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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders Troubleshooting Guide (Rev. 3.0)
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Replacing the Printhead Components
Replacing the Printhead Assembly (850102)
Tools Required:
Phillips-head Screwdriver
Step Procedure
1
Before removing the Old Printhead Assembly, follow this procedure:
a. Print a test card with the current Printhead by selecting
MENU
from the front
display panel, then selecting
[Print Test Image]
and then selecting
[Gray/Align YMC/K]
. See the
Printing the Self-test
in page 190. (
Note:
This
provides a card to use as a guide for when printing test cards with the new
Printhead.)
b. Record the
R
-value from the white label attached to the new Printhead.
(
Note:
This label can be found beneath the Printhead mounting bracket
located in the mid-section of the Printhead Assembly.)
Locate the value labeled
R=XXXX
, where
XXXX
are numbers that represent
the average resistance value of the Printhead.
Example:
R=3400