8.1 < Maintenance>8 MaintenanceThis chapter provides information for maintaining your printer and thetoner cartridge, as well as suggestions for high-quality and economicalprinting.This chapter includes:• Printing information pages• Cleaning the printer• Maintaining the toner cartridge• Maintenance partsPrinting information pagesFrom the printer’s control panel, you can print pages that give detailedinformation about the printer. They can help you check your printer’sstatus and maintain the printer.1 Press Menu until Information appears on the bottom line of thedisplay and press OK.2 Press the Scroll buttons until the information page you wantappears and press OK.3 Press OK when Yes appears.A page prints out.Cleaning the printerDuring the printing process, paper, toner, and dust particles canaccumulate inside the printer. This buildup can cause print qualityproblems, such as toner specks or smearing. Your printer has a cleaningmode that can correct and prevent these types of problems.Cleaning the outside of the printerClean the cabinet of the printer with a soft, lint-free cloth. You candampen the cloth slightly with water, but be careful not to let any waterdrip onto or into the printer.Cleaning the inside of the printerThere are two methods to clean the inside of the printer:• Clean the inside manually.• Print a cleaning sheet, which can be done from the control panel.Cleaning the inside of the printer manually1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord. Wait for the printerto cool down.Caution• Cleaning the cabinet of the printer with cleaning materialscontaining large amounts of alcohol, solvents, or other strongsubstances can discolor or crack the cabinet.
