Ricoh Catalog Explorer User Manual

Catalog Explorer User Manual

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Catalog Explorer

User’s Manual

(9/2008)

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This manual explains the layout and basic operations of the Catalog Explorer, a visual tool that allows quick and easy access to the names and part numbers of all individual service parts used on a particular model.

Before you use this document and the software itself, please take the time to read the disclaimers mentioned below.

Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation. We hope this tool will be of use to you in your field service activities.

Ricoh Americas Corporation

Please note the following disclaimers:

1. The contents of this document are subject to future revision without prior notification.

2. Ricoh Americas Corporation does not accept responsibility for any consequences that may result from the usage of the software described in this document, and/or any operations or action that is taken based on the contents of this document.

3. This document may not be modified, quoted, distributed, copied or reproduced in any way. These actions are expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of Ricoh Americas Corporation.

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Contents

1. What is the Catalog Explorer?..........................................5

2. Visual Overview of the GUI..............................................6

3. Installing, Removing & Updating the Catalog Explorer .8

Installing the Catalog Explorer...............................................8

Removing the Catalog Explorer ..............................................8

3.2.1 From the Setup Wizard...................................................8

3.2.2 From the Windows Control Panel ..................................9

3.3 Updating the Catalog Explorer to a Newer Version .........9

4. Updating the Catalog Data.............................................10

4.1 To update the Parts Catalog data for a given model.......11

5. Pull-down Menus ............................................................12

5.1 File Menu .........................................................................12

5.2 Help menu........................................................................13

6. Opening Parts Catalog Files...........................................14

6.1 Selecting the .rpcv File ....................................................14

6.2 Selecting the Model Code.................................................14

7. Closing Parts Catalog Files ............................................15

8. Searching for Parts .........................................................16

8.1 Selecting the Machine Unit/Section ................................16

8.2 Selecting the Search Method ...........................................16

8.2.1 Specify physical area ....................................................17

8.2.2 Click search...................................................................18

8.2.3 Enter keyword...............................................................19

8.2.4 Select part/keyword ......................................................20

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8.2.5 Other .............................................................................21

9. Viewing Parts Information .............................................22

9.1 Unit name, part number, part name...............................22

9.2 Thumbnail images of individual parts............................22

9.2.1 Part number..................................................................22

9.2.2 Parts modified previously .............................................22

9.2.3 Deleted parts.................................................................23

9.3 Rotating the main image .................................................23

9.4 Enlarging or reducing the main image ...........................23

9.4.1 Enlarge/Reduce .............................................................23

9.4.2 Set as center for zoom...................................................24

9.5 Highlighted display..........................................................25

9.6 Viewing smaller parts contained within a part (assembly)..26

9.7 The “Favorite Parts” List.................................................27

9.7.1 Adding a part to the Favorite Parts list .......................27

9.7.2 Deleting a part from the Favorite Parts list ................28

9.7.3 Copying the text to the Windows clipboard..................28

9.8 Viewing parts modification information..........................28

9.8.1 Modification number and title......................................28

9.8.2 Modification details ......................................................29

10. Other Functions..............................................................31

10.1 Internal views of units...................................................31

10.2 Viewing the harness diagram........................................33

10.3 Viewing the harness modification history.....................34

10.3.1 Displaying a tabled overview......................................34

10.3.2 Displaying the modification details............................35

11. System Requirements.....................................................36

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1. What is the Catalog Explorer?

Using actual data from the Parts Catalog, this 3D viewing tool displays images of the units/sections and individual parts used on a particular model. This tool is particularly useful in that it allows the user to search for a specific part used on that model by specifying a unit/section of the machine, and then performing a search to narrow down the results. Search methods include entering a keyword (e.g. part name, part number), selecting a keyword from a pull-down menu (e.g. type of part, physical section of the unit selected), specifying a physical area of the mainframe with the mouse, and other methods.

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2. Visual Overview of the GUI

1) Menu Bar

File menu Load P/C data, display the Favorite Parts list, other. Help menu Display version information, view User’s Manual for this tool Note: See 3.1 Pull-down Menus

below for descriptions of each menu.

2) List of Target Machine Unit/Section

This list displays the major machine unit/section (paper feed, fusing, external cover, etc.) Choosing an item in this list is the first step to performing a parts search. When a machine unit/section is selected, a graphical representation of the mainframe is displayed in the center of the screen, with only that specific unit/section installed. If “Mainframe” is selected, a graphical representation of the mainframe is shown with all unit/section installed.

The harness diagram.

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button appears below the list, which if pressed, displays the machine’s

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3) Parts Search Methods

After selecting the machine unit/section, the search can be further narrowed down to find the target component. There are three main ways to do this: Using the mouse to define a box-shaped area, after which the parts located within this area are displayed. Selecting a pre-defined keyword from a pull-down menu Entering one’s own keyword into the field provided Note: See 4.1 Searching for a Specific Part

for descriptions of each search method.

4) Adjusting the Image View

Change the size and orientation of the image displayed Note: See 4.2 Rotating the Main Image

Image for more details.

or 4.3 Enlarging or Reducing the Size of the Main

5) Modification Information

If the part that has been selected in the Parts Table has a modification history, the number and title of the MB (Modification Bulletin) will be displayed in the “Modification Information” area in the lower left-hand corner of the GUI. The details of each MB can be viewed by double-clicking on the MB number/title.

6) Status Bar

Displays a short description or other information regarding the selected item

7) Unit, Parts Information

Displays the name of the unit/section selected, as well as the part number and part name of the part selected (if any)

8) Main Image Display Area

This area displays the selected unit/section or individual part. A unit/section can be displayed here by selecting one from the list of machine units/sections, after which one of its individual parts can be displayed by double-clicking on one from the individual parts list (or by right-clicking and selecting “Enlarge”). To return the display to the unit/section, single click on the part’s thumbnail in the individual parts list.

9) Individual Parts List

Displays thumbnails of all the individual service parts used in the unit/section selected. To save a part to the Favorite Parts list for easy reference later, right-click on the part and select “Save to Favorite Parts”. Note:

When a part has been selected for Favorite Parts, a checkmark will appear next to “Save to Favorite Parts” in the right-click menu of that part. To remove the part from Favorite Parts, select “Save to Favorite Parts“ again. When there is no image available for a part, “No Image” is displayed in the individual parts list in place of the image

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3. Installing, Removing and Updating the Catalog Explorer

Installing the Catalog Explorer

To start the Catalog Explorer Setup Wizard, double-click on the “CatalogExplorerInstaller.msi“ file. Then, follow the instructions displayed on the screen to complete the installation.

Removing the Catalog Explorer

3.2.1 From the Setup Wizard

Start the Catalog Explorer Setup Wizard by double-clicking on the same file you used to install the program (CatalogExplorerInstaller.msi). Select the “Remove CatalogExplorer” radio button, and then click “Finish”. The removal will automatically begin.

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When the removal is completed, the following window will be displayed. Click “Close” to close the Catalog Explorer Setup Wizard.

3.2.2 From the Windows Control Panel

Open up the Windows Control Panel, select “Add or Remove an Application”. Select “Change or Remove”. From the list of installed programs, select “CatalogExplorer” and then click “Remove”. When the following dialog is displayed, click “Yes” to complete the removal of the application.

3.3 Updating the Catalog Explorer to a Newer Version

Uninstall the current version of the Catalog Explorer using one of the two methods described in section 3.2 above. Install the new version of the Catalog Explorer using the method described in section 3.1 above.

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4. Updating the Catal og Data

The following is the partial file structure of the catalog data for each product.

Example: B230 B230

B230_3DPC

100

B230-NA.rpcv

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4.1 To Update the Parts Catalog Data for a Given Model

There are two types of catalog update files:

1) “Differences”: Contains only the changes made with respect to the previous catalog file (essentially, a “patch” file).

2) “Full”: Contains all changes made since the release of the original catalog file.

Therefore, depending on which type of file you wish to use, download the zip file for the model in question. After unzipping the file, replace the “Catalog Data” file on your PC for that model with the one contained in the zip file you downloaded. Note: If you have downloaded the “Full” file, the entire catalog data file will be overwritten.

If you have downloaded the “Differences” file, the new changes will be applied to the existing file in your PC (the unchanged content remains intact).

You will be prompted if you would like to overwrite the Catalog.rpcv file, click “Yes” to apply the updated catalog data.

Once the data has been updated, the contents of the Catalog Data folder will be as follows:

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