Horizon Start Manual 7-1
Preventive Maintenance
7
Preventive Maintenance
The major cause of degraded imager performance and image output
quality is dirt and dust. Perform the following preventive
maintenance periodically.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule
Table 7-1. Recommended Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule Procedure on
Clean the thermal print head
and nosepiece
• Every 1000 sheets.
• If you notice image quality problems.
• If there is visible accumulation of debris.
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Clean the platen roller and
donor guide bar
• Every 1000 sheets.
• If you notice image quality problems.
• If there is visible accumulation of debris.
• If the imager has trouble printing.
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Clean the pick tires • Every 1000 sheets, or more often in dirty
conditions.
• If the imager has trouble picking sheets from a
cassette.
• If the imager has trouble printing.
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