User`s manual

6–4 Routine Service and Diagnostics
5. Using a soft–bristled brush and vacuum cleaner, brush and vacuum
paper and dust particles from the paper path, ribbon guides, ribbon path,
and base pan.
6. Check the ribbon mask and hammer bank cover for bits of torn paper or
ribbon lint. Check the holes in the ribbon mask surrounding each
hammer tip. Gently remove paper or lint particles with a wooden stick
or pair of tweezers. (Do not pry or apply force to the hammer tips.)
7. Using a soft cloth lightly moistened with anhydrous alcohol, remove
dust and ink from the platen. (The platen is the thick silver bar behind
the hammer bank cover that rotates when the forms thickness lever is
rotated.)
8. Brush and vacuum up dust or residue that has accumulated inside the
lower cabinet.
9. Wipe the lower cabinet interior with a clean, lint–free cloth dampened
(not wet) with water and mild detergent, or spray the surfaces lightly
with window cleaning solution. Dry the lower cabinet interior by wiping
it with a clean, lint–free cloth.
10. Install the ribbon (page 3–20).