SECTION 6. LOOKING AFTER THE MACHINE

5. USER MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE

To ensure that your fax continues to operate smoothly, some simple maintenance is required. This entails cleaning a few components. User maintenance should be done once every 6 months.

5-1. User Maintenance Table

The following table shows what items you need to look after from time to time. Let - ters after component names in the Item column refer to the labels used in the dia - grams on the following pages.

Area

Item

What to Use

Possible Problems if Not

Maintained

 

 

 

Scanner

Separation

Soft damp

Document non-feed or multifeed

 

Roller [E]

cloth

 

 

Pick-up

Soft damp

Document non-feed or jam

 

Roller [J]

cloth

 

 

Feed Roller

Soft damp

 

 

[J]

cloth

 

 

White Strip

Soft damp

Poor copy quality (dirty background

 

[F]

cloth

on copies and transmitted faxes)

 

R1 Roller

Soft damp

Document skew, or dirt on the

 

[H]

cloth

document

 

R2 Roller

Soft damp

 

 

[H]

cloth

 

 

Exposure

Soft damp

Vertical black lines on copies and

 

Glass [I]

cloth

transmitted faxes

Main Body

Paper Feed

Soft damp

Copy paper skew or jam

 

Rollers [N]

cloth

 

 

Registration

Soft damp

Copy paper skew or jam, or

 

Rollers [L]

cloth

leading edge of printouts missing

 

Corona

Corona

Vertical black lines on copies and

 

Wire [T]

wire cleaner

received faxes

Lower Pa-

Paper Feed

Soft damp

Copy paper non-feed or jam

per Feed

Rollers [U],

cloth

 

Units (if in-

[W]

 

 

stalled)

 

 

 

CAUTION: A soft damp cloth is needed. The cloth must be wrung out tightly before use. Use water only. Do not use a detergent or a solvent such as alcohol.

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