Setup guide

5–4
Routine Service and Diagnostics
4. 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.
IMPORTANT
Vacuum carefully around the hammer bank and surrounding area to
avoid damage.
5. Check the ribbon mask and hammer bank cover for pieces 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.)
6. Using a soft cloth lightly moistened with alcohol, remove dust and ink
from the platen and the ribbon guides. (The platen is the thick silver bar
behind the hammer bank cover that rotates when the forms thickness
lever is rotated.) Do not let alcohol drip into the hammer bank.
7. Brush and vacuum up dust or residue that has accumulated inside the
lower cabinet.
8. Wipe the lower cabinet interior with a clean, lint–free cloth dampened
with water and mild detergent. Dry the lower cabinet interior by wiping
it with a clean, dry, lint–free cloth.
9. Load the paper, set the top-of-form, and install the ribbon (explained in
Chapter 2, Setting Up the Printer).