Alps Electric MD-1300 - Manual (Page 13)

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Opening the front cover
Open the front cover to remove the inside packing material.
To open the front cover, push the front cover release button to release the inter-
nal lock. Gently lower the front cover with your hand.
Removing the carriage packing material
Remove the carriage packing material from inside the printer.
Using the printer without removing the packing materials can result in damage to
the printer.
Caution
Do not remove the white pad or the cleaning pad at the left end
of the platen. They are there to clean the print head. Removing
them can cause the printer to malfunction. The cleaning pad is
exchangeable for a new one when it gets dirty. Do not touch the
open sensor, which is located inside the printer on the left end.
Getting Your Printer Ready
Front cover
release button
Make sure nothing is
under the cover.
Carriage packing material
Cleaning pad
Open sensor
White pad
Platen