Maintain the Prism Printer
Use the information in this section to keep your Prism printer in optimal operating condition.
Overview
Regular preventative maintenance of your Prism printer can help to always produce clearly printed labels. Maintenance
involves cleaning the system.
Cautionary Information
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Caution: To avoid damaging the Prism printer during maintenance:
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Never use oils, silicone, or other lubricants on any part of the Prism.
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Use only non-abrasive cleaners to wipe down the surfaces of your Prism printer.
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Avoid pouring cleaners directly onto the Prism printer. Instead, apply the cleaner to a lint-free cloth.
Preventative Maintenance Schedule
Use the following table as a guideline for how often to perform preventative maintenance tasks.
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Important! Failure to follow the maintenance schedule outlined below may void your warranty.
Tools
Task
Lint-free cloth
Clean the printer exterior.
Non-abrasive, all-
purpose cleaner
New print ribbon
Change the print ribbon.
Clean the print head.
Print head
cleaning kit
110635_K
Frequency
Weekly
Monochrome black = 2100 discs
Monochrome red = 2100 discs
Monochrome blue = 2100 discs
3-color panel = 500 discs
At every ribbon change or as
needed
Maintain the Prism Printer
Instructions
1.
Power off the Prism.
2.
Disconnect the power cord.
Wipe down the exterior of
3.
the printer.
Refer to the
Change the Print
Ribbon
section on page 24.
Refer to the
Clean the Print Head
section on page 22.
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