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6.3
Cleaning the Printhead
Cleaning intervals:
direct thermal printing
- every media roll change
thermal transfer printing - every ribbon roll change
Substances may accumulate on the printhead during printing and adversely affect printing, e.g. differences in contrast
or vertical stripes.
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Attention!
Printhead can be damaged!
Do not use sharp or hard objects to clean the printhead.
Do not touch protective glass layer of the printhead.
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Caution!
Risk of injury from the hot printhead.
Ensure that the printhead has cooled down before starting cleaning.
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Heating line of the printhead
Open the printhead.
Remove material and transfer ribbon from the printer.
Clean the printing line (1) with special cleaning pen or rubbing alcohol and a soft cloth.
Allow printhead to dry for 2–3 minutes before commencing printing.
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