Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free.  However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly.

CLEANING THE SCANNER

Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the inner ADF dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors.  How often to clean your scanner depends on the type of paper and number of pages being scanned.

Perform the following procedures to clean the scanner surface and the ADF unit. Gently wipe locations described herein. Do not rub too hard.

Warning

z     Before cleaning the scanner, turn off the scanner and disconnect the scanner’s power cable and USB cable, and then wait a few minutes for the glass and/or the inner ADF to cool to ambient temperature.

z     Wash your hands with soap and water after cleaning the scanner.

Cleaning Materials

Have the following cleaning materials ready to clean the scanner:

„     soft, dry, lint-free cloth (or a cotton swab)

Attention

However, DO NOT use either of them to clean the ADF feed roller or pad module.

Use of other cleaning materials could damage your scanner.

Cleaning the ADF

1.   Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever.

2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner.  Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces.

Clean Feed Roller:

Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then rotate it.  Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned.

Clean Pad Module:

Wipe the Pad Module from top to bottom (in the direction of arrow shown in below picture). Be careful not to damage the pick springs of the pad.

Clean ADF Glass:

Attention: Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner.

3.   Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely.

4.   Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.

REPLACING CONSUMABLES

As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 100,000 sheets of scans.  It is also recommended to purchase a new protection sheet if it can’t be used for scanning due to serious damage.

Replacing the Pad Module

1.  Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever.

3.  Install the new pad module by inserting the tabs on the module onto their slots on the scanner.

Attention: Please uninstall the extended paper width sliders before you start the calibration.

Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the  scanned  image  and  the  original  vary  a  lot.  This  allows  you  to  adjust  and compensate for variations that can occur in the optical component over time by its nature.

The following describes how to calibrate the scanner:

1.  The Calibration Sheet, marked with an arrow on either edge at both sides, is used specially for ADF Scanning calibration.

2.  Insert the special calibration sheet into the ADF of the scanner, with an arrow toward the scanner buttons.

Please insert the special calibration sheet included with the scanner. Alternatively you may also use any plain white sheet of paper sized in A4 (216 by 297 mm) instead; however, the calibration effect may be less good than the

special calibration sheet.