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n Do n o t le av e o rig in als o n t h e re f le c t iv e g las s p lat e o r o n t h e u n iv e rs al

t ran s p are n c y p lat e f o r e x c e s s iv e p e rio d s o f t ime . Th e warmt h o f t h e s c an n e r may c au s e t h e m t o d e t e rio rat e .

n Mak e s u re t o at t ac h t ran s p are n t o rig in als o n t h e u n iv e rs al t ran s p are n c y p lat e

wit h t h e s in g le s lid e h o ld e rs o r wit h ad h e s iv e t ap e . O t h e rwis e y o u mig h t lo o s e t h e m in t h e s c an n e r.

n To av o id c ras h e s , n e v e r u s e e x t e n s io n c ab le s f o r S CS I c ab le s .

nFo r s af e t y re as o n s , n e v e r u s e e x t e n s io n c ab le s f o r p o we r c ab le s .

Cleaning your Scanner

n I n o rd e r t o main t ain t h e q u alit y o f y o u r s c an n e d imag e s , re g u larly c le an b o t h g las s p lat e s (t h e re f le c t iv e g las s p lat e an d t h e u n iv e rs al t ran s p are n c y p lat e ).

n B e f o re c le an in g , s wit c h o f f t h e p o we r t o t h e s c an n e r an d u n p lu g t h e c ab le .

n Us e a d amp c lo t h an d a mild d e t e rg e n t o r alc o h o l t o c le an t h e s u rf ac e o f t h e g las s p lat e .

n Wh e n y o u u s e s p ray s d ire c t ly o n t o t h e g las s p lat e , av o id t h e s e ams aro u n d t h e g las s , as t h is may c au s e t h e liq u id t o p e n e t rat e an d c o n t amin at e t h e mirro rs an d le n s e s in s id e t h e s c an n e r. Do n o t u s e d e t e rg e n t o n t h e p las t ic p art s o f y o u r s c an n e r.

n E s p e c ially t h e c le an in g o f t h e c alib rat io n s lit s in t h e h o ld e rs is imp o rt an t . K e e p t h is are a d u s t - an d d irt -f re e .

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