User's Manual Part 2

4Maintenance Cleaning
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4 Maintenance
Thischapterdescribesroutinecleaningprocedure.
4.1 Cleaning
Tomaintainprintqualityandprolongtheprinter’slife,youneedtoperform
someroutinemaintenance.Dailymaintenanceshouldbedoneforhigh
volumeprinting,andweeklyforlowvolumeprinting.
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CautionAlwaysturnofftheprinterbeforecleaning.
4.1.1 Printhead
Itisessentialtokeepprintheadcleanifyouwantthebestprintquality.We
stronglyrecommendthatyoucleantheprintheadwhenyouloadanew
mediaroll.Iftheprinterisoperatedincriticalenvironment,ortheprint
qualitydeclines,youneedtocleantheprintheadmorefrequently.
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Keepinmindthesethingsbeforeyouclean:
￭ Keepthewaterawayincaseofcorrosiononheatingelements.
￭ Ifyoujustfinishprinting,waituntiltheprintheadcoolsdown.
￭ Donottouchtheprintheadwithbarehandsorhardobjects.
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Cleaningsteps:
1. Moistenasoft
clothoracottonswabwithethylalcohol.
2. Gentlywipetheprintheadinonedirection.Thatis,wipeitonlyfromleft
torightorviceversa.Donotwipeback‐and‐forth,incasedustordirt
attachestotheprintheadagain.
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