Print head operation, Figure 5 - print head open / closed – Avery Dennison 676 User Manual

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Printer Operation

stock. If a large distance is to be covered loosen the plastic thumbscrew and slid the
collar into the new position then retighten the thumbscrew.

The third are the funnel type guides located befor the print station. Rotate the
adjustment guide until it contacts the edge of the material. Do No Pinch the sides of
the web.

Print Head Operation

The print head modules are to be opened and closed for threading of stock and ink.
The unit must also be opened to clean the head and for print head replacement. Later
in the manual, under separate headings, cleaning and replacement will be covered.

For clarity the print stations have been assigned numbers one through three from left
to right. The far-left print station prints the back; it is print station number one. The
center and right print stations print on the top; they are stations two and three. Each
print station has an interlock switch that prevents the printer from running with any or
all print stations in the open position if that print station is assigned in the format
being printed. If a print station is open, the display will read HEAD OPEN
STATION X.

WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THE PRINT HEAD WITHOUT WEARING THE

ANTI-STATIC GLOVES AND THE ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP.

To open the print heads for threading supplies or cleaning pulling the release knob
and then rotating the print head into the open latched position (see figure x). The top
two print stations have a pin in the rear to hold them open. The bottom print station
will remain open via gravity however it has a hole in the rear to hold the print head in
a slightly open position to act as a bridge when one is threading stock.

Figure 5 - Print Head Open / Closed

To close the head again pull the release knob and then rotating the print head into the
closed latched position (See figure 5).

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