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Chapter
5 MAINTENANCE
AND TROUBLESHOOTING
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ulijd ts covered in Chapter 5 include —
• ( 'le a n in g th e p r in te r
• R e p la cin g th e r ib b o n
• R e p la cin g th e p r in t h e a d
• T ro u b le sh o o tin g
D u st a n d h e a t will m a k e a n y m e c h a n ism w e a r m o re q u ic k ly . T h e b est
m a in te n a n c e is p re v e n tiv e , a n d th e firs t ste p is c o rr e c t lo c a tio n o f th e p rin te r.
I lus is c o v e re d in g r e a te r d e ta il in C h a p te r 1, b u t in g e n e ra l a n e n v iro n m e n t
c o m fo r ta b le f o r h u m a n s is b e s t fo r b o th th e c o m p u te r a n d th e p rin te r.
CLEANING THE PRINTER
( ’le a n in g th e p r in te r re g u la rly w ill p r o lo n g its service life. U se a d a m p
c lo th o n th e exf~rio r ev e ry w eek o r so. F o r s tu b b o r n d ir t, y o u m a y m o is te n
iIn- c lo th w ith a lc o h o l o r w a te r c o n ta in in g a m ild d e te rg e n t, b u t be c a re fu l
nol to spill a n y liq u id in to th e in te r io r o f th e p rin te r.
I Ise a so ft b r u s h to re m o v e p a p e r d u s t a n d lin t fro m th e in te r io r. A sm all
viii'iium c le a n e r c a n a ls o m a k e th is ta s k e a sie r, b u t b e v e ry c a re fu l n o t to
l>< ml o r in ju re a n y e le c tro n ic p a r ts o r w irin g . T h e p r in te r c o n ta in s d e lic a te
i'le d i o n ic p a r ts , so o n ly c le a n th o se p la c e s w h ere y o u h a v e ea sy access.
I ll PLACING THE RIBBON
th e p r in te r uses a n e n d le ss-ty p e r ib b o n c a rtrid g e in w h ich th e rib b o n
I
n
i n ycled a u to m a tic a lly . W h e n th e p r in t b e c o m e s fa in t, it is tim e to re p la c e
iIn iib b o n c a rtrid g e .
I ii rem o v e th e o ld c a r trid g e , ta k e o f f th e to p c o v e r, g ra s p th e rib b o n
iiilild g e by th e tw o a r m s a t th e f ro n t a n d lift s tra ig h t up. T o fit th e new
hi
n id g e , g u id e th e rib b o n b e tw e e n th e p r in t h e a d a n d p la te n , th e n p ress
I n until th e c a r trid g e sn a p s in to p la ce . See F ig u re 5-1.
Ml IM ACING THE PRINT HEAD
I In- d o t m a trix p r in t h e a d h a s a life o f a b o u t 200 m illio n d o ts , o r y ears
i m u null use. W h e n p rin tin g is to o lig h t ev e n a f te r re p la c in g th e rib b o n .