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Routine Maintenance
Cleaning Procedures
5/12/08 ZM™ Series/RZ™ Series User Guide 79695L-002 Rev. A
Clean the Media Compartment and Sensors
To clean the media compartment and sensors, complete these steps:
1. Brush or vacuum any accumulated paper lint and dust away from the media and ribbon
paths.
2. Brush or vacuum any paper lint and dust away from the sensors (see Figure 16).
Figure 16 • Cleaning the Sensors
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Take-label sensor
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Ribbon sensor
3
Media sensor
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Routine Maintenance
Cleaning Procedures
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Clean the Cutter Module
If the cutter is not cutting the labels cleanly or if it jams with labels, clean the cutter.
To clean the cutter module, complete these steps:
1. Turn the printer off (O), and unplug the printer from its power source.
2.
Remove the cutter shield (1) by removing the cutter shield thumbscrew and lock
washer (
2).
3. To expose the V-shaped cutter blade, turn the cutter motor thumbscrew (1)
counterclockwise to lower the blade.
Caution • For personnel safety, always power off and unplug the printer before performing
this procedure.
Caution • The cutter blade is sharp. Do not touch or rub the blade with your fingers.
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