192 Zebra ZXP Series 3 Card Printer Service Manual P1061317-002 
6: Preventive Maintenance
Cleaning the System
6.1.2 How to Clean
Step 1. Place the printer power switch in the ON ( | ) position, and then press and hold the 
Multi-Function Control Button for 5 seconds.
Step 2. When the cleaning cycle is initiated, the LCD message 
REMOVE RIBBON THEN 
CLOSE LID
 will display.
Step 3. After the ribbon is removed and the lid is closed, the message 
EMPTY FEEDER 
THEN CLOSE COVER
 will display. 
Step 4. If the lid is opened and closed without removing the ribbon, the 
REMOVE RIBBON 
THEN CLOSE LID
 message will remain.
Step 5. Once the ribbon is removed and the cover is closed, the firmware will eject any card 
inside the printer. The message 
EJECTING CARD will display.
Step 6. The LCD will display 
FEED LONG CLEANING CARD. When the presence of the 
cleaning card is sensed, the rollers will take the card into the printer.
Step 7. When the cleaning process is done, the printer will eject the cleaning card. If the card 
sensor still senses the cleaning card, the message 
REMOVE LONG CLEANING 
CARD
 will display.
Step 8. Once the long cleaning card is no longer sensed by the card exit sensor, the message 
INSERT FEEDER CLEANING CARD will display. Open the feeder cover, and 
insert the feeder cleaning card.
Step 9. When the feeder cleaning card has been sensed by the feeder card sensor, the 
message 
CLOSE FEEDER COVER will display.
Step 10. When feeder cleaning is complete, the message 
REMOVE FEEDER CLEANING 
CARD
 will display.
Step 11. After the card is removed, the LCD will display 
READY. You may now reload the 
ribbon and cards and continue printing.
Path Cleaning 
Card
Feeder 
Cleaning Card
Card 
Feeder 
Cover
Multi-Function 
Control Button
Multi-Function 
LCD Panel