User's Manual

Routine Maintenance
Clean Exterior
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Clean Exterior
Clean the outside surfaces of the printer with a lint-free cloth. Use a mild detergent solution or
desktop cleaner sparingly, as needed.
Clean Interior
After every four rolls of labels, inspect the inside of the printer. Use a soft bristle brush or a
vacuum cleaner to remove any dirt and lint from the interior of the printer.
Printhead and Platen Roller
After every roll of ribbon, clean the printhead. Clean the printhead more often if you see
inconsistent print quality, such as voids in the bar code or graphics.
For 200 and 300 dpi printers Clean after every roll (1500 feet or 450 m) of thermal
transfer ribbon or after every roll (500 feet or 150 m) of direct thermal labels or when
CLEAN
HEAD NOW appears on the LCD.
For 600 dpi printers Clean after each roll (500 feet or 150 m) of labels or when
CLEAN
HEAD NOW appears on the LCD.
Caution • Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaning agents or solvents.
Notes • You do not need to turn off the printer before cleaning the printhead.
If power is turned off, all label formats and images, as well as any temporarily saved
parameter settings stored in the printer’s internal memory, are lost. When power is turned
back on, these items must be reloaded.
If power is removed from a 600 dpi printer when cleaning the printhead, the
CLEAN HEAD
NOW warning shown on the LCD will not disappear.