Specifications

Internal Access
1. Turn Printer Power OFF at the rear of the printer and disconnect the AC
Power Cord and all signal interface cables.
2. Remove all Media and Ribbon from the printer.
3. Access the Electronics Cabinet by removing the mounting screws in the left
side panel.
Cutter Motor Removal
1. Refer to Figure 5.22. Remove the E-ring that attaches the Lower Drive Arm
to the Slotted Link.
2. Remove the screw that attaches the Mounting Post to the Main Frame.
3. Remove the cutter linkage, flat washer, and bearing from the printer.
4. Loosen the two set screws that attach the Lower Drive Arm to the Cutter
Motor shaft.
5. Pivot the Lower Drive Arm clockwise until the Lower Drive Arm flag
disengages the sensor.
6. RemovetheLowerDriveArmfromtheCutterMotorshaft.
7. Disconnect the Cutter Motor Cable from the Cutter Board.
8. Remove the motor mounting screws that attach the Cutter Motor to the Main
Frame.
9. Pull the Cutter Motor away from the Main Frame, and the motor cable and
Grommet from the slot in the Main Frame.
Cutter Motor Installation
1. Refer to Figure 5.22. Position the Cutter Motor near the mounting hole on
the mechanical side of the printer.
2. Pass the Cutter Motor Cable through the slit in the Rubber Grommet. Insert
the Grommet into the slot located in the lower right area of the motor
mounting hole, then slide it into the small hole. The electrical connector
must be positioned on the electronics side of the printer. (To prevent the
wires from coming out, rotate the Grommet so the cut is facing away from
the motor.)
3. Position the Cutter Motor against the printer frame so that the screw holes in
the motor line up with the holes in the frame, with the motor shaft toward the
front of the printer.
4. Use the two motor mounting screws to firmly attach the motor to the printer
frame.
5. Insert the Lower Drive Arm onto the Cutter Motor shaft.
6. Pivot the Lower Drive Arm counterclockwise until the Lower Drive Arm
flag engages the sensor.
7. Tighten the set screws that attach the Lower Drive Arm to the Cutter Motor
shaft.
8. Reinstall the cutter linkage, flat washer, and bearing.
9. Replace the screw that attaches the Mounting Post to the Main Frame.
S -Series Maintenance Manual: Volume 1 Corrective Maintenance
38452L Rev. 3 Page 5-35