Ricoh Aficio AP610 Operating manual

Maintenance Guide

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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......................................................................................................44

Replacing the Friction Pad .......................................................................................45

Replacing the Transfer Roller ..................................................................................47

Replacing the Paper Feed Rollers ...........................................................................50

Replacing the Fusing Unit ........................................................................................53

Cleaning the Printer

Cautions to Take When Cleaning .......................................................................60

Cleaning the Friction Pad....................................................................................61

Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller..........................................................................63

Cleaning the Registration Roller ........................................................................67

Adjusting the Printer

Adjusting the Image Density...............................................................................70

Adjusting Tray Registration................................................................................72

Troubleshooting

Error & Status Messages on the Control Panel ................................................75

Printer Does Not Print .........................................................................................83

Checking the port connection...................................................................................84

Other Printing Problems .....................................................................................87

Additional Troubleshooting ................................................................................ 91

Removing Misfed Paper

Removing Misfed Paper ......................................................................................93

When “Remove Misfeed Paper Tray” Appears .................................................94

When “Remove Misfeed Internal Path” Appears ..............................................96

When “Remove Misfeed Paper Exit Cover” Appears.......................................99

When “Remove Misfeed Duplex Unit” Appears..............................................104

Appendix

Moving and Transporting the Printer...............................................................108

Moving the Printer ..................................................................................................108

Consumables .....................................................................................................110

Toner Cartridge ......................................................................................................110

Maintenance Kit .....................................................................................................110

Specifications.....................................................................................................112

Mainframe ..............................................................................................................112

Options...................................................................................................................115

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Trademarks

Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Bluetooth®is a registered trademark of Bluetooth-SIG Inc. worldwide.

Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and might

be trademarks of their respective companies. We disclaim any and all rights to

those marks.

The proper names of the Windows operating systems are as follows:

•Microsoft

®Windows®95 operating system

•Microsoft

®Windows®98 operating system

•Microsoft

®Windows®Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

• The product names of Windows®2000 are as follows:

Microsoft®Windows®2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server

Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional

• The product names of Windows®XP are as follows:

Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional

Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition

• The product names of Windows ServerTM 2003 are as follows:

Microsoft®Windows ServerTM 2003 Standard Edition

Microsoft®Windows ServerTM 2003 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft®Windows ServerTM 2003 Web Edition

• The product names of Windows NT®4.0 are as follows:

Microsoft®Windows NT®Server 4.0

Microsoft®Windows NT®Workstation 4.0

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How to Read This Manual

The following set of symbols is used in this manual.

This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation that might result in death

or serious injury when you misuse the machine without following the instructions

under this symbol. Be sure to read the instructions, all of which are described in

the Safety Information section.

This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation that might result in minor

or moderate injury or property damage that does not involve personal injury

when you misuse the machine without following the instructions under this sym-

bol. Be sure to read the instructions, all of which are described in the Safety In-

formation section.

* The statements above are notes for your safety.

If this instruction is not followed, paper might be misfed, originals might be dam-

aged, or data might be lost. Be sure to read this.

This symbol indicates information or preparations required prior to operating.

This symbol indicates precautions for operation, or actions to take after abnormal

operation.

This symbol indicates numerical limits, functions that cannot be used together,

or conditions in which a particular function cannot be used.

This symbol indicates a reference.

[]

Keys that appear on the machine's display.

Keys and buttons that appear on the computer's display.

{}

Keys built into the machine's control panel.

Keys on the computer's keyboard.

Paper and Other Media

Paper and Other Media Supported by This

Printer

This section describes the paper size, feed direction, and the maximum amount

of paper that can be loaded into each paper tray in this printer.

❒The following symbols and terminology are used to represent the feed direc-

tion.

❒Be careful of the paper feed direction. The direction is determined for each pa-

per size.

❖Input Paper Sizes (Metric version)

In this manual On the display Paper feed direction

K↑(Feed direction) A4 (297 x 210)

8 1/2 x 11 Short-edge feed direction

L↑(Feed direction) A5 (210 x 148)

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 Long-edge feed direction

Feed direction

Size (mm)

Bypass Tray

Paper Tray (Tray1)

Paper Feed Unit (Tray2/3)

Envelope Feeder Unit

A3 K297 ×420 ×

B4 JIS K257 ×364 ×

A4 K210 ×297 ×

L297 ×210 ×

B5 JIS K182 ×257 ×

L257 ×182 ×

A5 K148 ×210 ×××

L210 ×148 ××

A6 K105 ×148 ×××

11 ×17 K279 ×432 ×

Legal (LG, 81/2×14) K216 ×356 ×

Paper and Other Media

•

The size is supported and indicated on the tray dial. Be sure to set the pa-

per size dial to match the actual paper size loaded in the tray.

•

The size is supported but not indicated on the tray dial. You should set the

tray dial to “p”, and select the paper size with the control panel.

•

The size is supported but the paper size should be set with the control pan-

el. There is no dial on the tray.

See p.25 “Loading Paper in the Bypass Tray”

See p.32 “Loading Envelopes”

•

Letter (LT, 81/2×11) K216 ×279 ×

L279 ×216 ×

51/2×81/2K140 ×216 ×××

Executive (Exec., 71/4×

101/2)

K184 ×276 ××

L276 ×184 ×

Folio (81/4×13) K210 ×330 ×

Foolscap (F4, 81/2×13) K216 ×330 ×

F/GL (8 ×13) K203 ×330 ×

Com#10 Env (41/8×91/2)K104.8 ×241.3 ××

C5 Env (6.38 ×9.02) K162 ×229 ××

C6 Env (4.49 ×6.38) K114 ×162 ××

DL Env (4.33 ×8.66) K110 ×220 ××

Monarch Env (37/8×71/2)K98.4 ×190.5 ××

Custom Size - - ××

8K (101/2×15.35) K267 ×390 ×

16K (7.68 ×101/2)K195 ×267 ×

L267 ×195 ×

Feed direction

Size (mm)

Bypass Tray

Paper Tray (Tray1)

Paper Feed Unit (Tray2/3)

Envelope Feeder Unit

Paper and Other Media

The size is supported, but it should be set as a custom size using the con-

trol panel.

The supported size may differ depending on the printer language you use.

Set as a custom size setting using the control panel.

The following sizes are supported:

• Bypass Tray: approximately 90 - 305 mm in width, and 148 - 432 mm in

length.

• Paper Feed Unit (Tray 2/3): approximately 182 - 297 mm in width, and

160 - 432 mm in length.

•

The size is not supported.

❖Input Paper Sizes (Inch version)

Feed direction

Size (inch)

Bypass Tray

Paper Tray (Tray1)

Paper Feed Unit (Tray2/3)

Envelope Feeder Unit

11 ×17 K11 ×17 ×

Legal (LG) K81/2×14 ×

Letter (LT) K81/2×11 ×

L11 ×81/2×

51/2×81/2K51/2×81/2×××

Executive (Exec.) K71/4×101/2××

L101/2×71/4×

A3 K11.26 ×16.54 ×

B4 JIS K10.12 ×14.33 ×

A4 K8.26 ×5.83 ×

L5.83 ×8.26 ×

B5 JIS K7.17 ×10.12 ×

L10.12 ×7.17 ×

A5 K5.83 ×8.26 ×××

L8.26 ×5.83 ××

A6 K4.13 ×5.63 ×××

Paper and Other Media

•

The size is supported and indicated on the tray dial. Be sure to set the pa-

per size dial to match the actual paper size loaded in the tray.

•

The size is supported but not indicated on the tray dial. You should set the

tray dial to “p”, and select the paper size with the control panel.

•

The size is supported but the paper size should be set with the control pan-

el. There is no dial on the tray.

See p.25 “Loading Paper in the Bypass Tray”

See p.32 “Loading Envelopes”

•

The size is supported, but it should be set as a custom size using the con-

trol panel.

The supported size may differ depending on the printer language you use.

Set as a custom size setting using the control panel.

The following sizes are supported:

• Bypass Tray: approximately 3.54 - 12.01 inches in width, and 5.83 -

17.01 inches in length.

Folio K81/4×13 ×

Foolscap F4 K81/2×13 ×

F/GL K8 ×13 ×

Com#10 Env K41/8×91/2××

C5 Env K6.38 ×9.02 ××

C6 Env K4.49 ×6.38 ××

DL Env K4.33 ×8.66 ××

Monarch Env K37/8×71/2××

Custom Size - - ××

8K K101/2×15.35 ×

16K K7.68 ×101/2×

L101/2×7.68 ×

Feed direction

Size (inch)

Bypass Tray

Paper Tray (Tray1)

Paper Feed Unit (Tray2/3)

Envelope Feeder Unit

Paper and Other Media

• Paper Feed Unit (Tray 2/3): approximately 7.17 - 11.69 inches in width,

and 6.3 - 17.01 inches in length.

•

The size is not supported.

❖Paper weight and number of sheets to be set

❒Check that the top of the stack is not higher than the limit mark inside the

tray.

❒The envelope feeder unit requires the installation of the optional paper feed

unit.

❖Paper size not supported by both side printing

The following paper sizes cannot be printed on both sides:

• Metric version: A5K, A6K, 51/2×8

1/2K, Executive (184 ×246)K,

Com#10 Env (104.8 ×241.3)K, C5 Env (162 ×229)K, C6 Env (114

×162)K, DL Env (110 ×220)K, Monarch Env(98.4 ×190.5)K.

Custom Size supported by approximately 182 to 297 mm in width, and ap-

proximately 148 to 432 mm in length.

• Inch version: A5K, A6K, 51/2×81/2K, Executive (71/4×101/2)K, Com#10

Env (41/8×91/2)K, C5 Env (6.38 ×9.02)K, C6 Env (4.49 ×6.38)K, DL

Env (4.33 ×8.66)K, Monarch Env (37/8×71/2)K.

Custom Size supported by approximately 7.18 - 11.68 inches in width, and

approximately 5.83 - 17.00 inches in length.

Supported paper weight Maximum number of

sheets (plain paper)

Tray 1 60 - 105 g/m2(16 - 28 lb.) 500 (80 g/m2, 20 lb.)

Bypass Tray 52 - 162 g/m2(14 - 43 lb.) 100 (80 g/m2, 20 lb.)

For other kind of papers,

see p.25 “Loading Paper

in the Bypass Tray”.

Paper Feed Unit (Tray 2, Tray 3) 60 - 105 g/m2(16 - 28 lb.) 500 (80 g/m2, 20 lb.)

Envelope Feeder Type 2600 See p.32 “Loading Envelopes”.

Paper and Other Media

Paper Recommendations

Loading Paper

❒Do not use ink-jet printer paper because it may stick to the fusing unit and

cause a paper misfeed.

❒When printing on OHP transparencies that have a print side, load them with

the print side over on the bypass tray. Not taking this precaution may cause

them to stick to the fusing unit and cause misfeeds.

❒Set the paper as described below.

• Tray 1: Print side facing down

• Bypass Tray: Print side facing up

• Paper Feed Unit (Tray 2, Tray 3): Print side facing down

❒Print quality cannot be guaranteed if paper other than the ones recommended

is used. For more information about recommended paper, contact your sales

or service representative.

❒Do not use paper that has already been printed onto by other printers.

Storing Paper

• Paper should always be stored properly. Improperly stored paper might result

in poor print quality, paper misfeeds, or printer damage. Recommendations

are as follows:

• Avoid storing paper in humid areas.

• Avoid exposing paper to direct sunlight.

• Store on a flat surface.

• Keep paper in the package in which the paper came.

Types of Paper and Other Media

Plain Paper

Paper thickness 60 - 105 g/m2(16 - 28 lb.)

Printer setup Press [Paper Input]menu, [Paper Type], and then [Plain Paper].

❒The paper type selected using the printer driver overrides that

selected using the control panel.

Printer driver setup Click [Plain]or [Plain & Recycled]in the [Type:]list.

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