User manual MICROTEK GLASS CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS CHASSIS III

[. . . ] Proceed at your own risk! Tools Needed: Phillips Screw Driver Flat Screw Driver or small pry bar Needle Nose Pliers Last Updated By: Alex Licea 1 of 9 Last Updated On: 8/17/04 Scanner Glass Cleaning Instructions Chassis Type III Materials Recommended Glass Cleaning Cloth *Canned Air 9/17/2004 Selecting A Work Area It is important that you begin by planning where you will lay your disassembled parts. Locate an area with a workbench, table or desk with plenty of space. Make sure that the area is clear of any other parts from other devices, as the many screws and nuts can be easily confused. We recommend that you lay a sheet or tablecloth on the surface you will be working on. [. . . ] You can locate the phillips screws by removing the scanners lid off the scanner. You will notice the phillips screws inside of the receptacles where the scanners lid posts (hinges) are inserted. (See illustration below. ) Notice the Phillip head screws located inside the scanner lid receptacles. Last Updated By: Alex Licea 3 of 9 Last Updated On: 8/17/04 Scanner Glass Cleaning Instructions Chassis Type III 9/17/2004 1. Remove the Phillips head screws inside of the receptacles where the scanners lid posts (hinges) were inserted. Note: Do not use screwdrivers with magnetic or magnetized tips. Using magnetized tools around the scanners circuit boards may damage the circuitry, therefore rendering your scanner useless. You will need to pry open the scanners upper housing. In order to do this without damaging the scanner we will need a flat head screw driver or a very small pry bar. Position the front of the scanner facing away from you on the workbench. (See illustration below. ) Front of scanner Back of scanner Last Updated By: Alex Licea 4 of 9 Last Updated On: 8/17/04 Scanner Glass Cleaning Instructions Chassis Type III 9/17/2004 3. Take your flat head screw driver or small pry bar and locate the area immediately below the lid hid receptacles. Take your flat head screwdriver and insert it between the upper and lower housing. (See illustration below. ) Hinge Receptacle Carefully insert the screwdriver's flat tip and pry it in-between the upper and the lower housing just below the lid hinge receptacles. Back of scanner 4. Once the flat head screwdriver has been inserted between the upper and lower housing, rotate the screwdriver half a turn clockwise and then turn the screwdriver counter clock wise another half a turn, in order to pry open or separate the upper housing from the lower housing. (See illustration below. ) Last Updated By: Alex Licea 5 of 9 Last Updated On: 8/17/04 Scanner Glass Cleaning Instructions Chassis Type III 9/17/2004 Warning: Make sure to select an area where the scanner's motherboard won't be in the way when you insert the screwdriver or pry bar. If you insert your prying tool into the motherboard of the scanner you may damage the circuitry, rendering the scanner useless. Note: A good indication that this has happened is that you will here a clicking or snapping sound as the interior plastic clips are released by the force being used to pry the scanners upper housing with the screwdriver or pry bar. 5. Once the scanners upper housing has been released lift the scanners upper housing (at the rear of the scanner) upward about 1 to 2 inches. Then simply pull or push the upper housing forward or from the back towards the front. Then lift the upper housing upward to remove. (See illustration below. ) Back of scanner Front of scanner Lift Up Push Forward Carefully lift the scanners upper housing a few inches and then push the upper housing forward. [. . . ] Then lift the rear of the scanner's upper housing about one inch and slide forward until the front of the upper housing drops about half an inch. Then pull the upper housing backward until it comes flush with the scanners lower housing. Once the upper and lower housing are aligned press firmly downward to allow the plastic clips to fasten and connect the upper and lower scanner housing. (See illustration below. ) The upper and lower housing clips need to be inserted into the groove in order for the scanner upper and lower housing to align properly. Fasten the Phillips head screws inside of the receptacles where the scanners lid posts (hinges) were inserted, in order to secure the upper and lower housing. Last Updated By: Alex Licea 8 of 9 Last Updated On: 8/17/04 Scanner Glass Cleaning Instructions Chassis Type III 9/17/2004 4. [. . . ]