Maintaining Your Machine, Cleaning the Platen Cover | Ricoh 270

Remarks

Maintaining Your Machine

If the exposure glass, platen covers or document feeder white sheet is dirty, you might not be able to make copies as you want. Clean them if you find them dirty.

❖Cleaning the machine

Wipe the machine with a soft, damp cloth. Then wipe it with a dry cloth to remove the water.

	Important
	❒ Do not use chemical cleaner or or-
	ganic solvent such as thinner or
5	benzene. If they get into the ma-
5	chine or melt plastic parts, a failure

might occur.

❒Do not clean parts other than those specified in this manual. Such parts should be cleaned by your service representative.

Cleaning the Platen Cover

TRSR140E

Cleaning the Document Feeder

Cleaning the Exposure Glass

ND1C0200

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Ricoh 270 Maintaining Your Machine, Cleaning the Platen Cover, Cleaning the Document Feeder Cleaning the Exposure Glass

Contents

220/270 Overseas Affiliates Page FCC Requirements This equipment uses the following Usoc jack RJ11C Safety Information Safety During OperationPage Iii How to Read this Manual Symbols Table of Contents Numbering-Printing Page Numbers Combination Chart Sort/Stack/StapleOther Functions Combine-Combining Originals into One Copy Accessing the User Tools Copy Features 111 If Your Machine does not Operate as You WantLoading Paper Adding Staples 107 Removing Jammed Staples 109 Dos and Donts 129 Where to Put Your Machine 130 Maintaining Your Machine 132146 Viii This page is intentionally blank What You Can do with this Machine Copy Mode Page Machine Types Guide to Components Main Power indicator On indicatorOperation switch Bypass tray option Options Copier only Fax or printer installed IndicatorsOperation Panel Panel display Keys Cursor keysStamp key Zoom key Lighter key and Darker keys and Auto Image Density keyNumber keys Start key Panel Display Displays and Key OperationsCopy display Common keys −Prev. ↓Next Turning on the Power Power switches for fax or printer installed machineOperation switch right side of the op- eration panel Main power switch front of the ma- chine Turning off the Power Press the operation switch to make the On indicator go offPress the Energy Saver key Changing Modes Sizes and Weights of Recommended Originals OriginalsMetric version Inch version Sizes Difficult to Detect Sizes detectable by the Auto Paper Select Metric version Original Sizes and Scanning Area/Missing Image Area Exposure glassDocument feeder Copy Paper Recommended Paper Sizes and Types Changing the Paper Size Paper Size in Tray Non-recommended Paper Paper Storage Toner Toner Storage Photo Conductor Unit PCU Handling Photo Conductor UnitPhoto Conductor Unit Storage Replacing Photo Conductor Unit Basic Procedure Make sure that the machine is in Copy modeMake sure that there are no previ- ous settings remaining Set your originals System Reset Auto Off Setting Originals Setting Originals on the Exposure GlassSetting Originals Document Feeder Lift the platen cover or the docu- ment feeder Setting a stack of originals in the document feeder When Sadf mode is selected Originals in the Document Feeder Adjusting Copy Image Density Basic Functions Selecting Copy Paper TextText·Photo Photo Manual Paper Select Auto Paper SelectManual Paper Select Select the copy paper Machine Choose Reproduction RatiosRotate Copy Where Original is Original size and direc Set Tion Sort/Stack/Staple Sort-Sorting into Sets 123, 123Sort Stack When setting a stack of originals in the document feeder Rotate Sort Shift SortRotate Sort Shift Sort optional finisher or shift sort tray required Shift Stack optional finisher or shift sort tray required After all originals are scanned, press the # key Staple Set the original, then press the Start key Staple position and original direction When memory reaches 0% Copying from the Bypass Tray Open the bypass tray Push up the paper guide release lever When copying onto OHP transparencies When copying onto non-standard size copy paperPush down the paper guide re- lease lever When copying onto non-detected standard size paper Press the Pap.Type key whenPress the Exit key Set your originals, then press the Start key Program-Storing Your Copy Settings in Memory Storing Your SettingsStoring a Program Deleting a Program Deleting a Program Recalling a Program Other Functions Energy Saver Mode-Saving EnergyWhile a document is being fed User Codes Interrupting copying after allOriginals have been fed Press the Interrupt key How to Set the Papers with Letterhead When you want to make two sided copiesWhen you want to make one sided copies Original Tone Original → Copy Press the Reduce/Enlarge key to select a ratio Select the ratio by pressing the 01 keys When using the n or o key When using the Number keysZoom-Reducing and Enlarging in 1% Steps Original with the Number keys Then press the # or 1 key Size Mag. inch key, then Set your originals, then press Set your originals, then press the Start key Center/Border Erase-Erasing the Center and the Border Center EraseBorder Erase Center Center Border Combine-Combining Originals into One Copy OrigOrig. optional duplex unit is required Front ⇒ P.122 2. Adjust Image 2/3 Orig. optional duplex unit is re- quired Portrait K originals Set your originals, then press the Startkey Book Sided The optional document feeder is required Sided -Making One- sided Copies from Two-sided Originals Duplex-Making Two-Sided Copies Sided -Making Two- sided Copies from One-sided OriginalsSided Originals and copy direction Original direction and completed copies When setting the copy direction Sided -Making Two- sided Copies from Two-sided OriginalsPress the Orientn. key Original Copy paper Cover-Adding or Inserting Sheets Front Cover-Copying or Adding a Front CoverFront Cover Both Covers Both Covers-Copying or Adding Front and Back Covers OHP Slip Sheet-Copying or Inserting Slip Sheets Positive/Negative-Copying Complementary Colors Repeat Image-Repeating an Image over the Entire Copy Original 51/2 × 81/2K/Copy11L 11K Merging Images Overlay-Merging Two Different Originals Set your originals, then press the Start key Preset Stamp-Printing Preset Messages on Your Copies Original setting, stamp position Orientation When changing the stamp Position and orientation When changing the numbering format Original setting, stamp position and orientation Numbering-Printing Page NumbersPress the Stamp key Press the Page No. key If you selected numbering format 1/5, 2/5, … in step C To change the numbering positionPress the OK key Press the Exit key Combination Chart Following shows the combinations of functions Combination Chart Copying If Your Machine does not Operate as You Want Message Problem Cause Action Display Adjusting Copy Image Density If You Cannot Make Clear Copies Adjust Image If You Cannot Make Copies as You Want Combine Stamp Adjust Image 1/3 Duplex Loading Paper Loading non-standard size paper in the tray Loading Paper in the Large Capacity Tray Pull out the large capacity trayPush the tray in until it stops Place the paper in the tray Changing the Toner Bottle Regarding toner storage, see ⇒ P.23 Toner Storage What to do If Something Goes Wrong Replacing Photo Conductor Unit PCU PCU What to do If Something Goes Wrong Replacing Photo Conductor Unit PCU What to do If Something Goes Wrong Close the right cover of the machine Clearing Misfeeds Clearing Misfeeds 100 101 102 Changing the Paper Size 103 Lock the side lever 104 Setting the non-standard size paper Changing the Paper Size in TrayStandard Paper Non-standard Paper When the paper size you require is displayed When the paper size you require is not displayed106 Press the 0 or 1 key to select the paper size. Then press Adding Staples 107 108 Removing Jammed Staples 109 110 Accessing the User Tools Copy Features 111Enter 2 with the Number keys Exiting the User Tools 112 113 User Tools Menu Copier Features 114 115 Settings You Can Change with the User Tools General Features 1/4116 General Features 2/4 117 General Features 3/4 118 General Features 4/4 119 120 Adjust Image 1/3 121 Adjust Image 2/3 122 123 Input/Output 1/2 124 Input/Output 125 126 Stamp Setting 127 128 Dos and Donts 129 Where to Put Your Machine Machine EnvironmentOptimum environmental conditions Environments to avoid Power Connection Access to Machine131 Cleaning the Platen Cover Cleaning the Document Feeder Cleaning the Exposure GlassCleaning the machine Maintaining Your Machine Mainframe Copy paper weight Non-reproduction areaFirst copy time Copying speed Type Reproduction ratio Continuous copying countCopy paper capacity 135 Power consumption Weight136 Document Feeder Option Paper Tray Unit Option Available paper sizePaper capacity 138 Internal Tray 2 1bin tray Option Number of bins Available paper size139 Finisher Option Shift Sort Tray Option 141Approx .6kg, 3.5 lb Large Capacity Tray LCT Option 142 Power consumption Max Duplex Unit Option143 Bypass Tray Option 144 48MB Copier Memory Unit Option Memory capacityAdditional functions Number of originals that can be stored about 100 pages Index 146 147 148