Brother GT-381 Printer User Manual


 
GT-3 Series
5. Maintenance
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(12) Move the Carriage slowly to the leftmost position by hand
<Note>
Ink may stain the Platen and other places while moving the Carriage, the bottom surface may be wet and dirty with ink.
(13) Wipe the Encoder Cleaner two or three times from the rightmost position to the left, by following the former steps (10) and
(11), where the Encoder Cleaner did not reach.
(14) After wiping, push the position (1) of the Encoder Cleaner to release it from the Encoder Strip.
(15) Again, move the Carriage to the rightmost position by hand.
<Note>
Ink may stain the Platen and other places while moving the Carriage, the bottom surface may be wet and dirty with ink.
(16) Hold the Encoder Cover F with both hands, avoid the Tubes and insert it to the notch holes on the printer, align the screw
positions to the U flutes on the Encoder Cover F and slide it to the back end horizontally. make sure that the projection on
the printer should fit the holes on the Encoder Cover F.
(17) Tighten the four thumbscrews.
<Note>
Confirm the Encoder Cover F should lock properly by pulling slightly to your side.
(18) Push the Stop Lever to release the lock when you close the Front Cover with both hands. Watch your fingers not caught
in the Front Cover. Turn ON the printer. The cleaning is success when the initialization of the printer is done with no errors
indicated.