Quick Start Guide

7.2 Cleaning

Print Head Cleaning

Normally, no maintenance is required. However, depending on usage

conditions, dirt and paper dust may accumulate on the thermal head over the

long term, causing light or smeared printing. In this case, clean the head by the

following procedure.

1 Use the CURSOR keys to move the cursor

to the Function menu, and press the F7

[System] key.

The System screen appears.

2 Press the SUB MENU keys to select the

[Init] menu item.

The Init (Initialization) Settings screen appears.

3 Use the CURSOR keys to move the cursor

to the [Printer Check] button, and press the

F1 [Execute] key.

The [Printer Check] dialog appears.

4 Move the cursor to [Cleaning], and press the

F1 key.

The paper should print solid (100%) black.

Check for any smearing.

If sufficient improvement is not obtained

even after cleaning several times, wash

the print head

(⇒ p. 86).

Self-Check Cleaning

Function Menu

Before Cleaning

Recording paper is required to clean the print head. Verify that the recording paper is

loaded correctly.