To ensure safe use
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Caution regarding moving parts
• Keep parts of the body such as the face and hands away from moving parts. Also keep clothing
(e.g., loose clothing and accessories) that may impede work away from the machine. Failure to
do so may result in injury.
• Long hair should be tied back. Failure to do so may result in injury.
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Do not disassemble or repair
• Do not attempt to disassemble or repair this machine. Otherwise there is a risk of failure, electric
shock, or fire.
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Handling the cutter
• Avoid touching the cutter blade. Failure to do so may result in injury.
• Do not shake or swing the cutter holder. Doing so may cause the blade to come off.
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Heater
• The heater becomes extremely hot. Do not touch with bare hands.
• Condensation may form on the print head nozzle surface depending on the ambient
temperature and humidity. The formation of condensation may cause printing defects (e.g.,
nozzle clogging or deflection). Perform head cleaning if any printing defects (e.g., nozzle
clogging or deflection) occur during printing. "Head Cleaning"(P. 78)
Set the platen heater to a temperature not exceeding 35 °C, and ensure that the ambient
temperature is within the permissible operating temperature range (20 to 30 °C). "Installation
Precautions"(P. 17)
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Other usage precautions
• Keep children away from this machine.
• Printing may show through from the underside depending on the media type and media storage
method after printing (such as the load due to placing flat media that have been rolled up).
Perform a test beforehand to check that print does not show through from the underside.