Hitachi DDP70e, DDP 92 User Guide

User’s Guide

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NOTICE TO USER

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ENERGY STAR® PROGRAM

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Introduction

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Manual Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Supplies Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Spare Parts Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Chapter 1. Printer Overview

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

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

I/O Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Operator Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

External View of the Printer (70 ppm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

External View of the Printer (92ppm). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

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

Chapter 2. Operator Control Panel

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

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

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Using the Menu Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Printer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Reports Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Finisher Menu for the Booklet Finisher (92 ppm only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Finisher Menu for the Publishing Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Finisher Menu for the Container Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Chapter 3. Paper Handling

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Loading Paper in Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Loading Paper in Tray 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Loading Paper into the MBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Loading Paper into the HCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Loading Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Pre-punched Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Loading Pre-printed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Loading Tab Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Setting the Custom Paper Size Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Setting the Tray Adjust Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Setting the Default Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Setting the Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Setting the Paper Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Ordered Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Define the Ordered Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Chapter 4. Care and Maintenance

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

Replacing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Adding Toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Replacing the Toner Collector Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Replacing the Developer Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Exhausting the Developer Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Supplying the Developer Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Replacing the Drum Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Replacing Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Vertical Path (IS) Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Switch Back Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Paper Feed Block Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Trays 1, 2, and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Tray 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Multi-bypass Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

High Capacity Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

Tab Stock Jam Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Cleaning the Printer Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Cleaning the Inside of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Cleaning Trays 1, 2 and 3, the MBT, and HCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Cleaning the Toner Bottle Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Cleaning the Conveyance Belt Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Cleaning the Toner Collector Bottle Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

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Handling and Storing Supplies and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

When Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

When Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

When Paper Jams Frequently Occur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

Toner and Developer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

When Purchasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

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

OCP Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Booklet Finisher Error Codes (Option). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Printer Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18

Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

Chapter 6. Web Utilities

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Web Utilities Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Web Site Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Using the Web Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

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

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

70/92 ppm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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

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Appendix B. Specifications

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

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

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

I/O Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3

Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3

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

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

Glossary

Index

vi Table of Contents

About This Manual

This manual provides easy access to the information you need to operate the 70 PPM or 92 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: Care and Maintenance – For detailed instructions on replacing

consumables, clearing paper jams, and cleaning and maintaining the printer.

Introduction

Audience

 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting – For information on printing problems and printer

error and warning messages.

 Chapter 6: Web Utilities – For information on accessing the printer via the

Internet or your company’s Intranet.

 Appendix A: Safety Information – For safety information and printer

characteristics, including environmental and electrical requirements.

 Appendix B: Specifications – For printer specifications.

 Appendix C: Paper Specifications – For media specifications and printing

guidelines.

 Glossary – For definitions of terms and acronyms.

 Index – For specific page references.

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

Introduction vii

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.

 Read Me First

 Unpacking and Setup Instructions

 Engine Maintence Manual

 Controller Maintence Manual

 Illustrated Parts List (IPL)

viii Introduction

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.

Introduction ix

x Introduction

What This Chapter Provides

This chapter describes the parts and functions of the printer.

 Printer Features

 I/O Configurations

 Operator Control Panel

 Printer Views

Chapter 1

Printer Overview

Printer Overview 1-1

Printer Features

The printer is a high-speed, shared-use laser printer for a 400K/month printing environment. It incorporates a wide variety of features:

 High-Speed and High-Quality Printing.

 Print speed is up to 70 or 92 pages per minute (ppm), A4/Letter (Simplex)

depending on the printer model.

 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

paper cassette.

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

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

 Option – High Capacity Feeder with 3000-sheet capacity.

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

Paper Delivery - 70 ppm:

 Option – Simple output tray with 500-sheet capacity

 Option – Advanced Finisher with stapling and collating capabilities, and

2,000-sheet capacity (70 ppm only).

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

capability.

 Option – Publishing Finisher with folding, stapling, and trimming capabilities

for creating booklets.

Paper Delivery - 92 ppm:

 Standard - One 500 sheet tray.

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

Finisher.

 Option - 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.

 Option – Publishing Finisher with folding, stapling, and trimming capabilities

for creating booklets.

 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).

1-2 Printer Overview

 Virtual Printer Technology

(VPT) – allows a single printer to offer print services,

or virtual printers, each of which is configured by the Network Administrator.

 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.

 Component-based consumables.

 User replaceable toner and staples.

 High-volume printing.

 Three standard paper cassettes with approximately 3000-sheet capacity total

and the Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) with a 150-sheet capacity.

 Optional High Capacity Feeder (HCF) adds up to 3000 additional sheets.

 Together they allow continuous printing of up to 6150 sheets.

 Supports a wide-range of media types (copier, bond, letterhead, special

application, recycled, overhead transparencies, labels) and sizes. See “Paper” on

page 3-2 for more information.

 Printer Language Support.

 Optional PostScript Level III (Adobe) printer language.

 PCL5e and PCL XL printer language.

 TIFF and PDF printer language

 Network.

 Ethernet 10/100 Base-T.

 Network Protocol.

 TCP/IP and LPR/LPD with onboard network.

 TCP/IP, LPR/LPD, NetWare IPX, SPX, Ethertalk, NetBEUI, and DLC/LLC

with optional PSM card.

 IPP

 Easy installation of additional fonts and macros using the PCL Startup File.

I/O Configurations

 Bi-directional 1284C Parallel interface with Compatibility, Nibble, Byte, and

ECP Mode support.

 Ethernet 10/100 Base-T.

Printer Overview 1-3

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.

1-4 Printer Overview

External View of the Printer (70 ppm)

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

11. Elevator Tray

10. Switch Back Cover (Not Shown)

15. Advanced Finisher

9. Tray 3

Panel

8. Tray 2

5. Toner Supply Cover6. Operator Control

14. Toner Collector Bottle Cover

4. Multi-bypass Tray

1. Power Switch

3. Vertical Path Cover

2. Front Cover

13. HCF Top Cover

7. Tray 1

12. High Capacity Feeder

Key Component Description

1 Power Switch Press to turn the printer on and off. 2 Front Cover Open to replace units, clear paper jams, or clean the printer. 3 Vertical Path Cover Open to clear paper jams.

4 Multi-bypass Tray (MBT) Holds up to 150 sheets of paper. 5 Toner Supply Cover Open to replenish the toner supply. 6 Operator Control Panel (OCP) Displays printer status and menu information. 7 Tray 1 Holds up to 2000 sheets of paper. 8 Tray 2 Holds up to 500 sheets of paper.

9 Tray 3 Holds up to 500 sheets of paper. 10 Switch Back Cover Open to clear paper jams. 11 Elevator Tray Output tray of the Advanced Finisher. 12 High Capacity Feeder (HCF) Option. Holds up to 3000 sheets of paper. 13 HCF Top Cover Open to clear paper jams in the High Capacity Feeder. 14 Toner Collector Bottle Cover Open to replace the toner collector bottle. 15 Advanced Finisher Option. For stacking, job offset, and stapling. 16 Upper Tray Output tray of the Advanced Finisher.

Printer Overview 1-5

External View of the Printer (92ppm)

6. Operator Control

16. Upper Tray

17. Cover Sheet Feeder

11. Elevator Tray

10. Switch Back Cover (Not Shown)

18. Booklet Tray

15. Finisher

9. Tray 3

8. Tray 2

Key Component Description

Panel

7. Tray 1

5. Toner Supply Cover

12. High Capacity Feeder

14. Toner Collector Bottle Cover

4. Multi-bypass Tray

1. Power Switch

3. Vertical Path Cover

2. Front Cover

13. HCF Top Cover

1 Power Switch Press to turn the printer on and off.

2 Front Cover

3 Vertical Path Cover Open to clear paper jams.

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

5 Toner Supply Cover Open to replenish the toner supply.

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

7 Tray 1 Holds up to 2,000 sheets of paper.

8 Tray 2 Holds up to 500 sheets of paper.

9 Tray 3 Holds up to 500 sheets of paper.

10 Switch Back Cover Open to clear paper jams.

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 Open to replace the toner collector bottle.

15 Finisher For stacking, job offset, and stapling.

16 Upper Tray Output tray.

17 Cover Sheet Feeder Holds cover sheet or insert paper.

18 Booklet Tray Output tray for the Booklet Finisher.

Open to replace units, clear paper jams, or clean the inside of the printer.

1-6 Printer Overview

Internal View of the Printer

3. Drum Unit

2. Drum Center Lock

4. Fuser Latch

5. Fuser Unit

1. Toner Hopper Unit

6. Developer Duct

7. TH Handle

Key Component Description

1 Toner Hopper Unit Install the toner bottle here.

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

7 TH Handle Handle of the toner transfer unit.

Mount the developer bottle onto the developer duct to replace consumed developer.

Printer Overview 1-7

1-8 Printer Overview

What This Chapter Provides

This chapter contains information on the following topics.

 OCP Description  Menu Structure  Using the Menu Screens  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 Network Administrator to configure the printer and by the Service Technician to perform maintenance on the printer.

Operator Control Panel

2-2 Operator Control Panel

Menu Structure

The OCP menu is structured as shown in the following flowcharts. Each box in the chart represents an OCP display screen. Use this flowchart to assist you in setting print job options.

Main Menu

Printer Menu

Continued on

page 2-4

Setup Menu

Continued on

page 2-6

Reports Menu

Jobs Menu

Cancel Printing

Disk DirectorySummaryDemoStatus

Finisher Menu

Continued on

page 2-8

Fonts

• PCL Fonts

• PostScript Fonts

The Finisher Menu is only displayed when a finisher is installed.

Available when PostScript is installed.

Operator Control Panel 2-3

Printer Menu

Paper

Source

Continued on

page 2-5

Default

Output

• Upper Tray

• Elevator Tray

• Stacker 5

• Stacker 6

• Stacker 7

• Stacker 8

3 3 3 3

Options

• Jam Recovery

• Wait Timeout

• Duplex-Always

• LPD Queuing

PostScript

• Print Errors

• Best Fit

• Job Timeout

• Halftone

• Solid Black

• SquareBlk/Skew

• Half Tone

• GhostG

• Jitter

• Large Letters

• Diagonal Lines

• Density Scale

• Small to Large

• Text File 4%

• Cross Pattern

Print Quality

Select Paper

Source

Select Paper

Output

Test Print

• Staple:Front

• Staple:Rear

• Staple: Booklet

• Jogging

• Center Fold

• Saddle Stitch

• Inserter

• Jogging

(More Options)

Finishing Test

Select Paper

Source

Select Paper

Output



PCL

• Wide A4

• Requested Tray

Available when PostScript is installed.

Available when the Booklet Finisher is installed.

Available when the Container Stacker is installed.

2-4 Operator Control Panel

Paper

Source

Default

• AutoSelect

• 1

• 2

• 3

Tray 1

• Folio SEF

• Super B SEF

• Letter Tab LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Custom Size

• Letter SEF

• A4 SEF

Paper Size

• MBT

• HCF

Trays 2, 3

• Folio SEF

• Super B SEF

• Statement SEF

• Custom Size

• LetterTab LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Executive LEF

Paper Type

Select Paper

Source

• Plain

• Bond

• Color

• Label

• Letterhead

• Recycled

• Special

• Transparency

• Transparency-pp

• Other



(More Options)

• Preprinted

• Prepunched

MBT

• Letter LEF

• Letter SEF

• Ledger SEF

• Executive LEF

• Folio SEF

• Legal SEF

• A4 LEF

• A4 SEF

• A3 SEF

• A5 SEF

• B5 LEF

• B4 SEF

• Super B SEF

• Letter Tab LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Custom Size

• Statement SEF

Paper Weight

Select Paper

Source

Paper Weight Set-

tings

Tray Adjust

Select Paper

Source

Tray Adjust Set-

tings

Available when MBT is selected.

Available when the sensor plate in the tray is set to the first position.

Available when the HCF is installed.

Available when the Publishing Finisher is installed.

Available when the Booklet Maker Finisher is installed.

Ordered Sets

• 1

• 2

• 3

• MBT

• HCF

• Inserter 1

• Inserter 2

• Inserter

Operator Control Panel 2-5

4 4

Setup Menu

OCP

• Brightness

• Contrast

Developer Mix

• Exhaust

• Supply

Service

Password

Continued on

page 2-7

Drum Unit

ConsumablesSystem

Fuser Web

Service menu items are for Service Technicians only and are not discussed in this manual.

2-6 Operator Control Panel

System

Password

Reset

Ack Pulse

Width

Software

Log

Subnet MaskIP Address

Mode

• Compatible

• Bi-Directional

Parallel Network

Capture to File

Gateway

Boot Method

Address

• AutoSelect

• DHCP

• RARP

• STATIC



(More Options)

HTTP Port

Calendar

Country

Code

• Time Zone

• Date

• Time

Time Zone

Options

Available with the optional Network Interface Card only.

Available when Energy Save Mode is enabled.

Energy Save

Mode

Energy2

Save Time

Password

Emulation

• AutoSelect

• PostScript

• PCL

PostScript

Options

public

R/W

Online

(More Options)

Auto

Operator Control Panel 2-7



Finisher

1,2

Paper Size

• Letter LEF

• Letter SEF

• Ledger SEF

• Legal SEF

• A4 LEF

• A4 SEF

• A3 SEF

• B5 LEF

• B4 SEF

• Custom Size

Inserter

Paper Weight

Settings

Stapler

• Letter SEF

• B4 SEF

• A4 SEF

• A3 SEF

• Legal SEF

• Ledger SEF

• Other

Position

Folder

• Letter SEF

• B4 SEF

• A4 SEF

• A3 SEF

• Legal SEF

• Ledger SEF

• Other

Position

92 ppm only.

Available when the Booklet Finisher is installed.

2-8 Operator Control Panel

Finisher Menu

Short Stacking

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Decurler

• AutoSelect

• Enable

• Disable

Avalable when the Container Stacker is installed.

Operator Control Panel 2-9

Using the Menu Screens

The menus are accessed via the touch panel. Each OCP screen consists of icons that you use to make selections. The icons that are used through the OCP screens are shown below. Examples of the OCP screens are shown on the following pages.

Icon Function









Status Bar Displays the current screen name and/or any system messages.

Help. Touch to display Help on the current screen.

From the Main Menu, displays information about the printer and consumables. From relevant screens, displays an illustration of the paper trays or finisher

trays.

Touch to pause the printer.

When the printer is offline, touch to return to Ready status.

Touch to cancel the current selection and return to the Main Menu.

Touch to cancel the current selection and return to the previous screen or menu.

More Options. Touch to display additional options for the current selection.

Confirm or Done. Touch to confirm your selection and return to the previous screen or menu.

2-10 Operator Control Panel

Main Menu

The Main Menu screen is shown below. A description of the elements that make up the screen follows.

Status Bar

Printer Menu

Setup Menu

Jobs Menu

Icon Function



Status Bar Consists of one or two lines of text for displaying messages and instructions.

Printer Menu Touch to display the Printer Menu.

Setup Menu Touch to display the Setup Menu.

Ready

Touch to open Main Menu Help.

Touch to display information about the printer and consumables.

Touch to pause the printer.

Help

Current Screen

Information

Reports Menu

Finisher Menu

Pause/Offline

Reports Menu Touch to display the Reports Menu.

Jobs Menu Touch to display the Jobs Menu.

Finisher Menu Touch to display the Finisher Menu. Available only when a Finisher is installed.

Operator Control Panel 2-11

Information

When you select Information from Main Menu, this screen is displayed. You use it to confirm about printer settings and consumables described as below.

Icon Function

Printer

Touch to display the following printer information: Paper size, type, weight, and quantity for each tray. Also shows the default paper source and the revision of the engine and controller.

Consumables

Finisher Touch to display current status of the Finisher.

Network

Touch to display the current status of the toner, developer mix, drum unit, fuser web, and fuser unit.

Touch to display following network information: Mac Address, IP Address Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and HTTP Port.

2-12 Operator Control Panel

+ 128 hidden pages