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365 - Bill Acceptors - Cleaning Instructions
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Purpose

This article contains the information necessary to learn to clean a bill acceptor installed in a V5 MicroMarket.

Process

Introduction

The Bill Acceptor for a MicroMarket should be maintained and cleaned on a regular basis to keep your market up and running smoothly. Learn how to care for the bill acceptor in the steps to follow.

 

Cleaning the Bill Acceptor

The bill acceptor has internal mechanisms that need to be occasionally cleaned to maintain optimum performance in a MicroMarket. Dust and dirt from the inserted bills can impact bill travel. Over time this can obscure the sensor located on the scanning plate, causing the device to reject valid bills or jam. Clean the acceptor by completing the steps below for the device specific Bill Acceptors.

 

MicroMarket Bill Acceptors

  1. Turn off the Bill Acceptor – Power down the device by removing the ribbon cable connected to the left side of the device, or by unplugging the XP (Expansion) Unit. 

  2. Push in the yellow latch located at the top of the device.

  3. Remove the Magazine Release the cash magazine by holding the yellow latch down towards the top of the device. Lift up, and then back on the magazine.

  4. Unlatch the LED Housing – Unlatch the LED Housing by lifting up the metal bar below the LED Status light.

  5. Remove the Scanning Plate – Remove the LED Housing by holding the metal bar and pulling back. The scanning plate can then be removed.

  6. Clean the device – Clean the bill path with a can of condensed air and/or soft cloth. You may use mild, non-abrasive, non-petroleum based cleaners that are sprayed on the cloth. (Do not spray cleaner directly onto the device).The scanning plate can be cleaned with Windex or rubbing alcohol.

 

PicoMarket+

  1. Turn off the Bill Acceptor – Power down the device by removing the ribbon cable connected to the short black extension.

  2. Undo the screws - on both sides of the Bill acceptor there is a screw mounting it to the PicoMarket riser.
  3. Remove the Cassette Release the cash cassette by holding the red latch down towards the top of the device. Pull back on the cassette to pull it out.
  4. Open the Scanning Plate – Press the red latch on the back of the acceptor and then pull up to open up the roller housing and scanning plate.

  5. Clean the device – Clean the bill path with a can of condensed air and/or soft cloth. You may use mild, non-abrasive, non-petroleum based cleaners that are sprayed on the cloth. (Do not spray cleaner directly onto the device).The scanning plate can be cleaned with Windex or rubbing alcohol.