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Routine Maintenance

Cleaning Schedule

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Cleaning the Interior

Inspect this area after every four rolls of media. Remove any dirt and lint from the interior of

the printer using a soft bristle brush and/or vacuum cleaner.

Printhead and Platen Roller

Inconsistent print quality, such as voids in the bar code or graphics, may indicate a dirty

printhead. For b est results, perform the fol lowing cleani ng procedur e after every roll of ribb on.

To clean the printhead and platen roller, complete these steps:

1. Refer to Figure 41. Open the printhead.

Figure 41 • Printhead and Platen Roller Cleaning

2. Remove the media and ribbon (if loaded).

Note • You do not need to turn off the printer before clean ing the pri nthead. If power is turned

of f, all lab el forma ts and image s, as well as any temporarily sav ed para meter setti ngs stored in

the printe r ’ s internal memory , are lost. When powe r is turned ba ck on, you ne ed to reload these

items.

If print quality does not improve after you perform this procedure, clean the printhead with

Save-a-Printhead cleaning film. This specially coated material removes contamination

buildup without damagi ng the printhead. Call your auth orized Zebra reseller or dist rib utor for

more information.

Caution • The printhead is hot and can cause sever e burns. Allow the printhead to cool.

Electrostatic Discharge Caution • Observe p roper elect rostatic safety prec autions when

handling any static-sensitive components such as circuit boards and printheads.

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Zebra 105SL User Manual Page 97