User guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- System overview of the 4635 LPS
- Using the PC UI
- Paper facts
- System control tasks
- Job control tasks
- Online printing tasks
- Offline printing tasks
- UNKNOWN
- Power on the open-reel tape drive
- Load an open-reel tape
- Load an open-reel tape by hand
- Unload an open-reel tape
- Unload an open-reel tape during a power failure
- Handle open-reel tapes
- Power on the 18 track 1/2 inch cartridge tape drive
- Unload a 1/2 inch cartridge
- Power off the 18/36 track 1/2 inch tape drive
- Handle cartridge tapes
- Load a 1/4 inch cartridge tape
- Handle 1/4 inch cartridge tapes
- Load a floppy disk
- Handle floppy disks
- Start an offline print job
- Rewind/unload tape
- Space
- Move
- UNKNOWN
- HIP printing tasks
- Status and print tasks
- File control tasks
- Maintenance tasks
- Precautions you should take
- Cleaning supplies
- Maintaining the printer
- Replacing the dry ink cartridge
- Replacing the dry ink waste container
- Adding fuser agent
- Cleaning the sensors and the reflecting surfaces
- Tape drive cleaning schedule
- Cleaning precautions—READ BEFORE CLEANING
- Cleaning procedures
- When to clean the tape drive
- Cleaning procedures
- How to clean the floppy disk drive
- Installing the custom transfer assist blade
- Setting tray size with the custom transfer assist blades
- Problem solving tasks
- LPS problems
- Printing problems
- Paper jams
- Incorrect paper size message
- Stacker bin problems
- System controller problems
- Tape drive does not perform self-load routine
- “OK” appears on the tape drive message display, but the loading door is closed
- Basic recovery procedure
- Initial program load (IPL) procedure fails
- You cannot insert a cartridge
- Tape does not unload
- Unloading a cartridge after a power failure
- Tape winds completely out of cartridge
- Message display is blank
- Tape drive does not become ready
- LPS problems
- MICR operating procedures
- Bar code operating procedures
- A. Meter reading and reporting
- B. Supplies
- Glossary
- Index
MAINTENANCE TASKS
Cleaning the 1/2 inch cartridge tape drive
The 1/2 inch cartridge tape drive must be cleaned regularly to
keep it functioning properly. You can clean the:
• Tape path
• Cartridges.
Cleaning supplies A cleaning cartridge is shipped with each 1/2 inch cartridge tape
drive. This cartridge should be replaced after 500 uses.
When to clean the tape drive
When the tape drive needs to be cleaned, CLEAN appears in the
message display after a cartridge is unloaded and during a rewind
or locate operation.
CAUTION: Never power off the tape drive without following the
cleaning procedure once the CLEAN message has appeared.
Cleaning procedures
Cleaning the tape path
1. Remove any cartridge loaded in the tape drive.
2. Insert the cleaning cartridge.
CAUTION: The cleaning cartridge must be undamaged and
clean.
The cleaning cycle takes approximately 15 seconds.
3. Remove the cleaning cartridge when it is unloaded.
4. Mark the usage on the tape label. Do not use a grease
pencil.
Cleaning a cartridge
Before inserting a cartridge, inspect it for damage or dirt.
If the cartridge is dirty, wipe the outside surfaces with a lint-free
cloth.
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