Epson TM200 - 3 Handling, Maintenance, and Repairs; 3.1 Handling

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3 Handling, Maintenance, and Repairs
3.1 Handling
Transport Pr ecautions
T a ke t he fol l o w ing steps to pro t ect th e uni t ag ainst v i bra t i o n and i m p a ct whenev er
tr a n spo r ti ng it :
CAUTION:
 We r e commen d t h at eac h un i t be pa cked i n d i v i dual ly i n th e boxes suppl ied b y
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Remove t h e p a per fr om t h e un it.
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Ma k e sure th at t h e p a pe r rol l co ve r is se c u re l y cl ose d .
Setup Precautions
Note:
The co ver of the u n it i s sec ured in p l a c e wit h tape. Remove th e t a pe b e fore u s i n g the u n it.
Operationa l Precautions
Obser v i n g the fol l owi n g oper ati o na l p r eca uti ons p r ot ect s the u n it aga i nst d a m a ge.
CAUTION:
 Conn ect t he i n ter f ace c a b l e, p o wer cable, and d r awer cable t o t he ap pl ica b l e
conne
ctor s of t he uni t . Do no t use und u e forc e when p l ug gi ng ca b l es in to connect ors.
 Do not tu rn uni t power off d u ri ng n o rmal op erat io n. B e especi al ly car e ful t o a v oi d
tur n ing p o wer off whil e a p a p e r cu t op era t i o n i s b e i n g perfo r med . Doin g so can r e sult
i
n the cutt er bl ad e be in g e xpo se d , w h i c h w ill m a ke it im po ssi ble t o o p e n t h e pa pe r ro ll
c
ove r.
 N e ver pu ll out pap e r whil e the pap e r rol l c o ver i s open.
 Du ri ng no rmal operat ion , never op en the cut t er cov e r and rot a te the c u tt er man ual
knob by
ha nd . D o in g so ca n cau s e the cutt er b l ad e to b e expo sed , maki ng i t i m possi b l e
t
o op en the p a per ro ll cov e r.
 T he heat i ng el em en t of t he p r i n ter mechanism ’ s t hermal head and t he d riv er IC ar e easi ly
d a maged . N e v e r al low these c o mponent s to come i nto cont act wit h metal or ot her ha rd
obj ects.
 N e v e r touch the pr int e r m e c h ani s m’ s (ther mal head ’ s) hea ti ng el ement wi th your
hand
. D o ing so ca n soil t he heat i ng el em en t and affect pr op er op era t i o n.
 T he head and m o tor are a s are v e r y hot d u ri ng and immed i at ely after pr int i ng . Do n o t
t
ouch co m p onent s in these a r eas d i r ect ly wit h yo ur ha nd .