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Maintenance

Your printer should be cleaned on a regular basis to maintain its performance.

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Cleaning the exterior of the printer

Wipe any dust and marks from the main unit 
using a soft, dry cloth.
Use a slightly dampened cloth with water on 
difficult to remove marks.

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Cleaning the print head and head roller

Streaks or poor quality characters on printed 
labels generally indicates that the print head and 
head roller is dirty. Clean the print head using a 
dry cotton swab, self-cleaning function or 
optional print head cleaning cassette (TZ-CL6).

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Print head

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Head roller

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Self-cleaning function

Remove the tape cassette, and then press 
the Feed/Cut button.

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Cleaning the tape cutter

About once every year, wipe the cutter 
blades using a cotton swab moistened with 
isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol).
Tape adhesive can build up on the cutter 
blade after repeated use, taking the edge off 
the blade which may result in the tape 
jamming in the cutter.

Note

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Always disconnect the AC adapter prior to cleaning the printer.

Note

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Do not use paint thinner, benzene, 
alcohol or any other organic solvent. 
These may deform the case or damage 
the appearance of your printer.

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Refer to the instructions provided with 
the print head cleaning cassette for 
directions on how to use it.

WARNING

Do not touch the print head directly with your 
bare hands. The print head maybe hot.

Cotton swab

Print head

CAUTION

Do not touch the cutter blade with your finger.

Head roller

Cotton swab

Cutter blade

Cotton swab

Metal section