Thermal Print Head

The 7168 Series II Receipt Station uses a thermal print head for printing receipts. A thermal print head uses heat to print directly on paper so there is no cassette or ribbon to change.

There is no regular scheduled maintenance for the print head. For more information on how to clean the printer, refer to Cleaning the Thermal Print Head.

7168 Series II models come with easy head replacement feature. The thermal head can be easily replaced without any tool, and this can be done within one minute. To determine if the print head needs to be replaced, refer to Solving Problems.