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CLEANING THE INTERNAL DRIVE MECHANISM
In some environments with excessive ambient dust, limited airflow through the printer and high rates of
operation, dust and debris may collect in the drive mechanism area of the printer. Over time this dust and
debris may block the laser beam and/or affect the operation of internal sensors and drive rollers.
The front cleanout plate may be removed to clean the drive mechanism without removing the printer cover.
Extreme care must be used to avoid damaging laser optics, pass-through lens, optical tag & notch sensors,
and other delicate components. The pass-through lens should be left in place to avoid introducing dust into
the laser optics.
A soft brush or long Q-Tip can be used to loosen any debris, and a small PC keyboard vacuum with a 90-
degree or flexible nose piece can be used to remove the loosened debris.
CAUTION
: ALWAYS UNPLUG BOTH THE PRINTER POWER CORD AND
ALL COMMUNICATION CABLES BEFORE SERVICING THE DRIVE UNIT.
FRONT TAG SENSOR
REAR NOTCH SENSOR
Laser Beam hits the tag between Front and
Middle drive rollers. Dust may collect at the
extreme left and right-hand sides of this area.
The front cleanout plate is secured with two SECURITY
TORX screws to prevent unintended opening
CAUTION
: ALWAYS REPLACE THE FRONT CLEANOUT PLATE BEFORE
CONNECTING POWER AND OPERATING THE PRINTER.
NEVER OPERATE THE PRINTER WITH THE FRONT CLEANOUT
PLATE OR THE PASS-THROUGH LENS REMOVED !!
