Clean The Fan Filter - Leica Aperio GT 450 User Manual

CAUTION: When manually rotating the carousel to access the rack slots, grasp the area circled in
green. Do not grasp the area circled in red.
4.
Manually rotate the carousel to access the rear slide rack slots.
5.
Repeat the cleaning steps until you have cleaned every slide rack slot.
6. If you are performing the entire six-month maintenance routine, continue to the next procedure.
7.
If you are ready to close the scanner cover and restart the scanner, follow the steps in "Restart the Scanner After
Interior Maintenance" on page 52.

Clean the Fan Filter

The fan filter is located on the back of the scanner. You may need to pivot the scanner to access the fan filter.
Frequency: at least every six months.
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To clean the fan filter:
1.
If the scanner is on, shut down the scanner by following the steps in,"Shut Down the Scanner" on page 41.
2.
Remove the fan filter by gripping the handle (shown in blue), and sliding it left, right, or up depending on your
scanner's configuration.
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