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Cleaning
Cleaning the Thermal Head
Epso
n
recomme
n
ds clea
ning
t
he
t
hermal head per
i
od
i
cally (
g
e
n
erally every 3 mo
nt
hs)
t
o
ma
int
a
in
t
hermal pr
inting
q
u
al
it
y.
T
u
r
n
off
t
he prod
u
c
t
, ope
n
t
he roll paper cover, a
n
d clea
n
t
he
t
hermal eleme
nt
s of
t
he
t
hermal
head w
it
h a co
tt
o
n
swab mo
i
s
t
e
n
ed w
it
h a
n
alcohol solve
nt
(e
t
ha
n
ol or IPA).
Cleaning the Ink-Jet Head
Whe
n
pr
inting
o
n
c
ut
shee
t
paper becomes fa
int
or
un
eve
n
al
t
ho
ug
h
t
he I
n
k LED
i
s
n
o
t
o
n
or
flash
ing
,
t
he
in
k-je
t
head may
n
eed
t
o be clea
n
ed.
To s
t
ar
t
t
he
in
k-je
t
head clea
ning
, press
t
he clea
ning
b
utt
o
n
o
n
t
he co
nt
rol pa
n
el for 3 seco
n
ds or
more. D
u
r
ing
t
he clea
ning
, Power LED flashes.
Whe
n
Power LED comes o
n
af
t
er flash
ing
,
t
he
in
k-je
t
head clea
ning
i
s comple
t
ed.
CAUTION
The thermal head can be very hot after printing. Be careful not to touch it, and let it
cool before you clean it.
Do not damage the thermal head by touching it with your fingers or any hard
object.
The cleaning process uses some ink. Do not run cleaning when it is unnecessary.
