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Cleaning Your Printer
Your printer is designed to give you long and
trouble-free service, while requiring very little
maintenance.
Clean your printer from time to time to keep it
working properly. Clean the cutter blade each time
you replace the label cassette.
To clean the cutter blade
1. Remove the label cassette.
2. Place the tip of a ball-point pen or pencil on the
L-shaped piece as shown in Figure 13, and
press the piece down.
Figure 13
3. While holding the L-shaped piece down, press
and hold the cutter lever to expose the cutter
blade.
4. Use a cotton ball and alcohol to clean both sides
of the blade.
5. Release the cutter lever.
To clean the print head
♦ Clean the print head using the cleaning tool
located inside the tape compartment lid.
You can also use the optional cleaning pen to clean
the cutter blade and print head.
Press down
and hold
Press and hold
cutter lever