CleaningtheExterior
Theexteriorsurfacesoftheprintermaybecleanedwithalint-freecloth.
Donotuseharshorabrasivecleaningagentsorsolvents.Ifnecessary,a
milddetergentsolutionordesktopcleanermaybeusedsparingly.
CleaningtheInterior
Inspectthisareaaftereveryfourrollsofmedia.Removeanydirtandlint
fromtheinterioroftheprinterusingasoftbristlebrushand/orvacuum
cleaner.
CleaningthePrintheadandPlatenRoller
Inconsistentprintquality,suchasvoidsinthebarcodeorgraphics,may
indicateadirtyprinthead.Forbestresults,performthefollowingcleaning
procedureaftereveryrollofribbon.
NOTE:Youdonotneedtoturnofftheprinterbeforecleaningthe
printhead.Ifpoweristurnedoff,alllabelformatsandimages,as
wellasanytemporarilysavedparametersettingsstoredinthe
printer’sinternalmemory,willbelost.Whenpoweristurnedback
on,youwillneedtoreloadtheseitems.
Tocleantheprinthead,refertoFigure27andfollowthesesteps:
1.Opentheprinthead.
2.Removethemediaandribbon(ifloaded).
3.MoistenanapplicatortipwithZebra-recommendedsolventandwipe
alongtheprintelementsfromendtoend.(Theprintelementsareon
thebrownstripjustbehindthechromestripontheprinthead.)Allowa
fewsecondsforthesolventtoevaporate.
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