Thermo Scientic SlideMate Slide Printer Quick Reference Card
Clearing Jammed Slides
1. Remove power from the printer. Remove the ribbon and slides
from the Slide Holder.
2. The print head moves up and down approximately 10 mm. If the
print-head is not in the up position move it up by lifting on the
white roller. See gure 4 below.
3. Look for the jammed object and try to slip it clear along its length
while holding it on its at sides. CAUTION: Handle broken glass
carefully to avoid cuts.
4. If the slide moves slightly but does not have enough room to come
clear it may be necessary to push the parts that normally carry the
slide (Slide Handling Mechanism) left or right.
5. To move to the left press the black plastic part in (g 5) to the left.
6. To move to the right press the roller part in (g 6) to the right
7. After the obstruction has been removed, close the door of the
printer and turn the printer upside-down and shake it slightly and
listen for any rattling which would indicate additional objects (i.e.
glass chips) are still inside the printer.
8. Place the printer on its feet. Open the door and re-inspect the
inside for any additional fragments of slides.
9. If no objects are present, reload the ribbon, replace the slides and
power up the printer.
10. After you have pushed the select button to initialize, reload the
slides and print a test to observe the quality of the print.
Figure 4: Push up to lift the print-head
Figure 5: Push this steel jaw to the
left with the power off to move left.
Figure 6: Push the steel roller to the
right with the power off to move right.
Adjust Print Press, Ribbon Slack and Darkness on the
SlideMate Slide Printer Device (Smudging)
1. Unplug the SlideMate slide printer and plug it back in. On the front of the SlideMate
slide printer, quickly hold the small left and right buttons in at the same time, you will
see the (Thermo Fisher Scientic screen), then (Connecting to Network Screen) and
nally the (Spds and Crnts) at top of screen.
2. Immediately release the two buttons at the after the menu shows.
3. Select Speeds and Currents (Spds and Crnts), and select the Print Press at the
bottom. If the SlideMate has a blue outer case, change from 25 to 15. If it is white,
change from 26 to 16. Exit one screen.
4. Select the Print Settings, and adjust the Slack Dist to 1.0 - .4. You can change again
after testing print. You can change by increments of one. Do not adjust to 0 as this
will cause the SlideMate slide printer to cut off print so that the top line disappears.
5. Exit and initialize. Go into printer settings and adjust to 40-50 for Blue SlideMate
slide printers and 45-55 for White SlideMate slide printers. Changes in print quality
will be apparent after printing 4 slides.
