4. Printer Maintenance
4.1 Print Head Cleaning Instructions
You may need to clean the print head and platen roller after printing a number of rolls of
paper, whenever you load new supplies or when you see voids in the printout.
Do not use sharp objects to clean the print head. This may damage the printer
and require service
Open the paper door by pressing the Paper Door Release Button as shown in
Figure 5
.
The paper supply door will pop up.
Remove the paper roll.
Moisten a cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol and clean the print head.
Clean the platen roller with a dry cloth or small brush.
Note: You can also use another cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol. Turn the
platen roller with your finger and run the cotton swab or dry cloth across it. Make sure the
platen roller is clean all the way around.
Moisten another cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol. Rub the swab across the black
mark sensor to remove any build-up
Moisten another cotton swab and rub the swab across the tear bar to remove any
build-up
Note: You may experience dust build-up depending on the environment and the quality of
the paper supply you use. If this occurs, use a can of compressed air to blow dust and
paper debris out of the printer.
4.2 Charging the Printer Battery
The printer battery is charged using the wall mount adapter provided. Follow these steps to
charge the battery pack.
Plug the power adapter into an appropriate wall socket; then plug the power adapter
cord into Adapter Plug on the side of the printer as shown in
Figure 3
.
The yellow CHARGE LED will illuminate, to indicate battery is charging
The Charge LED turns off when battery cartridge is fully charged. It takes about 180
minutes to fast charge the battery cartridge
To insure full charge, printer should not be operated while the battery is charging.
To remove the battery cartridge, open the battery door and tip the battery out of the
printer.
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