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TM200 Service Manual
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1. Op en t he pa per rol l cov e r.
2. Cl ean t he t hermal ele m en t (th e are a tha t l ooks li ke i t is mar k ed wit h a t h in b l ack li ne) of t he
t hermal head wi th a cot t on s w a b moi s ten e d wi th an alcoho l sol v e n t ( e t h anol , meth anol , or
IP A ) .
Radiation plate
Head Thermal element
Caution:
Never touch t h e t h er mal e l emen t wi th yo ur h a n d . Do i n g so can damag e t h e
t h er mal el emen t.
3. Afte r con f i r mi ng t h at t he alcoho l sol v en t has d r i e d u p comp let e ly , cl ose the p a p e r r o ll cov e r.
Plat e n ro lle r o n re ce ipt sid e
Wip e t he p l at en rol l er sur f ace wit h a cot t on swab moi s tened wi th a li tt le wate r whi l e r o tat i n g
t
he p l aten r o ll er gear .
P a pe r roll en d s e n s o r on re ce i p t s i de
Cl ean the pa per ro ll end s e nsor wi th a cot t o n swab m o ist ened wit h a l i tt l e wat e r.
Ex te rio r dirt
Use a clea n, d ry clot h t o wi pe off d i r t fr om the exter i or of the uni t . If t h is d o es not get t he
uni
t cl ean, wip e wit h a c l oth moi s tened wi th a s m a ll amount of wat e r or a solu ti on of
wa
ter and a mi ld neut r al d e ter g ent .
Caution:
Do n o t use al coh o l, ben z en e, t h i nn e r , t r y c h l oroet h yl en e, ket o n e or oth e r si mil a r
agen
ts f o r cl ean i n g . Such agen ts can ca u s e de forma t ion , de ter i or ati o n , a n d
da
m a ge to pl a s ti c an d ru bb e r c o m p o n en ts .
Dirt , lint, du st
Use a v a c uum cl eaner to compl e tel y r e mov e al l d i r t , l i n t, a n d d u st .