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<p data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide">Clean Start® is a printhead cleaning feature that is built right into your Thermal Transfer ribbon. It removes debris and dust from your printhead before it builds up and impacts the print quality.&nbsp;</p>



<ul data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide"><li>Built right into your thermal transfer ribbons</li><li>Preventative maintenance</li><li>Fast and easy to use</li><li>Maintains excellent print quality</li><li>Prolongs printhead life</li><li>Minimizes costly downtime</li></ul>



<h2 class="scroll-hide wp-block-heading" data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear"><strong><em>This short video tutorial will show how to use Clean Start®.&nbsp;</em></strong>&nbsp;</h2>



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<h2 class="scroll-hide wp-block-heading" data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear"><strong>Follow these steps to take advantage of Clean Start®</strong>&nbsp;</h2>


<div class="block-cards carousel" data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide"><div class="block-cards-slide"><div class="title"><h3>Step 1 </h3></div><div class="content"><p data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide">Rewind Label Stock <br />Install replacement ribbon </p>
</div></div><div class="block-cards-slide"><div class="title"><h3>Step 2 </h3></div><div class="content"><p data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide">Feed leader through </p>
<p>Stop once CleanStart® is past printhead </p>
</div></div><div class="block-cards-slide"><div class="title"><h3>Step 3 </h3></div><div class="content"><p data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide">Lock printhead down </p>
</div></div><div class="block-cards-slide"><div class="title"><h3>Step 4 </h3></div><div class="content"><p data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide">Using 2 hands, pull CleanStart® through using smooth, steady force<br />Stop before ribbon passes printhead </p>
</div></div><div class="block-cards-slide"><div class="title"><h3>Step 5</h3></div><div class="content"><p data-scroll="true" data-scroll-class="scroll-appear" class="scroll-hide">Unlock the printhead <br />Printhead cleaning is complete </p>
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<p>Did you know that your thermal transfer printer OEM recommends regular preventative maintenance as a way to protect against premature printhead failure and poor print quality? Unfortunately, less than 20% of printer owners follow this advice – even though the printhead is their most expensive consumable and causes the most print-related problems.</p>


Tutorial cleanstart

This short video tutorial will show how to use Clean Start®.

Follow these steps to take advantage of Clean Start®

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