Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

It takes too much time to

Photographs and other data intensive pages take a

 

 

print.

long time for the printer to process, so simply wait

 

 

 

when printing such data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer takes more time to print documents that

 

 

 

contain a large volume of data. A blinking Data In in-

 

 

 

dicator means that data is reaching the printer, so just

 

 

 

wait for the data to be processed and printed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If “WARMING UP” appears on the panel display, the

 

 

 

printer is now warming up. Wait for a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It takes too much time to per-

The color mode setting of the printer driver is set to col-

 

 

form black and white print-

or mode. Change the setting to grayscale mode. For

 

 

ing.

more information, see the "User's Guide".

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Paper isn't fed from the de-

The printer driver setting is not correct. Change the set-

 

 

 

 

sired paper tray.

ting. For more information, see the "User's Guide".

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desired paper size isn't used

The printer driver setting is not correct. Change the set-

 

 

for the output.

ting. For more information, see the "User's Guide".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the paper size settings. The size specified with

 

 

 

the paper size dial might be different from the actual

 

 

 

paper size. Make the correct dial setting. ⇒ P.25 “Load-

 

 

 

ing Paper in the Paper Tray”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specified paper is not loaded correctly in the paper

 

 

 

tray. Remove the paper from the tray and reload the

 

 

 

specified paper correctly. ⇒ P.25 “Loading Paper in the

 

 

 

Paper Tray”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed side gets dirty.

The charger and dust-proofing glass are dirty. Clean

 

 

 

the charger and dust-proofing glass. ⇒ P.42 “Cleaning

 

 

 

the Charger” and P.43 “Cleaning the Dust-proofing glass”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the image density setting. For more information,

 

 

 

see the "Getting Started”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the message "REPLACE PCU” appears on the panel

 

 

 

display, replace the photoconductor unit. ⇒ P.48 “Re-

 

 

 

placing the Photoconductor Unit”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image density is too light.

Recalibrate the printer using the operation panel. For

 

 

 

more information, see the “Getting Started”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the message “TONER LOW XXX” is on the panel dis-

 

 

 

play, replace the toner cartridge for the indicated color.

 

 

 

⇒ P.45 “Replacing the Toner Cartridge”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You might be using paper not supported by this print-

 

 

 

er. Use the appropriate type of paper. ⇒ P.20 “Precau-

 

 

 

tions for Paper”

 

 

 

 

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Ricoh AP505 manual Tions for Paper