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Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
Transporting the Printer
For long distances
If you need to transport your printer for long distances, carefully
repack it using the original box and packing materials.
Follow these steps to repack your printer.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.
3. Remove all installed toner cartridges, the photoconductor
unit, and waste toner collector. For information on removing
theseconsumableproducts,seeChapter5,“Replacing
Consumable Products”. Then pack them in their original
boxes with the protective materials they came in.
4. Remove all installed options. For information on removing
options, see Chapter 4, “Using Options.”
5. Attach the protective materials onto the printer, then repack
the printer in its original box.
For short distances
Alwayspayattentiontothefollowinghandlingprecautionswhen
you need to move the printer for a short distance:
❏ If you are moving the printer together with the optional
500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit or the optional Large Capacity
Paper Unit, you can move it by using the casters on the unit.
See “Moving the printer together with an optional lower
cassette installed” on page 273.
❏ If you are moving the printer on its own, four people should
lift and carry the printer.