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means...

Page 3: ...ensor 9 Replacing or Inspecting the Maintenance Roller 11 Cleaning Pinch Rollers and the Load Sensor 13 Cleaning Edge Guides and Unwind Flanges 14 Maintenance Actions After Each Week 15 Inspecting the...

Page 4: ...ut in place to match the high duty rate This document contains best practices and procedures that can be helpful for increasing output and reducing downtime By practicing regularly scheduled maintenan...

Page 5: ...maintenance after each shift 8 hours of printer operation These regular cleanings will help keep the media motion smooth and unimpeded The following materials are required Lint free cloth Caution Alw...

Page 6: ...t surface between the star wheel brackets Pay careful attention to the area directly below the printhead as this area usually collects ink from the Idle spitting 2 Clean the transport belts exposed in...

Page 7: ...wo cross bars These parts snap in and out of the feet and should be removed with a straight up and down motion If the cross bar catches break replace the cross bar PN 42908240 See Figure 3 Figure 3 Tr...

Page 8: ...ransport belts 4 Rotate the belt until the cleaned portion has moved beyond the tensioner pulleys Do this by standing the transport up on the tensioner pulley side and rotating the drive shaft down Se...

Page 9: ...Roller and TOF Sensor This section describes cleaning the encoder roller and TOF sensor This section will require a 1 Phillips head screwdriver 1 Remove the entrance side star wheel bracket by unscrew...

Page 10: ...align the star wheel bracket back on the transport 5 With a finger on the star wheel bracket in between the screw holes carefully screw the bracket back into place until the screw head just touches th...

Page 11: ...e or attempt to clean the roller The roller needs to be replaced with a new part Figure 9 Maintenance Roller life shown in the Maintenance Utility 2 If the remaining life of the Maintenance Roller is...

Page 12: ...images provide examples of what Maintenance Roller damage may look like Figure 10 Example of Maintenance Roller damage Figure 11 Example of Maintenance Roller damage Return the printhead to the cap p...

Page 13: ...on the top corners of the guide Remove the plate that covers the two top rollers This is also secured with two Phillips head screws The following two images show the entrance with these parts removed...

Page 14: ...facing straight up once the guide is reinstalled Cleaning Edge Guides and Unwind Flanges Edge guides and Unwind flanges often become loaded with media adhesive and debris 1 Wipe the edge guide and sur...

Page 15: ...sol Filter life bar in the Maintenance Utility indicates 0 life remaining use the Parts Replacement Wizard to replace the aerosol filter with a new part PN 14795525 2 Inspect the aerosol filter If the...

Page 16: ...e their proper operation Each individual star wheel should not protrude beyond the surface of the metal stiffener plate They should appear as they do in Figure 17 and Figure 18 below Proper star wheel...

Page 17: ...nce side star wheel bracket with proper star wheel positions Figure 18 Exit side star wheel bracket with proper star wheel positions Cleaning the Printer Exterior Over time the plastic exterior panels...

Page 18: ...chieve optimal output and print quality Maintenance Schedule Using a maintenance schedule ensures tasks get completed on a regular basis The example below shows a potential schedule that could be used...

Page 19: ...he maintenance cleaning settings as shown below are the recommended settings Each of Auto Maintenance selections shall be enabled and the Mid job frequency set to 30 meters The Update Cleaning Procedu...

Page 20: ...errors and all recommended troubleshooting has occurred and root cause cannot be determined it can be useful as a temporary work around to pre feed media out of the printer The caveat of this is that...

Page 21: ...ore and remove the empty core from the unwinder 2 Install the new supply roll 3 Cut each end of media cleanly and squarely through the liner if not already done so 4 Apply clear adhesive tape to the u...

Reviews: