User`s guide

Maintaining the printer 7-11
User’s Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
Figure 7-8: Clean the printing surface of the printhead
8 Lift the printhead to move it to the resting position. Do not latch the printhead at
this time.
9 Replace the print ribbon cartridge. See “Replacing the print ribbon cartridge” on
page 4-4.
10 Close the cover of the printer and press to latch it.
Lock the printer if needed.
11 Plug the power cable into the power receptacle.
Resume normal operation of the printer.
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Cleaning the magnetic stripe head
The magnetic stripe head in the ImageCard IV printer directly contacts the card's
magnetic stripe when encoding data. The head can become dirty, which interferes
with its ability to encode data successfully. Use a cleaning pen to remove the particles
or coating from the magnetic stripe head and restore the reliability of encoding.
Clean the magnetic stripe head only when you receive messages about encoding
problems.
Tools to use:
• Cleaning pen
Clean the magnetic stripe head
1 Make sure the power for the printer is off.
2 Remove the power cord from the power receptacle.
Unlock the printer if needed.
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