Zebra Printer ZP450

Warning: Use 90% medical-grade alcohol and a fiber-free cleaning swab for this procedure.

Cleaning swab soaked with alcohol?

Debris, dust or crust removed from holders, guides and media path surfaces?

Ridges wiped to remove accumulated debris?

Inside edges of both edge guides wiped to remove any built-up residue?

Pinch roller rotated and wiped?

Waited one minute before closing the printer?

Cleaning swab discarded after use?

Sign off on the media path cleaning

Manually rotate the platen roller. Clean it thoroughly with 90% medical-grade alcohol and a cleaning swab or lint-free cloth.

The standard platen (drive roller) normally does not require cleaning. Paper and liner dust can accumulate without effecting print operations. Contaminates on the platen roller can damage the printhead or cause the media to slip when printing. Adhesive, dirt, general dust, oils and other contaminates should be cleaned immediately off the platen.

Clean the platen (and media path) whenever the printer has significantly poorer performance, print quality or media handling. The platen is the print surface and drive roller for your media.

If sticking or jamming continues even after cleaning, you must replace the platen.

The platen can be cleaned with a fiber-free swab (such as a Texpad swab) or a lint free, clean, damp cloth very lightly moistened with medical grade alcohol (90% pure or better).

1. Open the media door, dispenser door, and remove the media.

2. Press the tabs on the right and left sides out. Then rotate them up.

3. Lift the platen out of the printer’s bottom frame.

4. Gently lean the platen with the alcohol moistened swab. Clean from the center out. Repeat this process until the all of the roller surface has been cleaned. If there has been heavy adhesive build-up or label jam, repeat with a new swab to remove residual contaminates.

Warning: Handle the sensors with care during cleaning.

Was it necessary to use a dry swab?

Adhesives or other contaminates removed with alcohol moistened swab

Sign off on the sensor cleaning

Caution: The printhead becomes hot while printing. Avoid touching the printhead. Use only the cleaning pen to perform maintenance.

Cleaning pen swabbed from end to end?

Cleaning pen rubbed from the middle to the outside?

Waited one minute before closing the printer?

Sign off on the printhead cleaning