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 The same requirement applies See images to the removal right for the location of the three screws to remove.

Step 1 – Unlocking Front Bezel

 

  •    Place the APM-3700 on a flat surface with the front of the kiosk facing you.

  • Insert the larger key of the two sets provided into the lock located on the top, left panel of the kiosk’s front bezel. Set the lock to the “on” position.

Step 2 – Remove the CD Drive :

 

  • .Carefully pry the front bezel cover from the chassis, working from left to right. No tools are required for this step as the design allows for its removal with your bare hands. There are two arrows on the upper left and right corners of the bezel that show where the clips are located. A little pressure should be applied to those locations to free the bezel from the chassis as shown to the right. It may be easier for you to remove the panel if you lay the kiosk on its back, so the monitor is facing up towards you.

  • Completely remove the front bezel and place it somewhere safe. Once the bezel is removed, the Optical Drive and Receipt Printer tray will be exposed. 
    Tip
    titleBezel Removal

    If the clips that secure the bezel to the chassis will not come loose, use a screwdriver at the location of clip 3(see image on the right panel) to carefully push the clip in until it is released from the chassis.

  • Pull the tray out of the bay using the two silver tabs located near the bottom of the kiosk. A small amount of force needs to be applied to pull the tray out as it is connected to another board in the kiosk.

Step 3 --– Remove/Replace the Receipt Printer :

 

  • With the Tray tray out, remove the two ribbon cables that go from connect the thermal receipt printer (Mechanical Print Headmechanical print head) to the thermal receipt printer’s controller board. The two ribbon cables have to be removed from the controller board.
    Warning
    titleWarning

    Please use caution to not damage while removing the ribbon cables to prevent damage on removal and reinstallreinstallation. The ribbon cables are secured into place by plastic tabs that have need to be released before the ribbon cables can be safely pulled outremoved.

  • Once the two ribbon connects cables are released disconnected from the controller board orientate , turn the tray so that the front of the Receipt receipt printer (front) is facing you.
  • Open Next, open the receipt printer door. This will give you access to the two small screws that secure the receipt printer to the receipt printer chassis. See pictures to on the right :panel.

Step 4 – Remove Rollers from the back of the front panel (Optional and only if necessary)

 

  • With the receipt printer door released, use screw the screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the roller assembly as shown to the right.

Step 5 -- – Remove /Replace the Controller Board (Optional and only if necessary)

 

  • There are three screws that secure the controller board to the receipt printer chassis.
Note
Note

 The two controller board as it does to the print head removal in step 3 which is; Both ribbon cables that run from connect the thermal receipt printer mechanical head to the controller board have need to be removed before removing any of those the components.

See images to the right for the location of the three screws.

Step 6 -- – Remove /Replace the Power Converter Board (Optional and only if necessary)

 

  • Disconnect the Molex connector that runs from the converter board to the daughter board.
  • Remove the connector from the daughter board then remove the connector attached directly to the converter board for the sake of ease.
  • The location of the four screws that secure the converter board in placed are marked with circles to the right and are on the green circuit board.