If you are using scanner for any official or personal use, you must know that dust or fingerprints on the glass can degrade the quality of scans. Hence, it is extremely important that your scanner must be well maintained. Here are some important instructions following which you can clean your scanner completely.
Things required
You require getting duster for electronics, source of compressed air, soft and lint free cloth as well as eyeglass cleaner.
Instructions
Gather all the required things which are mentioned above so that you do not have to search for everything at the time of cleaning.
Keep the scanner’s manual in front of you and go through and instructions and warning which are mentioned by them. If there are any specific instructions mentioned over there, make sure that you consider them while cleaning scanner.
First of all, unplug the scanner.
Take a lint free cloth and spray glass cleaner on that cloth.
Either raise the lid of the scanner or remove it.
Wipe glass in a proper manner till the time you feel that all dust particles and grease have been entirely removed.
Take a dry cloth and wipe off the screen immediately so that there are no marks left on it.
You can repeat the whole process if you feel that the scanner is not cleaned properly.
Clean the outer frame with the mild detergent dissolved in warm water.
Clean the inside portion of the glass only if recommended by the manufacture. It is because most of the manufactures recommend that you must hire professional services for cleaning interiors.
Tips and warnings
You must avoid those typical glass cleaning products as they can leave streaks. Avoid spraying cleaner directly into any part of the scanner. Do not use any kind of alcohol based product on the glass.
