Guidelines for Cleaning Barrington 220 Devices

Over the last few months we've received some questions about how to clean our Barrington 220 devices. Cleaning them often is not only a good idea to keep yourself safe from potential illness, but it also keeps our devices looking new and performing well. Below are guidelines for cleaning our devices, adapted from Apple.

Is it OK to use a disinfectant on my Apple product? 

Using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, you may gently wipe the hard, nonporous surfaces of your Apple product, such as the display, keyboard, or other exterior surfaces. 

iPad and iPhone

• Unplug all cables and turn off iPad/iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, and then slide the onscreen slider).
• Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings.
• Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide to clean iPad/iPhone.
• iPad/iPhone has an oleophobic coating on the screen (a coating that resists oil). Wipe the iPad/iPhone screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by your hands.

The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal usage, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch your screen.

Apple Pencil and Logitech Crayon

• To clean your Apple Pencil/Logitech Crayon, use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth.
• With the damp cloth, wipe yourApple Pencil/Logitech Crayon from the tip end—but not the tip itself—toward the other end of your Apple Pencil/Logitech Crayon.
• Don’t allow moisture to get inside the seam between the tip and the body of yourApple Pencil/Logitech Crayon.

MacBook Laptops

• To clean the screen on your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air, first shut down the computer and unplug the power adapter.
• Dampen a soft, lint-free cloth with water only, then use it to clean the computer's screen.
• When cleaning the outside of your laptop, first shut down your computer and unplug the power adapter.
• Then use a damp, soft, lint-free cloth to clean the computer's exterior.
• Avoid getting moisture in any openings. Do not spray liquid directly on the computer.
• Don't use aerosol sprays, solvents, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide that might damage the finish.

If liquid makes its way inside your Apple product, get help from Barrington 220 Tech Support 224-655-1500, or dial x.1500 inside the district.

You can also find this article in the Barrington 220 Knowledge Base.