Simple Ways to Keep Fax Machine Clean and Your Documents Clear

Maintaining your fax machine is easier than you think.Cleaning your fax machine really is an easy process.
Keeping your office equipment maintained will helpFirst, unplug the telephone line, then the power cord.
your organization keep costs down by extending theThen wipe any dirt off of the exterior of the unit using
time between repairs and eventual replacement.a slightly damp cloth. Next, to clean the scanner,
Fax machines use a scanner assembly to create anmoisten a piece of lint-free cloth with Isopropyl alcohol
image of the document you want to send. Over timeand use it to remove any dirt from the glass cover of
the scanner glass component will accumulate ink fromthe scanner. Next, to clean the print head, moisten
the documents that are being scanned and this willanother lint-free cloth with Windex then wipe the edge
cause the facsimile on the receiving end to have spotsof the print head until the dirt is removed. Finally,
and other marks that were not a part of the originalreconnect the power cord, then the telephone line
document. When printing a document your faxcord. The simple maintenance of your fax machine is
machine utilizes a print head, which through generalnow complete.
use, will gain spots that will affect the quality of theAt some point in your fax machine's life the quality of
prints of the documents you receive. Cleaning thethe documents that are transmitted will begin to
scanner glass and print head is an easy process thatdegrade. Unless there has been physical damage to
will both save your organization money and improvethe scanner glass or print head a simple cleaning will
the quality of the documents you send and receive.restore much of the quality that has been lost.