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Maintenance
This section provides routine cleaning and maintenance procedures.
Cleaning
Your Zebra printer may require periodic maintenance to keep your printer functional and
printing high quality labels, receipts, tags, etc.
Cleaning Supplies
The following printer cleaning supplies are recommended for use with your printer:
• Printhead Cleaning Pens for simple operator printhead cleaning
• 99% pure Isopropyl Alcohol (Use a labeled dispenser. Never re-moisten clean-
ing materials used to clean the printer).
• Fiber-free Cleaning Swabs for media path, guides, and sensors and Cleaning
Wipes for media path and interior (for example Kimberly-Clark Kimwipes ).
• Can of Compressed Air.
Important • The cutter mechanism does not require maintenance cleaning. DO NOT clean
the blade or mechanism. The blade has a special coating to resist adhesives and wear.
Important • Using too much alcohol can result in contamination of the electronic
components requiring a much longer drying time before the printer will function properly.
Important • Do Not Use an air compressor in place of the can of compressed air. Air
compressors have micro contaminants and particles the get into the air system and
damage your printer.
Eye Injury Caution • Use eye protection to protect your eyes from flying particles and
objects when using compressed air.
Get Zebra Supplies and Accessories for Cleaning Your Printer
Go to the Zebra Web site: www.zebra.com/accessories