Cleaning Inside the MachinePerform bottom plate cleaning before you execute duplex printing to prevent smudges on the back side ofthe paper.Also perform bottom plate cleaning if ink smudges caused by something other than print data appear on theprinted page.The procedure for performing bottom plate cleaning is as follows:Bottom Plate Cleaning1. Open the printer driver setup window2. Click Bottom Plate Cleaning on the Maintenance tabThe Bottom Plate Cleaning dialog box opens.3. Load paper in the machineAs instructed in the dialog box, fold the A4 size or Letter size plain paper in half horizontally, and thenunfold the sheet.Fold one side of the paper in another half, aligning the edge with the center crease, then unfold thepaper.With the ridges of the creases facing up, load the paper into the front tray, so that the edge of the halfwith no crease faces away from you.4. Perform the bottom plate cleaningMake sure that the machine is on and then click Execute.Bottom plate cleaning starts.133
