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8. Printer cleaning
If the interior of the printer is dusty, printing quality can be lowered.
In this case, follow the instructions below to clean the printer.
1. Use an applicator swab moistened with an alcohol solution to clean the print head and remove
any dusts.
2. Once the cleaning is completed, insert paper roll into the printer few minutes later and close
the printer cover.
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Preventing Overheating
To prevent the motor from overheating, continuous operation of the printer should be 1.5 m or
less in print length. Set the pause time for 30 seconds or more than it.
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Note :
1. Make sure to turn the printer power off prior to cleaning
2. Regarding print head cleaning, as the print head is very hot during printing, turn off the printer
power and wait approximately 10 minute before start.
3. When cleaning the print head, take care not to touch the heated part of the print head.
The print head subject to be damaged by static electricity.
4. Take care not to allow the print head to become scratched and /or damaged in any way.
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Important!
When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the printer, be sure that the following
cautions are observed.
Use a power supply (Limited Power Supply) of DC 24V±10% and more than 1.75A.
Be careful about installing the printer in an area where there is electrical noise.
Take the appropriate measure to protect against electrostatic AC line noise, etc.
9-1. General Specifications
(1) Printing Method
Direct line thermal printing.
(2) Print speed
220mm/sec
(3) Dot density (Hor / Ver) 180 DPI X 180 DPI
(4) Dot Pitch 0.141mm X 0.141mm
(5) Printing Width Max 72mm (512 dots/Line)
(6) Number of print columns.
Font “A”
Font “B”
42 columns
56 columns
(7) Roll paper
Refer to chapter 2 for details on the recommended roll Paper.
Paper width : Default 79.5 ±0.5mm
(Min. : 50mm ~ Max. : 82.5mm)
Roll diameter : Max. ø80.0mm
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Weight
1.7
Kg
9. Specifications