Instruction manual

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Replacement Procedures and
Illustrated Parts List
Platen
Removal
1. Prepare the printer for maintenance (page 4–2).
2. Remove the shuttle frame assembly (page 5–42).
3. Remove the paper ironer (page 5–28).
4. Remove the three 1/4 inch screws securing the paper ironer bracket
assembly and remove the assembly. (See Figure 5–14, page 5–67, items
4 through 6.)
5. Remove the platen open belt (page 5–7).
6. Remove the platen pulley (page 5–67, Figure 5–14, item 21):
a. Loosen the 7/64 inch collar clamp screw.
b. Pull the platen pulley off the platen shaft.
7. Pull the spring link and white plastic bushing off the platen shaft and
remove the spring link, bushing, and spring. (See Figure 5–14, page
5–67, items 16, 17, and 18.)
8. Remove the forms thickness lever by loosening the 7/64 inch clamp
screw and pulling the lever off the platen shaft. (See Figure 5–14, page
5–67, item 15.)
9. Remove the right side platen support spring by repeating step 7 on the
right side of the platen.
10. Remove the Phillips #1 screw and washer securing the forms thickness
indicator plate from the inside of the right side bracket. (See
Figure 5–14, page 5–67, items 9 and 10.)
11. Pull the indicator plate, with the interlock switch assembly attached, off
the platen shaft.
12. Remove the two 7/32 inch screws and washers securing the right ribbon
guide assembly to the side plate. (See Figure 5–15, page 5–69, item 12,
14, and 15.)
13. Slide the ribbon guide assembly out of the side plate.
14. Pull the right side of the platen toward the front of the printer and move
the platen to the right and out of the left side plate. (Hold the black metal
washer on the left side shaft as you remove the platen. Make sure the
copper wear saddles in the platen seat of the mechanism base stay in
place.)