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4Maintenance
Thischapterdescribesroutinecleaningprocedure.
4.1Cleaning
To maintainprint quality and prolong the printer’s life,you need to perform some
routine maintenance. Daily maintenance should be done for high volume printing,
andweeklyforlowvolumeprinting.
WarningAlwaysturnofftheprinterbeforecleaning.
4.1.1 Printhead
Itisessentialtokeepprintheadcleanifyouwantthebestprintquality.Westrongly
recommend that you clean the printhead when you load a new media roll. If the
printerisoperatedincriticalenvironment,ortheprintqualitydeclines,youneedto
cleantheprintheadmorefrequently.
Keepinmindthesethingsbeforeyouclean:
Keepthewaterawayincaseofcorrosiononheatingelements.
Ifyoujustfinishprinting,waituntiltheprintheadcoolsdown.
Donottouchtheprintheadwithbarehandsorhardobjects.
Cleaningsteps:
1. Moistenasoftclothoracottonswabwithethylalcohol.
2. Gentlywipetheprintheadinonedirection.Thatis,wipeitonlyfromlefttoright
or vice versa. Do not wipe back‐and‐forth, in case dust or dirt attaches to the