Datacard Group RL90 - Manual (Page 53)

Cleaning the printer
RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 47
Cleaning the thermal head
The thermal head assembly should be
cleaned once every ten rolls of retransfer
film.
Begin with the printer (and optional
laminator) powered off.
1 Slide the door latch to the right and
open the printer door.
2 Press the ink ribbon cartridge eject
button and remove the ink ribbon
cartridge.
3 Press the retransfer film cartridge
eject button and remove the
retransfer film cartridge.
4 Wipe the thermal head with a
cotton swab dipped in ethanol.
5 Reinstall the ink ribbon cartridge
and the retransfer film cartridge.
6 Close the printer door.
Cleaning printer fan filters
The printer has four fan filters to prevent airborne particles from entering the
print area. Clean the filters regularly. Replace them when the foam begins to
deteriorate.
1 Remove the external fan filters; remove two filters from the left side of
the printer and one from the right side.
2 Remove the card hopper.
3 Remove the fan filter located on the upper surface of the card hopper
housing by sliding the filter to the left and pulling down.
4 Clean the filters carefully using a vacuum cleaner. Hold the foam filter
in place to prevent it from being pulled into the vacuum. Replace the
foam filters into their frames if they have moved during cleaning.
5 Reinstall the filters into the printer.
6 Replace the card hopper.
Tips – Thermal head
• Do not use metal or other
abrasive materials to
clean the thermal head.
• The thermal head can be
damaged by an
electrostatic charge.
Discharge yourself by
touching the printer
frame before cleaning
the thermal head.
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