User's Guide

CR805 Retransfer Card Printer User’s Guide 47
Clean the Printer
The cleaning sleeve removes dust and particles from cards before they enter the printer.
However, you also need to clean the inside of the printer regularly to maintain print quality. The
cleaning cards remove debris from the inside of the printer and from the transport rollers.
Two different cleaning cards are available to clean the printer:
 A double-sided, isopropanol cleaning card. An isopropanol cleaning card is included in each
ink ribbon package.
 A double-sided, adhesive cleaning card that removes particles that result from the retransfer
process. Use the card if you notice diminished print quality, such as a repeating pattern of
spots on the card. Refer to “Print quality concerns” on page 72 for additional print quality
information.
Clean the printer:
 After every 250 cards processed. Use the isopropanol cleaning card.
 Each time you install a new roll of ink ribbon. Refer to “Replace the Ink Ribbon” on page 34.
Use the isopropanol cleaning card.
 If you notice particles on completed cards, or if print quality diminishes. Use the adhesive
cleaning card.
You might need to run a cleaning card more often depending on your environment.
Keep additional cleaning supplies on hand to clean the printer when needed. Refer to the
printer’s Installation and Administrator’s Guide to order additional cleaning supplies.
Use the following procedures to clean the inside of the printer. Refer to the “Printer Cleaning
Schedule” on page 46 for cleaning best practices.
 Use the Isopropanol Cleaning Card on page 48
 Use the Adhesive Cleaning Card on page 51
The cleaning cards may become bowed slightly during
shipment. If a card is bowed, insert the card into the
printer as shown.
If the printer is located in a dusty environment and will be stored for a long period of
time (for example, several months), turn off the printer and cover it with the plastic
shipping bag to keep dust and other debris out of the printer.
Card Without Bow
Card With Bow