10.2 Cleaning the Inside of the Scanner
Prepare the following cleaning supplies.
Soft and dry cloth
(one that does not easily
generate fibrous dust)
Used to clean the conveyors, scanning backgrounds and scanning
glasses.
Thin cotton swab
Used to clean the double feed detectors and the starting sensors.
Roller cleaning paper (KV-SS03)
Recommended for use in cleaning the rollers. If you do not have the
roller cleaning paper, use a soft cloth with a small amount of
isopropyl alcohol or water.
Note
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Before cleaning the unit, turn off the unit, and disconnect the power cord, the USB cable and the LAN
cable.
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Clean the inside of the scanner when approximately 60,000 sheets have been scanned. This includes
the number of sheets fed using Count Only Mode. The time for cleaning may differ depending on
documents you scan. To maintain proper scanning, clean the scanner parts frequently.
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Clean the rollers if paper jamming or double feeding occurs frequently.
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If double feed detection does not function properly, clean the double feed detectors.
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Clean the conveyors, scanning glasses and the white reference area on the scanning background
rollers when vertical streaks appear on the scanned images.
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Be careful not to damage any parts of the unit.
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Do not use flammable aerosol cleaners.
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Do not use commercially available cleaners, detergent, thinner, or benzine. (Doing so may cause
deformation, discoloration or damage.)
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2.
Clean the conveyors, scanning glasses, sensors, scanning backgrounds, and rollers.
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Clean the parts in the following order: conveyor and scanning glasses, double feed detectors and
starting sensors, rollers.
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For details about cleaning, refer to the following sections:
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"10.2.1 Cleaning the Conveyors and Scanning Glasses" (page 95)
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"10.2.2 Cleaning the Sensors" (page 96)
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"10.2.3 Cleaning the Scanning Backgrounds" (page 97).
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"10.2.4 Cleaning the Rollers" (page 98)
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4.
Turn ON the unit's power (page 38).
5.
Clear After Clean Roller Counter to zero (0).
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For details, see "10.2.6 Clearing the Counter After Cleaning the Rollers" (page 103).
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