PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-569
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 569
APRIL 2000
Printer cover
4400 Bar Code Printer . . .
Clean the Case
A second problem area is the cooling vents on the printer case. The printer
needs clean and unobstructed vents to keep from overheating.
While the printer is still cool, use the brush and an alcohol wipes to
remove dust and debris from the cooling vents.
Next, use a lint-free cloth to remove any excess alcohol. Then wipe down the
entire cover with the lint-free cloth.
If the printer requires any warranty or maintenance support, call the Intermec
hotline. In the US dial (800) 892-7007.
In Germany, call them at 0130-82-21-55. In Korea call them at 007-981-6800-
3076. In Italy, call them at 1678-71846. In Japan, call them at 0044-22-12-2451.
Or e-mail them at:
support@intermec.com
Be sure not to
scrape the rubber platen roller
. Scraping will gouge the roller
and void the warranty.
Now wipe off the tear bar, label gap and mark sensors. Clean both sensors
with the brush and isopropyl alcohol. Be careful not to cut yourself while
cleaning the tear bar.
Use the brush again to clean the flat surfaces of the paper path and the edge
guides until they’re free of all traces of dust, paper and adhesive. Wipe the whole
area down with the alcohol pad.
Do this cleaning process after every three rolls of labels. Do it more often if
you have label printing problems.
sorry,
that's the
best
i can do
without
pm.
Printhead
Label gap
sensor
Paper path
Label
mark
sensor
Platen
roller
Tear bar
Edge guides
Foam protector
Case
Screwdriver
Brush
Wipes
othing grounds the high-flying Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS)
faster than poorly printed bar codes. But that’s what many of you get from your
4400 bar code printer because you’re not doing printer PM.
To keep the printer clean you need to use the maintenance kit provided with
the printer station.
The kit has a foam print head protector (used
for shipping and storing the printer in its transit
case), a screwdriver, brush, and alcohol wipes.
Two new thermal printer cleaning accessories
are available through local supply channels:
Clean Penn, NSN 7930-01-467-4055, and ther-
mal cleaning card, NSN 7930-01-467-4061.
Clean the Print Head Area
The number one problem area with the
printer
is the print head. Label debris and glue collect
on the print head and paper guides and sensors
and jam your label making.
To clean it, switch off the printer and let it
cool at least 15 minutes. A hot printer can burn you and ignite the cleaning
alcohol.
When the printer’s cool, remove the ribbon access door and press the manual
release to open the printer cover.
Remove the labels and print ribbon.
Now clean the print head area with an alcohol pad, swab, or clean lint-free
cloth and isopropyl alcohol. Make sure you get all the adhesive off.
Once the print head is clean, use the brush to clean off the platen roller. Then
use the alcohol wipe over the roller, rotating it so you can clean the whole thing.
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