Appendix
A
Maintenance
The
Commodore
MPS
1200 printer requires very little routine
maintenance. In fact, the best maintenance for
your
MPS
1200
printer
is preventive.
If
you
follow the suggestions in
Chapter
1 for
locating the
MPS
1200
in
an area free
of
excessive dust and heat
when
you
set up
your
printer,
your
MPS
1200 will give
you
long
and troublefree performance.
Periodic cleaning, replacement
of
the
ribbon,
and, after a
very
long
time, replacement
of
the
print
head are
about
the only maintenance
tasks
you'll
encounter. We'll cover these
items
in this chapter.
WARNING: 'Always
turn
the
power
off,
unplug
the
power
cord, and
disconnect the printer cable
when
performing
any
type
of
maintenance.
CLEANING
Dirt
and
dust are the
MPS
1200's biggest enemies.
The
printer
cover
will keep
most
dirt
from
the
printer
mechanism,
but
all
occasional cleaning
to
remove
paper particles
is
a
good
idea.
If
you're
just
giving the
MPS
1200 a general cleaning,
you
don't
have
to
remove
the
upper
case. First,
turn
the
power
off
and
disconnect the
power
cord.
Thenjust
remove
the printer cover alld
the
ribbon
cartridge
and
clean the areas
you
can easily reach,
following the cleaning suggestions in this section. When
you're
done, replace the
ribbon
cartridge
and
printer
cover and
reconllL'C(
the
power
cord.
To
clean the inside
of
the printer completely, first remove
li]('
upper
case
as
described below:
1.
Turn
the
power
off,
unplug
the
power
cord, and
disCOlllll'((
lilt'
printer
cable.
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