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Caring for Your Printer
Adhesives and coatings of media can over time transfer onto the
printer components along the media path including the thermal
print head and media sensor. This build-up can accumulate dust
and debris. Failure to clean the print head, media path, and media
sensor could result in inadvertent loss off labels, label jams and
possible damage to the printer.
Note: Turn off the printer before cleaning.
Cleaning
Clean the following components of the printer using a cotton bud
dampened with alcohol. Do not soak the cotton bud excessively.
Thermal Print Head
Thermal paper stock and the ribbon release debris on the print
head, which degrades printing quality. Clean the print head with
methanol or isopropyl alcohol and a cotton bud. Do not touch the
heater element with your fingers. Debris or dirt on the roller should
be cleaned with alcohol.
Media Sensor
Debris or dirt on the media sensor can cause a miss-read or
unstable detection of the label gap. Clean with a cotton bud
dampened with alcohol.
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Replacing Thermal Print Head
1.
Switch off the power and wait for both LEDs to go off.
2.
Push the print head module and pull it down as shown by
the two arrows below. This releases the print head module
from the printer chassis.
Push
