Specifications

Chapter 4 Handling
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Cleaning the MICR Head (For Models with the MICR Reader)
When the MICR head becomes dirty, the printer cannot read MICR characters normally.
Approximately every year, clean the MICR head with the following or an equivalent
commercially available cleaning sheet:
KIC Products “Waffletechnology® MICR cleaning card”
1
Install the roll paper.
See "Installing and Replacing Roll Paper" on page 102.
2
Turn off the printer.
3
Open the roll paper cover.
4
While holding down the Release button, turn the power back on.
5
Press the Release button 7 times; then close the roll paper cover.
The printer prints the following message on the roll paper and the Slip LED flashes. (The
printer is now in the slip insertion waiting state.):
***RECOGNITION MODE***Please set check.
6
Insert the cleaning sheet like standard slip paper.
See "Inserting Slip Paper" on page 99.
7
Pull the ejected cleaning sheet straight up out of the printer.
8
Turn off the printer.
• Be sure not to use an adhesive cleaning sheet.
• Be sure that the cleaning sheet is inserted with the correct side up and in the correct
direction.
• Use a cleaning sheet only one time; then discard it.
You can also perform MICR head cleaning with the TM-H6000IV Utility. For detailed
information about the TM-H6000IV Utility, see the TM-H6000IV Utility User’s Manual.