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Maintaining the Sheet Feeder
4.1 General Maintenance
The Automatic Sheet Feeder is designed to operate reliably over a long period
of time with minimal attention. Preventive maintenance is both necessary and
easy to accomplish. You should regularly do the following:
Dust the sheet feeder, first removing the feeder from the printer.
Clean all pick-up rollers (see diagram) with a lint-free cloth and platen
cleaner. (See the DEC Direct Catalogue for the appropriate cleaner).
Clean the printer’s platen.
Caution: Platen cleaner dissolves plastic. Do not use platen cleaner on the
plastic parts of the sheet feeder.
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