Belt clip, Troubleshooting, Cleaning the thermal head caution – Rice Lake Epson Mobilink TM-P60 User Manual

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TM-P60 with Peeler User’s Manual

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Belt Clip

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You can hang the printer on your belt using the belt clip attached to the back of the
printer. If you want to hang the printer on your neck, you can use the neck strap
provided as an option.

Troubleshooting

No lights on the control panel

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Check that the battery is installed.

ERROR LED is flashing or on

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The printer temperature may be too high. The printer resumes printing
automatically when the temperature returns to normal.

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Make sure that the roll paper cover is properly closed.

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Make sure that roll paper is installed.

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When the printer power is on, if the ERROR LED and the BATT. LED are on,
the remaining battery charge is not enough for printer operation. The battery
must be fully charged.

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When the battery is being charged, if the ERROR LED is on, an abnormality
has occurred. The battery must be replaced with a new one.

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Turn off the power, wait several seconds, and then turn it on again. If the
error remains, contact a qualified service person.

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In the label peeler issuing mode, the ERROR LED may flash when a label
blocks the label peeler detector. In this case, remove the label. If you cannot
remove the label, reload the label roll paper or press the FEED button for
more than 1 second to execute a forced paper feed.

Cleaning the Thermal Head

CAUTION:

After printing, the thermal head can be very hot. Be careful not to touch it and
to let it cool before you clean it. Do not damage the thermal head by touching
it with your fingers or any hard object.

Turn off the printer, open the peeler cover and the roll paper cover, and clean the
thermal elements of the thermal head with a cotton swab moistened with an
alcohol solvent (ethanol, methanol, or IPA). See illustration

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EPSON recommends cleaning the thermal head periodically (generally every 3
months) to maintain print quality.

Cleaning the Platen Roller/Roll Paper End Sensor

When paper dust accumulates on the platen rollers or the roll paper end sensor,
follow the steps below to clean them. To maintain good functional capabilities,
clean them regularly (every 6 months).
1.

Turn off the printer, open the peeler cover, and then the roll paper cover.

2.

Clean the platen roller with a cotton swab lightly moistened with water or
alcohol, as shown in illustration

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3.

Blow the paper dust accumulated around the roll paper end sensor with a
blower or a straw, as shown in illustration

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