Cleaning and Maintenance of Fargo Printers
Fargo cleaning cards are designed to clean the internal components of Fargo card printers. These printers are commonly used for printing ID cards, membership cards, and other types of plastic cards. Over time, the printer’s internal components, such as the print head and rollers, can become contaminated with dust, debris, and other particles. This can cause poor print quality and even damage the printer if left unattended. Fargo cleaning cards are easy to use and help maintain the printer’s performance.
Here are the steps to use a Fargo cleaning card:
- Turn off the printer – Before using the cleaning card, make sure the printer is turned off and unplugged from the power source.
- Open the printer cover – Open the printer cover to access the printer’s internal components. Refer to the printer manual for specific instructions on how to open the printer cover.
- Remove the ribbon – Remove the ribbon from the printer. This will expose the print head, which is the component that needs to be cleaned.
- Open the cleaning card package – Open the cleaning card package and remove the cleaning card.
- Insert the cleaning card – Insert the cleaning card into the printer’s card feeder or slot, depending on the printer model. Make sure the cleaning card is inserted in the correct direction.
- Close the printer cover – Close the printer cover and make sure it is securely closed.
- Turn on the printer – Turn on the printer and wait for it to complete its startup process. The cleaning card will be automatically fed through the printer’s internal components.
- Discard the cleaning card – Once the cleaning card has been fed through the printer, discard it properly. Do not reuse cleaning cards.
- Replace the ribbon – After the cleaning process is complete, replace the ribbon and any other components that were removed.
- Test the printer – Print a test card to ensure that the printer is working properly.
It is recommended to use a Fargo cleaning card every time a new ribbon is installed in the printer or every 1000 card prints. This will ensure that the printer’s internal components are clean and functioning properly.
A.Model: IDPrinter Cleaning Kit 081518
Model: DTC Printer Cleaning Kit 081593
2. Use of cleaning tools
To keep your card printer in top working condition, perform maintenance cleaning after every roll of ribbon or 250 prints.
The tools in the cleaning kit can help you complete standard cleaning steps more efficiently and thoroughly. Please clean your printer properly according to the following methods. entire
The entire The cleaning process will only take a few minutes of your time.
- 4 cleaning pens pre-soaked with 99.99% acetone alcohol.
- 50 cleaning cards are used to clean the cleaning wheels inside the machine.
- 50 pieces of cleaning gauze pre-soaked with 99.99% isopropyl alcohol are used to clean the transmission wheel inside the machine.
Have you noticed an unprinted line on your printed card, if so then it’s time to clean your print head.
The print head should be cleaned every time the printer prints 250 sheets to ensure the print quality.
1. Open the top cover of the printer.
2. Use the print head cleaning pen to gently wipe the glass body of the print head several times to remove the accumulated dust on the print head.
3. Close the upper cover of the printer after cleaning. If the line still exists, please refer to the user manual for further cleaning of the print head.
How to clean the print head
Cleaning project use: cleaning pen
The pressure bearing wheel of the printer should be cleaned after changing a roll or printing 250 cards. If the surface of the pressure bearing wheel of the printer looks dirty, it should be cleaned in time. Press
Please Follow the steps below to clean the printer pressure rollers.
1. Open the top cover of the printer.
2. Remove the ribbon (and transfer film).
3. Find the black pressure wheel.
4. When cleaning, press the On/Cancel (On Off) or Pause/Resume (On-Line) key to rotate the pressure bearing wheel, and wipe it over with a clean gauze.
5. Wait for the pressure roller to dry before loading the ribbon.
How to clean the pressure roller
Cleaning items use: cleaning gauze
(Persona series pressure bearing rollers)
After printing 250 cards, all drive wheels need to be cleaned once.
1. Remove the ribbon and card from the printer. This cleaning program also keeps the cleaning rollers clean.
2. Open the top cover of the machine.
3. Peel off a thin layer of paper on the cleaning card.
4. Press the “Pause/Resume” or “On/Cancel” button, and insert the cleaning card from the card slot (with the sticky side up). Push as far as possible into the machine until the card
is conveyed into the machine. If the cleaning card has a sticky side down, it will stick to the card tray and will not get inside the machine.
5. Keep pressing the “On/Cancel” button until the cleaning card passes through the printer. Repeat this cleaning process if necessary.
Cleaning method of driving rollers
Cleaning item use: cleaning card
(Persona series driving rollers)
Put the cleaning rollers into your printer, the cleaning rollers will absorb the dust particles on the card during printing, which will prolong the life of your print head and improve the quality of your punching card.
Watch out for a lot of dust particles on your cleaning rollers, or clean it after every 250 cards are printed.
Note your printer model, it may have one or two cleaning rollers.
- Open the top cover of the machine.
- Remove the ribbon and printer cleaning roller from the printer.
- Find and remove the cleaning roller between the two ribbon drive rollers.
4. Peel off a layer of thin paper on the cleaning card, stick the cleaning card to the cleaning rollers and drag the cleaning card overturned to make it absorb the dirt and dust on the cleaning rollers to the cleaning card.