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CHAPTER 12: CARING FOR YOUR UNIT
1. GENERALITES
To guarantee the optimal functioning of your fax machine, we recommend you regularly clean the inside of your
unit.
Please abide by the following guidelines when operating the unit:
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do not leave the cover housing the scanning assembly open unnecessarily. Do not expose the unit directly
to a strong source of light.
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Do not attempt to lubricate the unit.
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Do not slam the cover shut nor expose the unit to excessive vibrations.
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Do not open the cover while the printer is operating.
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Do not try to take the unit apart.
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Always use the two buttons at the sides to open the cover housing the scanning assembly.
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Do not use paper which has been left in the paper tray for too long.
Refer to the safety guidelines at the start of this booklet.
2. CARING FOR THE CONSUMABLES
CLEANING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM
If there are black marks on printed out faxes, clean the photosensitive drum. Proceed as follows:
1- Open the cover housing the scanning assembly by pressing on
the two buttons located on either side as indicated in the
Printer errors section of the OPERATING MALFUNCTIONS
chapter.
Remove the photosensitive drum for cleaning (you will have to
take out the toner cartridge first).
2- Tightly roll up a clean sheet of paper and holding it at right
angles to the drum, gently swipe it across to remove any toner
particles from the surface of the drum (do not clean the drum
by sweeping it’s surface).
For instructions on how to replace the clean photosensitive
drum in the fax machine, see the Fitting the photosensitive
drum section in the INSTALLATION chapter.
While cleaning the photosensitive drum:
- Avoid any contact with the surface of the drum (fingers, water, alcohol, solvents, etc.).
- Avoid cleaning the surface of the drum with the edge of the sheet of paper (this might cause
scratches).
Do not leave the photosensitive drum outside the fax machine for a long period of time. The
physical characteristics of the drum might be affected resulting in clear or dark areas when printing
and reducing the drum’s useful lifespan.
REPLACING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM
To ensure high quality printed output, we recommend you change the photosensitive drum after every
20,000 printed pages under normal operating conditions and provided the drum was not exposed to direct
light for any length of time.
To ascertain the number of pages that have been printed out, press MENU followed by 8, 4 and 1.
If the pages output by the unit’s printer are too light or there are gaps in the toner despite the drum having
been cleaned and the toner cartridge changed, change the photosensitive drum.
1. Open the cover housing the scanning assembly by pressing on the two buttons located on either side
as indicated in the Printer errors section of the OPERATING MALFUNCTIONS chapter.
2. Remove the toner cartridge first to access the used drum (see the installing the gauge and the toner
cartridge paragraph in the INSTALLATION chapter).
3. For guidance on how to install the new photosensitive drum, see the installing the photosensitive
drum section in the INSTALLATION chapter).
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