User`s manual
O-18
UMAN-EN3
Cleaning the platen
Refer to Figure 6
Applies to printers configured for linered media only
• Open the printer by pressing the “Open” button on
the front of the unit.
• Swing the print head open.
• Use the cleaning pen or saturate a cotton swab with
alcohol.
• Clean the platen while rotating it to expose the entire
surface.
Note: It is not necessary to clean the platen on linerless
units. The platen material is self cleaning and will not
require constant maintenance.
“Open” button
Peeler Rollers
(linered units only)
Fig. 6 Cleaning the Encore 3
Peeler Bar
(linered
units only)
Platen
Label
Presence
Sensor
(optional)
Print
Head
Bar/Gap
Sensor
✔
✔
✔