Hitachi DDP70e, DDP 92 User Guide

User’s Guide

2635-A Park Center Drive

Simi Valley, CA 93065

October 2005

338192-003 Revision C

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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. Please be sure to consult all manual updates or addenda when using this product’s documentation.

ENERGY STAR® PROGRAM

Our company, as a partner in the ENERGY STAR Program, considers that this product satisfies the appropriate standard covered in the program.

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

Introduction

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.

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.

Audience

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)

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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.

Introduction ix

x Introduction

Chapter 1

Printer Overview

What This Chapter Provides

This chapter describes the parts and functions of the printer.

Printer Features

I/O Configurations

Operator Control Panel

Printer Views

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.

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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.

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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.

	6. Operator Control	5. Toner Supply Cover
	Panel	14. Toner Collector
16. Upper Tray		Bottle Cover
11. Elevator Tray		4. Multi-bypass Tray
		4. Multi-bypass Tray
		1. Power Switch
10. Switch Back Cover		3. Vertical Path Cover
(Not Shown)
		2. Front Cover
15. Advanced Finisher		13. HCF Top
15. Advanced Finisher		Cover
	9. Tray 3
	8. Tray 2
	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.

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External View of the Printer (92ppm)

		6. Operator Control			5. Toner Supply Cover
	16. Upper Tray		Panel				14. Toner Collector
17. Cover Sheet							14. Toner Collector
17. Cover Sheet							Bottle Cover
	Feeder
11. Elevator Tray							4. Multi-bypass Tray
11. Elevator Tray
							1. Power Switch
							3. Vertical Path Cover
10. Switch Back Cover
(Not Shown)							2. Front Cover
(Not Shown)
18. Booklet Tray



15. Finisher							13. HCF Top
		9. Tray 3	7. Tray 1				Cover


		8. Tray 2		12. High Capacity Feeder
				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 inside of the
	2	Front Cover		printer.
				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 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.

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Internal View of the Printer

3. Drum Unit

1. Toner Hopper Unit

2. Drum Center Lock

4. Fuser Latch

6. Developer Duct

5.Fuser Unit

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	Mount the developer bottle onto the developer duct to replace con-
6	Developer Duct	sumed developer.
		sumed developer.

7	TH Handle	Handle of the toner transfer unit.

Printer Overview

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1-8 Printer Overview

Chapter 2

Operator Control Panel

What This Chapter Provides

This chapter contains information on the following topics.

OCP Description

Menu Structure

Using the Menu Screens

Passwords

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

Setup Menu

Reports Menu

Jobs Menu

Finisher Menu1

Continued on

page 2-4

page 2-6

Cancel Printing

page 2-8


Status	Demo	Summary	Disk Directory
				Fonts

• PCL Fonts

• PostScript Fonts2

1The Finisher Menu is only displayed when a finisher is installed.

2Available 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 53

•Stacker 63

•Stacker 73

•Stacker 83

Options

PostScript1

Test Print

(More Options)

• Jam Recovery	• Print Errors
• Wait Timeout	• Best Fit
• Duplex-Always	• Job Timeout
• LPD Queuing	• Halftone
	Print Quality	Finishing Test
	• Solid Black	• Staple:Front
	• SquareBlk/Skew	• Staple:Rear
	• Half Tone	• Staple:Booklet
	• GhostG	• Jogging
	• Jitter	• Center Fold2
	• Large Letters	• Saddle Stitch2
	• Diagonal Lines	• Inserter2
	• Density Scale
	• Small to Large
	• Text File 4%
	• Cross Pattern	• Jogging3
	Select Paper	Select Paper
	Source	Source
		Select Paper3
	Select Paper	Output
	Output
	PCL
	• Wide A4

• Requested Tray

1Available when PostScript is installed.

2Available when the Booklet Finisher is installed.

3Available when the Container Stacker is installed.

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Paper

Source

Default

Paper Size

Paper Type

(More Options)

Select Paper

Source

• AutoSelect

• MBT

• Plain

• Recycled

• 1

• HCF

• Bond

• Special

• 2

• Color

• Transparency1

• 3

• Label1

• Transparency-pp1

• Letterhead

• Other

• Preprinted

• Prepunched

Tray 1 2

Trays 2, 3 2

MBT

• Folio SEF

• Letter LEF

• A4 LEF

• Super B SEF

• Letter SEF

• A4 SEF

• Letter Tab LEF

• Statement SEF

• Ledger SEF

• A3 SEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Custom Size

• Executive LEF

• A5 SEF

• Custom Size

• LetterTab LEF

• Folio SEF

• B5 LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Legal SEF

• B4 SEF

• Executive LEF

• Statement SEF

•Letter SEF

•A4 SEF

Paper Weight

Tray Adjust

Ordered Sets

Select Paper

Source

• 1

• Inserter 14

• 2

• Inserter 24

• 3

• Inserter5

Paper Weight Set-

Tray Adjust Set-

• MBT

tings

• HCF3

1Available when MBT is selected.

2Available when the sensor plate in the tray is set to the first position.

3Available when the HCF is installed.

4Available when the Publishing Finisher is installed.

5Available when the Booklet Maker Finisher is installed.

Operator Control Panel

2-5

Setup Menu

OCP

Service1

System

Consumables

• Brightness

Password

• Contrast

Continued on

page 2-7


Developer Mix		Drum Unit		Fuser Web

•Exhaust

•Supply

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

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System

Password

Reset

Software

Parallel

Network

Log

(More Options)

Ack Pulse

Capture to File

Mode

Width

• Compatible

• Bi-Directional

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway

Boot Method

HTTP Port

Address

• AutoSelect1

• DHCP

• RARP1

• STATIC

Calendar

Country

Energy Save

Energy2

Password

Emulation

public

(More Options)

Code

Mode

Save Time

R/W

• Time Zone

• AutoSelect

Auto

• Date

• PostScript

Online

• Time

• PCL

PostScript

Time Zone Options

Options

1Available with the optional Network Interface Card only.

2Available when Energy Save Mode is enabled.

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Finisher1,2

Inserter

Stapler

Folder

• Letter SEF

Paper Size

Paper Weight

• B4 SEF

• A4 SEF

• A3 SEF

• Legal SEF

• Ledger SEF

• Letter LEF

Paper Weight

• Other

• Letter SEF

• Ledger SEF

Settings

•Legal SEF

•A4 LEF

• A4 SEF
	Position		Position

•A3 SEF

•B5 LEF

•B4 SEF

•Custom Size

192 ppm only.

2Available when the Booklet Finisher is installed.

2-8 Operator Control Panel

Finisher Menu1

Short Stacking

•5

•6

•7

•8

Decurler

•AutoSelect

•Enable

•Disable

1 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

?Help. Touch to display Help on the current screen.

	i	From the Main Menu, displays information about the printer and consumables.
	i	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.
		screen or menu.

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

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Main Menu

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

Status Bar

Help

Current Screen

Printer Menu

Ready

Information

Reports Menu

Setup Menu

Finisher Menu

Jobs Menu

Pause/Offline

Icon

Function

Touch to open Main Menu Help.

Touch to display information about the printer and consumables.

Touch to pause the printer.

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.

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


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

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

	Finisher	Touch to display current status of the Finisher.

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

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+ 128 hidden pages