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Zebra S400 & S600 User’s Guide

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CAUTION:  Use only the cleaning agents indicated below.  
Zebra Technologies Corporation will not be responsible for 
any other products being used on this printer.  No lubricants 
are needed.

Table 1 provides a brief cleaning schedule.  Specific cleaning procedures 
are provided on the following pages.  Cleaning swabs saturated with 70% 
isopropyl alcohol are available from your distributor as a preventive 
maintenance kit.  

Refer to Figure 15 for cleaning locations.

Printhead (a)

Alcohol

After every roll of media (or 500 feet 
of fanfold media) when printing in 
the direct thermal mode.

After every roll of ribbon when 
printing in the thermal transfer 
mode.

Platen roller (b)

Alcohol

Media sensor (c)

Air blow

Media path (d)

Alcohol

Ribbon path (e)

Air blow

Upper guide rod (f) (Peel-Off)

Alcohol

Platen guide rod (g) (Peel-Off)

Alcohol

Rewind power roller (h) (Peel-Off)

Alcohol

Lower guide rod (i) (Peel-Off)

Alcohol

Cutter Assembly (j)         
(if used)

Cutting continuous, 
pressure-sensitive 
media

Citrus based 
adhesive 
remover

After every roll of media or more 
often, depending upon your 
application and the media.

Cutting tagstock or 
label backing 
material only

Alcohol and 
air blow

After every 2 or 3 rolls of media.

Tear-Off/Peel-Off plate (k)

Alcohol

Once a month.

Label available sensor (l)

Air blow

Once every six months.