Cleaning the Inside of the Machine (Bottom Plate Cleaning)

Remove stains from the inside of the machine. If the inside of the machine becomes dirty, printed paper may get dirty, so we recommend performing cleaning regularly.

You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper*

* Be sure to use a new piece of paper.

1. Make sure that the power is turned on.

1. Clean the inside of the machine.

(1) Select Setup on the HOME screen.

The setup menu screen will appear.

(2) Select Maintenance, then press the OK button.

The Maintenance screen will appear.

(3) Select Bottom plate cleaning, then press the OK button.

The confirmation screen will appear.

(4) Select Yes, then press the OK button.

(5) Follow the message to remove any paper from the cassette (lower), then press the OK button.

(6) Fold a single sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in half widthwise, then unfold the paper.

(7) Fold one side of the opened paper in another half, aligning the edge with the center crease, unfold the paper, then press the OK button.

(8) Load only this sheet of paper in the cassette (lower) with the ridges of the creases facing up and the edge of the half with no crease facing to the far side.

(9) Holding sides of the paper output tray, gently open it.

The output tray extension will open automatically when the paper output tray is opened.

(10) Extend the paper output support.

Important  If the inner cover is open, close it.

(11) Press the OK button.

The paper cleans the inside of the machine as it feeds through the machine.

Check the folded parts of the ejected paper. If it is smudged with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again.

(12) When the completion message appears, press the OK button.

The screen will return to the Maintenance screen.

If the problem is not resolved after performing cleaning again, the protrusions inside the machine may be stained. Clean them according to instructions.

Note  Press the HOME button to exit Setup and display the HOME screen.  When performing Bottom Plate Cleaning again, be sure to use a new piece of paper.