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6-52 Recording Functions
Recording Functions
Cleaning the
Print head in
the Plug-In
Recorder
If very slow speed (1 or 2 cm/min) recordings are run for extended
periods of time, deposits of paper debris may collect on the print head.
Symptoms of this are recordings that are unevenly fainter in horizontal
stripes.
To clean the print head, remove the recorder from the rack. Open the
recorder door and un-thread the paper from behind the rubber roller.
Tear off or roll up the excess paper into the roll chamber to be out of the
way. Thread the cloth cleaning strip instead of paper around the rubber
roller until the leader exits from the top of the roller by about 2 inches.
Close the recorder door, with both ends of the strip aligned over the top
of the door. Grasp the top end of the cleaning strip between thumb and
forefinger, and pull the strip through and out of the recorder.
Open the door and ensure that the paper cavity is free of dust. Re-thread
the paper and plug the recorder back into the rack.
Caution
When the Plug-In recorder is disabled (by removal from the rack, door
open, or out of paper), any alarm recordings will be run or queued at the
central station recorder, if there is one. Otherwise alarm recordings will
be lost during the time the Plug-In recorder is disabled, and an alerting