Removing adhesive build-up – Paxar J640 User Manual

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If you don’t back up the label so it rests behind the rubber roller, the
label could get stuck to the ribbon during printing.

8. Center the backing paper in the printer.

9. Make sure the ribbon is wound tightly in the ribbon cassette.

10. Close the printer and turn it on (Figure 3).

11. Wait until the LED flashes one

time (about five seconds) and
then press the trigger. The
printer calibrates the label strip
for printing. When you print,
labels peel automatically
through the upper opening as
the backing paper exits
through the lower
opening.

Removing Adhesive Build-Up ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Use the cleaning pen provided to
remove built-up adhesive from the
printer’s supply guide. You should
clean the supply guide every two
months.

To clean the supply guide:

1. Open the printer and remove the

label strip from the openings.

2. Rub the cleaning pen’s felt end

back and forth across the peel
blade portion of the supply
guide.

3. Rub your finger across the peel

blade to make sure that all
built-up adhesive was removed.

Label
Guide

Lower
Opening

Upper
Opening

Figure 3

Peel
Blade

Cleaning
Pen

Figure 4

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