Cleaning
52 QL-30/60 User Guide
Attention: Printhead can be damaged! Do not use sharp or hard objects to clean the
printhead. Do not touch protective glass layer of the printhead.
Attention: Risk of injury from the hot printhead line. Ensure that the printhead has cooled
down before starting cleaning.
• Lift the printhead.
• Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the printer.
• Clean printhead surface with special cleaning pen or a cotton swab dipped in pure alcohol.
• Allow printhead to dry for 2–3 minutes before commissioning the printer.
Cleaning the Label Sensor
Attention: Label sensor can be damaged! Do not use sharp or hard objects or solvents to
clean the label sensor.
The label sensor can become dirtied with paper dust. This can adversely affect label detection.
Figure 19: Cleaning the label sensor
1 Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the printer.
2 Loosen screw (2).
3 Press the button (1) and slowly pull label sensor outward via the tab (3). Ensure that the
label sensor cable is not tensioned by this.
4 Clean label sensor slots (4) with brush or cotton swab soaked in pure alcohol.
5 Push label sensor back via tab (3) and set it. See “Setting the Label Sensor” on page 39.
6 Reload labels and transfer ribbon.