User Manual

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QL Series User Guide
Use the supplied cleaning pen
or 70% isopropyl alcohol on a
cotton swab to clean the print
elements from end to end (the
print elements are located in the
thin gray line on the printhead).
Printhead
(Figure 20)
Peel bar
(Figure 20)
Clean thoroughly with the cleaning pen
or 70% isopropyl alcohol and a cotton
Area Method Interval
As needed
After every five
rolls of media
(or more often,
if needed)
Platen
Roller
(Figure 20)
Tear bar
(Figure 20)
Scraper
(Linerless units
only) Figure 20a
Clean thoroughly with the
cleaning pen or 70% isopropyl
alcohol and a cotton swab.
Clean thoroughly with the
cleaning pen or 70% isopropyl
alcohol and a cotton swab.
Exterior
Interior
(Figure 20)
As needed
Every five rolls of
media (or more
often, if needed)
After every five
rolls of media
(or more often,
if needed)
Linerless
media requires
more frequent
cleaning
Linerless
Platen Roller
(Figure 20a)
Interior
(Figure 20a)
Water-dampened cloth
Brush/air blow. Ensure the Bar Sensor,
Gap Sensor and Label Present Sensor
windows are free of dust.
Units with linerless platens:
Clean inside surfaces of Media supports
& Media Support Disks with the supplied
cleaning pen or 70% isopropyl alcohol on a
cotton swab.
QL 220 Cleaning
Rotate the platen roller and clean it
thoroughly with the cleaning pen or
70% isopropyl alcohol and a cotton
swab.
Units with linerless platens: Rotate
platen & clean bearing points only.
Avoid use of alcohol on the surface of
linerless platens!