1-2 Part Names and Functions
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Cutting carriage
The blade and the separating
knife are inside here.
Print-head carriage
The print heads are inside this.
Grit rollers
These rollers feed out media
toward the front of the ma-
chine.
Pinch rollers
These clamp the media when
the loading lever is pulled back
toward you.
Platen
This is the path over which the me-
dia passes. A suction fan that keeps
the media from coming loose and a
preheater and print heater that help
fix the ink are built in.
Knife guide
The separating knife passes
through this when you perform
media cutoff.
Blade protection
This protects the tip of the
blade during cutting.
Media clamps
These keep the media from
coming loose and prevent fuzz
on the cut edge of the media
from touching the print heads.