6 maintenance, Maintenance 4.6.1, Cleaning print head – Avery Dennison ALX 720 User Manual
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Operators Manual
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Operation
4.6 Maintenance
Clean print head and feeding roller with cleaning liquor from paper, adhesive and ink deposits
at regular intervals.
4.6.1 Cleaning print head
CAUTION! - The print head is an electronic module and highly sensitive to
static impacts. For that reason discharge your static potential before going in
contact with the print head by gripping the base plate of the printer. Do not
remove plugs from the print head.
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Disconnect unit and pull off the mains plug.
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Remove material and foil.
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Loosen socket screw at centre of print head axle, until the print head can be rotated
upwards.
Note: If print head is readjusted at axle mark it’s position accordingly.
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Clean print roller with dust-free cloth and cleansing liquor only.
CAUTION! - Never use knives or objects with sharp edges for cleaning. Metal
objects must never get in contact with the dot line.
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Put print head to former position and fix screw again.
Note: The screw enters a non visible gap at the axle, which ensure the correct
position of the print head. Factory adjustment is flash with the inner black plastic
bushing.
CAUTION! - Before switch on the unit, check that both connectors of print
head are still plugged on correctly. Reconnect if necessary.
4.6.2 Cleaning of Print Roller
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Disconnect unit and pull off the mains plug.
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Remove material and foil.
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Loosen screw at centre of print head axle - until the print head fixation can be rotated
clockwise.
Note: Do not remove plugs form the print head. If print head is readjusted at axle
mark its position accordingly.
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After performance of this step, the feed roller as well as the print roller is accessible from
above.