Troubleshooting

Solving Problems

This table lists some common problems and their solutions.

 

 

Problem

Causes and solutions

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image background appears

Adjust scan density.

p.27 “Image Density (Con-

 

 

dirty when received at the

 

trast)”

 

 

other end. Images from the

 

 

 

 

back page appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed or sent image contains

The ADF or exposure glass is

“Maintaining Your Machine”,

 

 

spots.

dirty. Clean them.

Copy Reference

 

 

 

Make sure that ink or correc-

 

 

 

 

tion fluid is dry before placing

 

 

 

 

originals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received image is too light.

Request the sender to increase

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image density.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

When using moist, rough, or

“Copy Paper”, General Set-

 

 

 

 

 

 

processed paper, the printed

tings Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

image may be partly invisible.

 

 

 

 

Only use recommended pa-

 

 

 

 

per.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When D appears on the dis-

“DAdding Toner”, Copy Ref-

 

 

 

play, toner is beginning to run

erence

 

 

 

out. Replace the toner car-

 

 

 

 

tridge soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine failed to print re-

If this happened when the re-

p.34 “Substitute Reception”,

 

 

ceived fax messages.

ceive file indicator was lit, a

Facsimile Reference <Advanced

 

 

 

problem such as run out of pa-

Features>

 

 

 

per or toner might disable

 

 

 

 

printing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Bis lit, load paper into

"Loading Paper", Copy Refer-

 

 

 

the tray.

ence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message appears blank at the

The original was placed up-

p.13 “Placing Originals”

 

 

other end.

side down. Place it properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both transmission and receiv-

Make sure that the modular

p.101 “Connecting the Ma-

 

 

ing are impossible.

cord is correctly connected.

chine to a Telephone Line and

 

 

 

 

Telephone”, Facsimile Refer-

 

 

 

 

ence <Advanced Features>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The terminal adaptor setting

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is incorrect. Check the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission is possible,

The optional terminal adaptor

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though receiving is impossi-

setting is incorrect. Check the

 

 

 

ble.

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving is possible, though

The optional terminal adaptor

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transmission is impossible.

setting is incorrect. Check the

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ricoh Facsimile Reference Basic manual Solving Problems, This table lists some common problems and their solutions