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OPERATION GUIDE
MAINTENANCE GUIDELINE
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Always turn off the power before opening the cover.
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Do NOT touch the areas around the print head and motor that become very
hot during and just after printing.
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When handling the interior of the printer, please pay attention to each sharp
edge of the metal parts to avoid accidents of injury.
GENERAL CLEANING
Please use soft hairbrush or compressed air to clear away dust or paper scraps
accumulated inside the printer. Also check the area of the auto-cutter regularly.
PRINT HEAD CLEANING
The print head is located underneath the
roll paper passage at the exit. You can
clean the thermal sensitive elements of
the print head and paper roll sensor
gently by using a cotton swab moistened
with isopropyl alcohol solvent.
NOTE: Never do this when the print head is still hot.
Do not touch the thermal sensitive elements of the print head.
Do not scratch the thermal sensitive elements of the print head.
Before putting back the paper roll for printing, there must be NOT alcohol
solvent remaining.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
This section gives solutions to some printer problems you may have.
General Problems
No LED lights up on control panel when the printer is powered on
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Make sure that the power supply cables are correctly plugged into the
printer and the power plug of the adaptor is plugged into the power outlet.
Make sure that power is supplied to the power outlet. If the outlet is
controlled by a switch or timer, try to use another outlet.
Paper Roll Sensor
Thermal Sensitive Elements
