Service manual

22 Printer Applicator System PAM 3600
Service Manual PAM 36003 Maintenance
3 Maintenance
The printer requires little maintenance.
It is important to clean the thermal printhead regularly. This guarantees a consistently good printed image and plays
a major part in preventing premature wear of the printhead.
Otherwise, the maintenance work is limited to occasion cleaning of the device and the rollers.
3.1 General Cleaning
Dust particles collect during operation, particularly around the printer’s mechanical parts.
Remove this dust with a soft brush or vacuum cleaner.
The outer surface of the printer may be cleaned with an all-purpose cleanser.
CAUTION!
Material damage!
Do not use abrasive cleansers or solvents!
3.2 Cleaning the Printhead
After extensive printer operation or if poor quality paper or ribbon has been used, foreign particles may collect on
the printhead. They cause characters or bar codes to appear light or faded, and can cause continuous light streaks
to always appear in the same physical position.
When this happens, you must clean the printhead.
We recommend cleaning the printhead every time changing the ribbon.
To clean the printhead, proceed as follows:
WARNING!
Mortal danger by electric shock!
Disconnect power supply!
Switch off compressed air!
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Figure 3a Cleaning the printhead
1 Print surface
Remove label stock and transfer ribbon from the printer.
Remove the dirt and adhesive from the print surface (1) of the printhead using a cleaning pen.
CAUTION!
Material damage!
Do not use any sharp objects to clean the print surface!
3. Allow the printhead to dry for 2 - 3 minutes.
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