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Routine Maintenance (Cleaning Function)

If streaks appear on printed output or the printed image become light or distorted, perform the following cleaning as necessary.
Automatic Feeder Cleaning
Wire Cleaning
Drum Cleaning
Automatic Feeder Cleaning
If your originals have black streaks or appear dirty after scanning them through the feeder, clean the rollers of the feeder.
NOTE
This procedure is necessary only if the Feeder (Duplex Color Image Reader Unit) is attached.
It takes approximately 20 seconds to clean the feeder.
Automatic Feeder Cleaning cannot be performed during printing.
1.
Press  → [Adjustment/Maintenance] → [Maintenance] → [Clean Feeder].
2.
Place 10 sheets of blank paper into the feeder → press [Start].
Make sure that you fan the sheets of paper well.
Use normal A4 paper.
When cleaning is complete, try scanning again.
NOTE
To cancel feeder cleaning while it is in progress, press [Cancel].
Wire Cleaning
If streaks appear on printed output or random parts of the printed image are missing, clean the corona assembly wires inside the main unit.
NOTE
It takes approximately 35 seconds to clean the wires.
Wire cleaning cannot be performed during printing.
1.
Press  → [Adjustment/Maintenance] → [Maintenance] → [Clean Wire].
2.
Press [Start].
When cleaning is complete, try printing again.
Drum Cleaning
Printed images may be light or distorted when the machine is used immediately after installation or after a long period time of not using the machine. If printed images are light or distorted, clean the drum inside the machine as necessary.
NOTE
It takes approximately five minutes to clean the drum.
Drum cleaning cannot be performed during printing.
1.
Press → [Adjustment/Maintenance] → [Maintenance] →[Clean Drum].
2.
Press [Start].
When cleaning is complete, try printing again.