Cleaning the Printer, Cleaning the Friction Pad | Ricoh AP505

Troubleshooting

Cleaning the Printer

Cleaning the Friction Pad

If the friction pad becomes dirty, mis- feeds or multi-feeds of paper might occur. In this case, clean the pad as follows:

ASlide the paper tray out until it stops. After that, lift it slightly, then pull it out of the printer.

		Then remove the paper from the
	4	Then remove the paper from the
	4	paper tray.

BClean the friction pad with a soft damp cloth. After wiping it with a damp cloth, wipe it with a dry cloth to remove the water.

Important

❒Do not use chemical cleaners or organic solvents such as thinner or benzene.

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Cleaning the Charger

The charger requires cleaning when your printouts appear dirty.

RCAUTION:

•When accessing the inside of the machine, do not touch any sec- tions other than those specified in this manual. If you do, it might result in receiving a burn or inju- ry.

AOpen the front cover by pushing the front cover release button.

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Important

❒Exposing the photoconductor unit to light for too long can re- duce its performance. Clean the charger as quickly as possible.

CLoad paper with the print side up into the paper tray. While lifting the front side of the tray, insert the paper tray into the printer. Then push in until it stops.

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BHold the inset grips (green part) of the photoconductor unit, and pull the top side of the photocon- ductor unit forward.

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Ricoh AP505 manual Cleaning the Printer, Cleaning the Friction Pad, Cleaning the Charger

Contents

Printer Reference Overseas Affiliates Page Means Power ON. b means Power OFF Page Means Power ON. b means Power OFF Page Means Power ON. b means Power OFF Trademarks Safety Information Safety During Operation Iii Page Low-power mode Energy Save mode SpecificationsEnergy Star Program Manuals for Your Printer Manuals for Your Printer How to Read this Manual Symbols Table of Contents Cleaning the Printer Moving and Transporting the Printer SpecificationsReplacing Consumables ConsumablesPage Guide to the Printer Exterior-Front View Bypass tray Paper Tray Exterior-Rear View Interior Operation Panel Turning the Printer On and Off Turning On the PrinterTurning Off the Printer Ready Installing Options Available Options Memory Unit Type505 ⇒ P.9 Installing the Memory Unit Type505 Dimm For more information on Installing the Printer Hard Disk Type505 Check the contents of the box for the following items Press Enter to Initialize Disk InitializingPress Enter Installing the Paper Feed Unit Type305 Move the printer to make install- ing space Remove both pieces of adhesive tape Pull out the paper tray, and re- move the paddingRemove the ring attached to the red tag Place the printer on the paper feed unit Paper and Other Media Supported by this Printer Paper Types and Sizes Paper Sizes Metric version B6 JIS ⇒ P.27 Loading Paper in the Bypass Tray Paper Sizes Inch version ⇒ P.27 Loading Paper in the Bypass Tray Precautions for Paper Paper types and cautions Plain paper Thick Paper Adhesive labels OHP transparencies Paper not supported by this printer Printable Area Loading Paper Loading Paper in the Paper TrayLoad paper into the tray with the print side up Printer Setup Specifying paper size using the operation panelSET * Size TRAY1 * Size Loading Paper in the Bypass Tray Open the bypass traySlide the side guides Load paper until it stops with the print side down Sliding out the Output Tray Extender Bypass Tray SizePress Enter until Bypass Tray Size appears Troubleshooting Error & Status Messages on the Operation Panel ⇒ P.38 Removing Misfed Pa Tle. ⇒ P.53 Replacing Waste Toner Bottle and Charg Possible Cause Solutions Printer Doesnt Print If the printer is using the I/O timeout setting Terface cableNetwork Connection Windows 95/98 Windows NT4.0 Other Printing Problems Status Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions Tions for Paper Ing the Charger Removing Misfed Paper When the Message Open AppearsMisfeed Appears Bypass tray When the Message Remove Tray AppearsOpen the paper exit cover Remove the misfed paper from inside of the printer Remove the misfed paper fromClose the paper exit cover Close the front cover Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Friction PadCleaning the Charger Cleaning the Dust-proofing glass Remove the cleaning brush from back of the front cover TFWX280E Replacing Consumables Open the left coverSlide the lock lever up Remove the protective sheet from the new toner cartridge Hold the new toner cartridgeShake it with a horizontal motion About 10 times, as shown in the il- lustration Maintenance Magenta TonerMagenta Toner Please Wait Replace Toner Magenta Turn off the printers power switch Replacing the Photoconductor UnitReplace PCU TFWX400E Turn on the printer’s power switch Replacing the Fuser Oil Bottle and Ozone FilterFuser OIL LOW ADD Fuser OIL Remove the green cap from the new oil bottle Close the fuser oil bottle cover Insert a new ozone filter into the printer Waste Toner Almost Full Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle and Charger Locks release, and the charg- er is lifted slightly Appendix Moving and Transporting the Printer Specifications Mainframe Noise Emission Sound Power Level DimensionsWeight Warm-up Time Optional Equipment Options Consumables Toner Cartridge Service Life *1 Other Consumables Index