Cleaning the Machine 14-2Maintaining Your Machine142 Wipe the machine’s exterior with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth moistened with water or diluted dishwashingdetergent solution.CAUTIONNever use thinner, benzene, alcohol, or any other organic solvent to clean the machine, as these candamage the machine’s surface.3 Plug the power cord back in.Cleaning the ADF AreaBlack lines may appear in printouts when the ADF is used to feed documents.This is coused by paste, ink, correction fluid, or other foreign matters in the read area of the ADF(shaded area). Use a clean soft cloth to wipe the read area clean. Take particular care to clean at thelocations where the black lines are appearing on printouts.If you have trouble getting the glass clean, wipe with a cloth moistened with water or a mild neutraldetergent, and then wipe the glass dry with another cloth.IMPORTANTPaste, ink, correction fluid, and other foreign matter can soil the scanning glass when you send a documentthrough the ADF while the paste, ink, or correction fluid on the original is still wet. This is what causes black lineson copies. Whenever you load a document is the ADF, always check to make sure that any paste, ink, orcorrection fluid that is on the document is completely dry.NOTEWhen you unplug the machine, any documents stored in memory will be erased if you leave the machineunplugged for 1 hour or more. Be sure to plug in the machine after cleaning to avoid this happening.Paste, ink,correction fluid,etcRead areaCopyBlack line