Clean The Pressure Roller; Clean The Printhead; Clean The Label Photocell - Carl Valentin PICA II Serie Guide De Référence Rapide

Clean the Pressure Roller

A soiled pressure roller can lead to reduced print quality and can affect transport of material.

Clean the Printhead

Printing can cause accumulation of dirt at printhead e.g. by colour particles of transfer ribbon, and therefore it is necessary to
clean the printhead in regular periods depending on operating hours, environmental effects such as dust etc.
CAUTION!
Printhead can be damaged!
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Do not use sharp or hard objects to clean the printhead.
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Do not touch protective glass layer of the printhead.
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Open the printer cover.
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Turn the lever counter clockwise to lift up the printhead.
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Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the label printer.
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Clean the printhead surface with a special cleaning pen or a cotton swab dipped in pure alcohol.
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Beore using the label printer, let the printhead dry for about two to three minutes.

Clean the Label Photocell

CAUTION!
Label photocell can be damaged!
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Do not use sharp or hard objects or solvents to clean the label photocell.
The label photocell can be soiled with paper dust. This may affect the label scanning.
CAUTION!
Pressure roller can be damaged!
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Do not use sharp or hard objects to clean the
pressure roller.
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Open the printer cover.
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Turn the red lever (B) counter clockwise to lift up the
printhead (A).
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Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the label printer.
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Remove deposits with the roller cleaner and a soft cloth.
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If the roller appears damaged, replace it.
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Turn the roller (C + D) manually step by step to clean the
complete roller (only possible when printer is switched off,
as otherwise the step motor is full of power and the roller
is kept in its position).
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Open the printer cover.
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Turn the lever counter clockwise to lift up the printhead.
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Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the label printer.
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Blow out the photocell (A) with the compressed air
spray. You have strictly to observe the instructions
mentioned on the can.
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Moisten a cleaning card (B) with printhead and roll
solvent to clean additionally the photocell inside.
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Reload labels and transfer ribbon.
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