Hitachi DDP 184 User Guide

User’s Guide

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The material in this document is for informational purposes and is subject to change without notice. Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc., assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document. No liability is assumed for any damages resulting from the use of the information it contains.

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Digital Document Publisher, DDP, DDP 184, and their associated logo marks are trademarks of Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc. Ricoh and the Ricoh word mark are registered trademarks of Ricoh Company, Ltd. All rights reserved.

All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and are hereby acknowledged.

NOTICE TO USER

In an effort to meet the demands of a rapidly changing technology, the manufacturer is continually developing new features and functions to meet your changing printing or printer needs. As a result, this manual may not exactly reflect future changes made to the product. Please be sure to consult all manual updates or addenda when using this product’s documentation.

Introduction

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Manual Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii

For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Supplies Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Spare Parts Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Chapter 1. Printer Overview

What This Chapter Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Operator Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

External View of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Internal View of the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Internal View of the Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Powering On the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Powering Off the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Canceling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Clearing Other Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Chapter 2. Operator Control Panel

What This Chapter Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

OCP Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

OCP Menu Icons and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Using the OCP Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Using the Option Button Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Using the Ten Key Pad Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Using the + / - Change Button Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Using the Enable/Disable Change Button Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Printer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Reports Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Finisher Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

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Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Printer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Paper Source Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Default Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

OCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Reports Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Disk Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Paper Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Finisher Menu for the Booklet Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Inserter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Stapler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Finisher Menu for the Container Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Short Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Decurler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Chapter 3. Paper Handling

What This Chapter Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Paper Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Unacceptable Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Multi-Feed Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Image Sensor Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Storing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Paper Sizes, Paper Types, and Printer Input Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Paper Types and Input Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Loading Paper in Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Loading Paper in Tray 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

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Loading Paper into the MBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Loading Paper into the HCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Loading Paper into the Inserter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Loading Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Pre-punched Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Loading Pre-printed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Loading Tab Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Setting the Custom Paper Size Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Setting the Tray Adjust Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Setting the Default Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Setting the Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Setting the Paper Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Stapling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

Copy Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

Paper Size and Weight Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

Finisher Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Setting the Color Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Cross Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Front Side/Front Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

Back Side/Front Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

Back Side/Back Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

Paper Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Paper Pattern (With Detach Voltage Support) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Create a Registered Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Registering a Paper Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

Load a Registered Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

Clearing Preset Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

Chapter 4. Web Utilities

What This Chapter Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Access and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Accessing the Web Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Status Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Status-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Status-Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Status-Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Status-Container Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Status-Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Status-Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Status-Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Status-Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

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Status-Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Status-Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

System-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

System-Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Paper Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

System-Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Inserter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Stapler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

System-Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

System-Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

System-Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

System-Dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

Using the Accounting File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Chapter 5. Troubleshooting

What This Chapter Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Guidelines Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Basic Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

General Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Duplex Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Printing Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Booklet Finisher Error Codes (Option). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

OCP Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

PM Exceeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

Chapter 6. Care and Maintenance

What This Chapter Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Replacing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Adding Toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Replacing the Toner Collector Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Replacing the Developer Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Exhausting the Developer Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Supplying the Developer Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Replacing the Drum Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Replacing Staples (Standard or Booklet Maker Finisher) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

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Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21

Vertical Path Cover (Front Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24

Relay Unit Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

Paper Feed Block Area (Front and Rear Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30

Trays 1, 2, and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Tray 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Multi-bypass Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

High Capacity Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Tab Stock Jam Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Finisher Jam (Standard or Booklet Maker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

Clearing Wedged Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41

Cleaning Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41

Cleaning the Printer Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42

Cleaning the Inside of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42

Cleaning Trays 1, 2 and 3, the MBT, and HCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42

Cleaning the Toner Bottle Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43

Cleaning the Conveyance Belt Area (Front and Rear Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43

Cleaning the Toner Collector Bottle Area (Front and Rear Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45

Cleaning the Image Sensor and Multi Feed Sensor (Front and Rear Engine) . . . . . . . . . 6-46

Replacing the Color Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47

Handling and Storing Supplies and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

When Purchasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

When Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

When Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

When Paper Jams Frequently Occur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

Toner and Developer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53

When Purchasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53

When Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53

Detach Voltage Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54

Individual Tray Adjust Not Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55

Individual Tray Adjust Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56

Print Density Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57

Heat Roller Temperature Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58

Laser Power Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59

Appendix A. Safety Information

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Laser Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

Canadian Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

VCCI Notice (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

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Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

LAN, Parallel and Serial Interface Output Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

When Installing and Relocating the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5

Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5

Positioning the Printer Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-7

Environmental Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-7

Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-8

VORSICHTSMASSNAHMEN BEIM BETRIEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-8

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-9

SICHERHEITSVORKEHRUNGEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-9

Care of Printer Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-11

Appendix B. Printer Specifications

What This Appendix Contains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Base Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Printing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Black/Black Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Black/Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-5

Appendix C. Paper Specifications

Media Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

General Media Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2

Paper Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-3

Paper Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-3

Paper Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Paper Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Paper Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Paper Smoothness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Paper Fusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Moisture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Paper Curl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

How to Avoid Paper Curl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Recycled Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-7

Grain Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Paper Smoothness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-8

Preprinted Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-8

Ink Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Paper Curl in Preprinted Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Prepunched Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

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Adhesive Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11

Adhesive Label Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

Storing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

Adhesive Label Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

Perforated Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14

Tab Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-15

Printing Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-16

Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-16

Preprinted Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-16

Proper Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-17

Check Paper Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-18

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-19

Appendix D. Finisher Adjustments

Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Adjust the Folding Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Adjust the Stapling Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-5

Glossary

Index

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About This Manual

This manual provides easy access to the information you need to operate the 184 PPM (Pages Per Minute) laser printer.

NOTE:

This User’s Guide is intended to be viewed online. When viewing it online, use the bookmarks and page reference links for easy navigation throughout the document.

To find out about a specific topic, refer to:

Chapter 1: Printer Overview – For printer components and features.

Chapter 2: Operator Control Panel – To access and use the liquid crystal display (LCD) window and the menus screens.

Chapter 3: Paper Handling – For media recommendations and paper handling procedures.

Chapter 4: Web Utilities– For information on accessing the printer via the Internet or your company’s Intranet.

Introduction

Audience

This manual is written for those persons responsible for operating the printer. A basic understanding of computer equipment and its operations is required.

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting – For information on printing problems and printer error and warning messages.

Chapter 6: Care and Maintenance– For detailed instructions on replacing consumables, clearing paper jams, and cleaning and maintaining the printer.

Appendix A: Safety Information – For safety information and printer characteristics, including environmental and electrical requirements.

Appendix B: Printer Specifications – For printer specifications.

Appendix C: Paper Specifications – For media specifications and printing guidelines.

Appendix D: Finisher Adjustments – For adjusting staple and fold positions.

Glossary – For definitions of terms and acronyms.

Index – For specific page references.

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Manual Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Bold and Italics are used sparingly for emphasis.

Information you enter: Looks Like This.

Key Names (or Labels): Look Like This.

System messages: Look Like This.

Variable user information: Looks Like This.

Pay particular attention to Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. These alert you to critical information, as follows:

NOTE:

Provides important additional information.

CAUTION!

Alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, or condition that, if not strictly observed, might result in damage to the equipment.

WARNING!

Alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, or condition that, if not strictly observed, can result in safety hazards to personnel, severe injury, or loss of life.

For More Information

Refer to the following related documents for more details about your printer.

Unpacking and Setup Instructions

Engine Maintenance Manual

Controller Maintenance Manual

Illustrated Parts List (IPL)

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Customer Support

For technical support and other printer information, call:

U.S. and Canada

Technical Services: Contact your local Company Representative or Distributor

On-Site Repair Services: 800-887-8848

Depot Repair Services: 888-372-6659 (press 1, 4)

Web Site: http://www.rpsa.ricoh.com

Europe: 011 353-1-803-6500

Or, your local Company Representative or Distributor.

Supplies Ordering

For ordering printer supplies, call:

U.S. or Canada: 888-372-6659 (press 1, 1)

Europe: 011 353-1-803-6500

Australia or New Zealand: 011 61 2-9451-3533

Singapore: 011 65-741-8948

Or, your local Company Representative or Distributor.

Spare Parts Ordering

Contact your local Company Representative or Distributor.

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What This Chapter Provides

This chapter describes the parts and functions of the printer.

Printer Features

Operator Control Panel

Printer Views

Space Requirements

Powering on the Printer

Powering off the Printer

Chapter 1

Printer Overview

Printer Overview 1-1

Printer Features

The printer is a high-speed, shared-use laser printer for a 600K page/month printing environment. It incorporates a wide variety of features:

High-Speed and High-Quality Printing.

Print speed is up to 184 pages per minute (ppm), A4/Letter (Simplex) black/ black printout.

The printing output is at a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi), assuring razor-sharp graphic and text output, even at very small point sizes.

Flexible Paper Source and Delivery.

Paper Source:

Standard – Two 500-sheet universal paper trays and one 2000-sheet universal

Standard – 150-sheet capacity Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) for automatically

Standard – High Capacity Feeder with 3000-sheet capacity.

Option – 200-sheet universal paper Inserter (92 ppm only).

paper cassette.

printing small jobs, or manually feeding single sheets (including transparencies, labels, and odd-sized print media).

Paper Delivery:

Standard - Standard Finisher

2,500-sheet (Elevator Tray) 200-sheet (Upper Tray) capacity Finisher

Option – Booklet Finisher

2,500-sheet (Elevator Tray) 200-sheet (Upper Tray) 20-set (Booklet) capacity Booklet Finisher with folding and stapling for booklets.

Option – Container Stacker with 1,500 to 6,000-sheet capacity and stacking

capability.

Multiple Original Printing (MOP) – for printing of multiple collated document sets without multiple file transfers. Processes PCL and PostScript jobs once, stores the images on disk, and prints each set from disk (after the first set).

Web Utilities – for remote access to the printer through the Internet or your company’s Intranet.

Ergonomic operation.

The easy-to-read display clearly shows the operational status of the printer.

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Component-based consumables.

User replaceable toner and staples.

High-volume printing (20 lb. paper)

Three standard paper cassettes with approximately 3000-sheet capacity total and the Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) with a 150-sheet capacity.

Supports a wide-range of media types (bond, color, label, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, transparency) and other sizes.

Operator Control Panel

The Operator Control Panel (OCP) is your physical interface to the printer's features and functions. From the control panel, you can monitor the printer's operating status and configure the specific printer functions.

See Chapter 2 for detailed information about the OCP.

Printer Overview 1-3

External View of the Printer

The following illustration shows the printer with an Advanced Finisher and High Capacity Feeder installed. Refer to your option-specific User’s Guide for details on other devices.

16. Upper Tray

17. Inserter (option)

11. Elevator Tray

5. Toner Supply Cover

10. Switch Back Cover (Not Shown)

18. Booklet Tray

15. Finisher

2. Front Cover

5. Toner Supply Cover

Rear Engine

1. Main Power Switch

19. Relay Unit Front Cover

14. Toner Collector Bottle Cover

7. Tray 1

6. Operator Control Panel

Front Engine

4. Multi-bypass Tray

3. Vertical Path Cover

13. HCF Top Cover

12. High Capacity Feeder

9. Tray 3

8. Tray 2

20. Front Engine Switch

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21. Rear Engine Switch (Not Shown)

DDP Server

Key Component Description

1 Main Power Switch Use to turn the system on and off.

2 Front Cover

3 Vertical Path Cover Open to clear paper jams. (Front and Rear Printer)

4 Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) Holds up to 150 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)

5 Toner Supply Cover Open to replenish the toner supply. (Front and Rear Printer)

6 Operator Control Panel (OCP) Displays printer status and menu information. (Front Printer)

7 Tray 1 Holds up to 2,000 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)

8 Tray 2 Holds up to 500 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)

9 Tray 3 Holds up to 500 sheets of paper. (Front Printer)

10 Switch Back Cover Open to clear paper jams.(Front and Rear Printer)

11 Elevator Tray Output tray.

12 High Capacity Feeder (HCF) Holds up to 3,000 sheets of paper.

13 HCF Top Cover Open to clear paper jams.

14 Toner Collector Bottle Cover

15 Finisher For stacking, job offset, and stapling.

16 Upper Tray Output tray.

17 Inserter Holds cover sheet or insert paper.

18 Booklet Tray

19 Relay Unit Front Cover Open to clear paper jams.

20 Front Engine Switch

21 Rear Engine Switch (not shown)2Use to turn the rear Engine on and off.

Open to replace units, clear paper jams, or clean the inside of the printer. (Front and Rear Printer)

Open to replace the toner collector bottle.(Front and Rear Printer)

Output tray for the Booklet Finisher.

Use to turn the front Engine on and off.

NOTE:

1 When Booklet Finisher is installed.

2 Front and Rear Engine power switch should remain on. Use Main Power

Switch to power the system on and off. See “Powering On the Printer”

on page 1-9.

Printer Overview 1-5

Internal View of the Printer

The following figure shows an internal view of both the Front and Rear Engine. The components are identical in both engines.

4. Fuser Latch

5. Fuser Unit

7. TH Handle

2. Drum Center Lock

8. Developer Latch

Key Component Description

1 Toner Hopper Unit For replacing toner.

9. Top Cover Latch

3. Drum Unit

1. Toner Hopper Unit

6. Developer Duct

2 Drum Center Lock Holds the drum in place.

3 Drum Unit OPC drum.

4 Fuser Latch Provides access to the fuser unit.

5 Fuser Unit Fuses the toner on the paper.

6 Developer Duct For replacing developer.

7 TH Handle Handle of the toner transfer unit.

8 Developer Latch Provides access to the developer unit

9 Top Cover Latch Provides access to the toner hopper unit

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Internal View of the Finisher

The following figure shows an internal view of the finisher with the front cover open.

3. Elevator Tray

5. Stacker Unit

6. Booklet Holder

1. Inserter

4b. Staple R

2. Upper Tray

4. Stapler Unit

7. Folding Unit

4a. Staple F

Operator’s Side

Key Component

1 Inserter

2 Upper Tray

3Elevator Tray

4 Stapler Unit

4a Stapler F

4b Stapler R

5 Stacker Unit

6 Booklet Holder

7 Folding Unit

Staple Cartridge

Standard

Finisher

Booklet

Description

Use for cover or insert sheets.

Exit tray.

Contains both a front and rear staple cartridge.

Front stapler unit.

Rear staple cartridge.

Copies are stacked here until they are stapled and set to the output tray or folding unit.

Holds completed booklets.

Folds the paper.

Printer Overview 1-7

Space Requirements

Install the printer in a well-ventilated area and leave space around the printer as shown below for safe and effective operation. If a fan’s exhaust port or intake port are restricted, print quality may deteriorate or the printer may be damaged.

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Powering On the Printer

The location of the main power switch is shown below. The switch is marked “O” for Off and “I” for On.

Main Power Switch

When the printer is powered on, the printer and the finisher go through a power-up sequence that takes approximately 4 minutes. During the power-up sequence, the printer runs a series of internal tests.

CAUTION!

If the printer does not power on, power off the printer, wait at least 30 seconds, then power n the printer again.

NOTE:

The entire system should be powered On and Off using the main power switch shown above. To do this, both the front and rear engine power switches must remain in the On position. If either the front or rear engine power switch is in the Off position, an error will occur or the OCP display will not come up. In this situation, turn Off the main power switch, turn On the power to the front and/or rear engine, then turn On the main power switch.

Printer Overview 1-9

Powering Off the Printer

The printer should only be powered off when it is in a “Ready” state; that is, there are no jobs printing or processing. The following OCP displays indicate normal conditions. In these conditions, wait until printing is complete and the printer is Ready, then switch off the Main Power.

Waiting for Data

Printing

Processing

Printing Copy xxx of yyy

Pause/Offline

If the printer status is Pause/Offline, touch powering off.

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Ready

to return printer to a Ready status before

Canceling a Print Job

If an error condition exists, you may need to cancel the print job(s).

1. Canceling a job in the DDP Server

Please refer to “DocXPLORER Reference Guide” for instructions on canceling a job that has been spooled to the DDP Server but has not yet begun to print.The DocXPLORER Reference Guide can be found on the User’s Documentation CD.

2. Canceling a job in the printer

To cancel a job that has been sent to the printer or has already been spooled in the printer, access the Jobs menu on the OCP.

Printer Overview 1-11

Clearing Other Error Conditions

OCP Alternates between Ready and Processing (hangs up).

1. Use the procedure above to cancel the print job(s).

Processing

E0XX, E1XX Error

1. Correct the error and press the Resume (4) button on the OCP display.

2. Wait until printing is complete and the printer returns to Ready, then switch off

the main power.

Paper Out Tray 1 Load xxx

Ready

'

E001

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E2XX, EC#XX Call for Service Error

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1. Press the Resume (4) button on the OCP display.

2. Wait until printing is complete and the printer returns to Ready.

Call for Service E2xx

3. If the Call for Service error persists, cancel the print job(s), power off the printer, and contact your authorized service technician.

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What This Chapter Provides

This chapter contains information on the following topics.

OCP Description

OCP Menu Icons and Buttons

Using the OCP Menus

Menu Structure

Passwords

Chapter 2

Operator Control Panel

Operator Control Panel 2-1

OCP Description

The Operator Control Panel (OCP) is a touch panel display that you use to set up print options and monitor job and printer status. It is also used by the System Administrator to configure the printer and by the Service Technician to perform maintenance on the printer.

Operator Control Panel

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Hitachi DDP 184 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

About This Manual

Introduction

Audience

Manual Conventions

For More Information

Customer Support

Supplies Ordering

Spare Parts Ordering

What This Chapter Provides

Printer Overview

Printer Features

Operator Control Panel

External View of the Printer

Internal View of the Printer

Internal View of the Finisher

Space Requirements

Powering On the Printer

Powering Off the Printer

Canceling a Print Job

Clearing Other Error Conditions

What This Chapter Provides

Operator Control Panel

OCP Description