Avery Dennison SNAP 500 - Manual (Page 55)

User’s Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2 55
5.0 Maintenance
5.1 Print Head Cleaning and Handling
NOTE: AVERY DENNISON recommends cleaning print
heads as follows:
1. With alcohol and a cotton pad or cloth every 2-4 hours
of continuous usage;
2. With alcohol and Velcro cleaning pads after 8 hours of
use.
Clean print heads regularly and handle them properly to avoid damage and
extend life. Follow this cleaning schedule.
• After two to four hours of continuous usage, wipe the print heads with alcohol
and a cotton pad or cloth.
• After eight hours of continuous operation, conduct a more vigorous cleaning.
Use alcohol and a Velcro cleaning pad, such as those supplied with each
new print head.
5.1.1 Handling Techniques
Static discharge can easily damage thermal print heads. To avoid a static
discharge, follow these procedures.
1. Keep all print heads in their original anti-static bags until they are ready to be
installed in the printer.
2. Wear an anti-static wrist strap to prevent static discharge from your body into
the printer, when working with a print head. Fasten the clip end of the anti-
static wrist strap to a metal portion of the printer (usually the stacker) to
prevent static from your skin from entering the print station.
3. Wear anti-static gloves at all times when handling print heads to prevent oils
on your hands from contaminating the print head. The SNAP 500 printer
spare parts kit contains an anti-static wrist strap and gloves.
a. If your company has not purchased the spare parts kit, buy the anti-
static wrist strap at your local electronics store.
b. Order extra anti-static gloves from AVERY DENNISON.
c. If an anti-static glove is not available, thoroughly wash and dry your
hands before handling the print head.
4. Do not touch any terminals extending from the print head or the print line.
CAUTION: Never remove the print head from the printer
except to replace it.