Copier Lens Cleaning - Sharp AL-1000 Operation Manual

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Copier lens cleaning

If white lines appear on copies in the direction of paper travel, make a reduction or enlargement
copy and check to see if the position of the white lines change on the copy paper.
If the lines appear in the same position, clean the copier lens using the following procedure.
Pull the paper tray out and take the lens cleaning tool out of the tray. Be careful not
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to handle the brush portion of the tool.
Press the side cover open button to open the cover. Push gently on both sides of the
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front cover and open the cover.
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Press the lock release button on the TD cartridge and remove the cartridge from the
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machine (refer to page 26, step 2) and then grasp the handle of the drum cartridge
and gently pull the cartridge to remove it from the machine (refer to page 27, step 3).
Handle the cleaning tool by holding the end of the lens cleaner rod
guide
Place the L-shaped hole of the rod guide
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the guide inside the copier. Use the lens cleaner rod to push the lens cleaner all the
way into the copier and then pull it back. Make sure that the positioning groove
follows the guide within the copier. Repeat this action 2 or 3 times.
Rod guide
Replace the lens cleaning tool into the front of the paper tray. Gently push the paper
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tray back into the copier.
Reinstall the drum cartridge (refer to page 28, step 4) and the TD cartridge (refer to
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page 13, step 6).
Close the front cover and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections
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near the side cover open button.
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When you open the front cover to clean the lens, be sure to finish cleaning
and close the front cover as soon as possible in order to minimize exposure of
the drum cartridge to external light.
Lens cleaning tool
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and align the positioning groove
L-shaped hole
When closing the covers, be sure to close the front cover securely and then
close the side cover. If the covers are closed in the wrong order, the covers
may be damaged.
onto the projection on the copier frame
on the right side of the cleaning brush with
Positioning groove
and the rod
Guide