User manual RICOH AP610N

[. . . ] Maintenance Guide Read This First Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Paper and Other Media Paper and Other Media Supported by This Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Paper Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Storing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Types of Paper and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Paper not supported by this printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Loading Paper in Tray 1 and the optional paper feed unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Loading Paper in the Bypass Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Loading Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Switching between Paper Trays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit Replacing the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Replacing the Maintenance Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Before Replacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Clean the registration roller if dots (caused by specks of paper stuck to the roller) appear on printed OHP transparencies. A Turn off the power, and then unplug the power cable. B Open the front cover by pushing the front cover release button. C Pull the toner cartridge out of the printer by holding the grips of the cartridge. Do not hold the toner cartridge upside down or stand it vertically. 67 Cleaning the Printer Do not put the toner cartridge on an unstable or tilted surface. D Wipe around the metallic registration roller by turning with a soft damp cloth. Do not use chemical cleaner or organic solvent such as thinner or benzene. E Hold the grips of the toner cartridge, and then insert it into the printer until it stops. F Lower the toner cartridge when it touches the back. 68 Cleaning the Printer G Close the front cover by pressing the left and right side indentations. Carefully close the front cover. If you cannot close the cover easily, pull the toner cartridge out of the printer and insert it again. After that, close the front cover again. 69 Adjusting the Printer Adjusting the Image Density You can adjust the image density when the print side of the page is a shaded or print image is too light. Image density settings should be made from the application or the printer driver whenever possible. A Press the {Menu} key. The [Menu] screen appears on the display. B Press the {U} or {T} key to display [Maintenance], and then press the {# Enter} key . Menu: Maintenance The maintenance menu appears. C Check [Image Density] is displayed, and then press the {# Enter} key. D Press the {U} or {T} key to set the image density value. Image Density: (-3 +3) 0 To maintain a darker image under high volume printing conditions, we highly recommended that you select 3 from the control panel. Increasing the value makes the printouts darker and decreasing the value makes the printouts lighter. G1168611_0. 00 Copyright © 2004 70 Adjusting the Printer E Press the {# Enter} key . Return to the maintenance menu. F Press the {On Line} key. The initial screen appears. 71 Adjusting the Printer Adjusting Tray Registration You can adjust the registration of each tray. But when the optional paper feed unit or the duplex unit is installed, updating is useful in some cases. The same procedure applies to other trays as well. A Press the {Menu} key. The [Menu] screen appears on the display. B Press the {U} or {T} key to display [Maintenance], and then press the {# Enter} key . Menu: Maintenance The maintenance menu appears. C Press the {U} or {T} key to display [Registration], and then press the {# Enter} key . The registration menu appears. D Print the test sheet to preview the settings. {# Enter} key. E Press the {U} or {T} key to select the tray to adjust, and then press the Prt. Press the {Escape} key. 72 Adjusting the Printer F Confirm the position of the image on the test sheet, and then adjust the registration value. G Press the {U} or {T} key to display [Adjustment], and then press the {# Enter} key. Adjustment: Horiz: Tray 2 H Press the {U} or {T} key to set the registration value (mm). Horiz: Tray 2: (-4. 0 +4. 0) 0. 0 I Press the {U} or {T} key to set the digit of the registration value (mm). Increase the value to shift the print area in the positive direction, and decrease to shift in the negative direction. Pressing the {U} or {T} key makes the value increase or decrease by 1. 0 mm steps. J Press the {# Enter} key. K Press the {Escape} key. 73 Adjusting the Printer The display returns to the print area [Adjustment] menu. Registration: Adjustment L Print the test sheet to confirm the adjustment result. M Press the {On Line} key. The initial screen appears. 74 Troubleshooting Error & Status Messages on the Control Panel This section explains what the messages that appear on the control panel mean and what to do when a particular message appears. Messages (in alphabetical order) Messages/Second messages Call Service: EC Power Off On / If Error Reoccur Call Service Cannot check Signal in Ad hoc An attempt to check the radio signal was made while the communication mode was set to [802. 11 Ad hoc] in the interface settings. The paper size and type setting in the tray differs from that of actual paper size and type in the tray. #: tray number To check the radio signal , select Infrastructure in the communication mode settings. Description A communication error sent from the engine to the controller has occurred in the printer. If the message appears again, call your sales or service representative. Change Setting Tray # / Paper Size: Paper Type: Load paper of the selected size in the tray, and then change the paper size setting with the control panel. Or, press {Form Feed}, and then select the tray using the control panel. You can make to setting to print disregarding the error message. Close Duplex Unit Cover Close Front Cover Close Rear/Paper Exit Cover DHCP assigned Cannot change The cover of the optional duplex unit is open. The paper exit cover or the rear cover is open. Close the cover of the optional Duplex Unit. Close the front cover by pressing the left and right side indentations. [. . . ] All this means that a toner cartridge might require replacement sooner than the normal life described above. The number of printable pages that can be expected from the starter toner cartridge included in the printer is about 10, 000 pages (A4, 3% chart). Toner cartridge may need to be changed sooner than indicated above due to deterioration over the period of use. However, if there is problem, contact the store where they were purchased. [. . . ]