Specifications

32056L Rev. 2 12/4/01 105SL Maintenance Manual Page 4-5
PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE SECTION 4
WARNING:
UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, TURN PRINTER POWER OFF AND
DISCONNECT THE PRINTER FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE
PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.
EXTERIOR: The exterior surfaces of the 105SL printer may be cleaned as required by using
a lint-free cloth. DO NOT use solvents or harsh cleaning agents. If the unit is excessively dirty,
a mild detergent solution or desktop cleaner may be used sparingly.
INTERIOR: As required, remove any dirt/lint accumulated in the interior of the printer using a
soft bristle brush and/or vacuum cleaner. It is a good practice to inspect these areas after
every fourth roll of media.
CLEANING SUPPLIES: A preventive maintenance kit (part # 01429) containing six cleaning
swabs soaked in solvent (alcohol and distilled water) is available from Zebra Technologies
Corporation.
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Inconsistent print quality such as voids in the bar codes or graphics may indicate a dirty
printhead. For optimum performance, the printhead should be cleaned regularly. Zebra
Technologies Corporation recommends performing the cleaning procedure when installing a
new roll of ribbon, when installing a new roll of direct thermal media, or after having printed 500
feet of continuous or fanfold media.
It is not necessary to turn the printer power OFF prior to cleaning. If power is turned OFF, all
label formats, images and parameter settings stored in the printer’s formatting RAM memory
will be lost. Permanent parameter settings stored in EEPROM are retained. When power is
turned back ON, it may be necessary to reload some items into the printer’s memory.
Use the following procedure to clean the printhead.
1. Refer to Figure 4-1. Rotate the printhead lever counterclockwise to open the printhead.
2. Remove the media and ribbon, if present.
CAUTION:
USE ONLY THE CLEANING AGENTS DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING
PROCEDURES. ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF
ANY OTHER FLUIDS ARE USED ON THIS PRINTER.
CAUTION:
THE USE OF CERTAIN LUBRICANTS SUCH AS PENETRATING OIL AND
SILICONE OIL WILL DAMAGE THE PRINTER’S SPINDLES AND INHIBIT
PROPER OPERATION. DO NOT LUBRICATE ANY PARTS IN THIS
PRINTER UNLESS CALLED FOR IN THE INSTALLATION AND
ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES.