Cleaning Inside the Top CoverClean inside the top cover about once a month to maintain better printing quality and help prevent problems.Also clean inside the top cover in the following situations to ensure optimal operation.• If the printed surface or the underside of paper is dirty after printing• After you have used up a roll• After borderless printing• After printing on small paper• After printing on paper that generates a lot of cutting debris• If you have replaced the roll• After printing on paper that generates a lot of paper dustImportant• If the platen inside the top cover becomes dirty, it may soil the underside of paper. We recommendcleaning the platen after borderless printing or printing on small paper.• If the output guide is dirty, it may soil the edge of the paper when the paper is cut. We recommendcleaning the output guide even if it does not appear dirty, because it may actually be covered withpaper dust.1. Tap Maintenance on HOME screen.Touch ScreenThe Maintenance screen appears.2. Tap Platen cleaning.A confirmation message appears.3. Tap Yes.The carriage moves and after it stops moving, instructions appear on the touch screen.4. Open top cover.5. If paper dust has accumulated in vacuum holes (A) on platen or in borderless printing inkgrooves (B), use cleaning brush (C), provided with printer, to wipe it away.507