Ricoh DDP70E-92 User Manual

User’s Guide

ugust 2007

338550-003C

No part of this document may be reproduced without the expressed pe rmission of Ricoh Americas Corporation.

The material in this document is for informational purposes and is subject to change without notice. Ricoh Americas Corporation 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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All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered tr adema rks 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 featur es and functions to meet changing printing or printer needs. Please be sure to consult all manual updates or addenda when using this product’s documentation.

This document contains TrueType fonts from Monotype Imaging Inc. Reproduction of these fonts is prohibited.

The software embedded in this product is based in part on the work of Independent JPEG Group.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and the name of CMU not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific written prior permission.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation, an d (ii) the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.

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

NOTE:

The 70 and 92 PPM printers come with the power management mode enabled and

will go into a “Sleep” mode after 7 minutes (70 PPM) or 15 minutes (92 PPM) if there is no printing or communications with the printer.

These are default settings and should remain in these conditions to get the energy

saving benefits of Energy Star.

Revisions

Revision Page No. (Contents) Date

A Original Release - ECO-1772 February 2006

Page B-2: Corrected Controller processor speed to 800 MHz (Egret 3R);

Add rev history page, copyright page;

Page 5-1, add "Network Problems" to bulleted list

February 2007

Page i, Updated Energy Star page to add Power Management feature.

Pages 4-9 and 4-31, added RC number to developer p/n

Page 6-2, updated Web Site layout sheet to include IPDS

March 2007

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manual Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

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

Chapter 2. Operator Control Panel

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

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

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

Using the Menu Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Printer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Reports Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

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

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

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

Paper Sizes, Paper Types, and Printer Input Trays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Loading Paper in Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

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Loading Paper in Tray 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Loading Paper into the MBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Loading Paper into the HCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Loading Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Pre-punched Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Loading Pre-printed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Loading Tab Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Setting the Custom Paper Size Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Setting the Tray Adjust Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Setting the Default Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Setting the Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Setting the Paper Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Setting the Paper Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Ordered Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Define the Ordered Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

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

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

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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

Printer Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18

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 for Safety/EMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

70/92 ppm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

Declaration of Conformity for RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5

70/92 ppm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5

When Installing and Relocating the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-6

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-6

Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-6

Positioning the Printer Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-8

Environmental Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-8

Operating Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-9

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-9

Care of Printer Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-10

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Appendix B. Printer 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

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

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

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

Introduction vi

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.

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

guidelines.

 Glossary – For definitions of terms and acronyms.

Audience

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

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.

vii Introduction

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:

For More Information

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

 Read Me First  Unpacking and Setup Instructions  Engine Maintenance Manual  Controller Maintenance Manual  Illustrated Parts List (IPL)

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.

Printer Overview 1-1

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

1-2 Printer Overview

Printer Features

The printers are high-speed, shared-use laser printers for a production printing environment. They incorporate 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.

Paper Delivery:

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

Finisher.

 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).

 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.

Printer Overview 1-3

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

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

page 2-2 for more information.

 Printer Language Support.

 Optional PostScript Level III (Adobe) printer language.  Optional IPDS printer language  PCL5e and PCL XL printer language.  TIFF and PDF printer language

 Network.

 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T.

 Network Protocol.

 TCP/IP and LPR/LPD with onboard network.  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 10/100/1000 Base-T.

1-4 Printer Overview

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 1-5

External View of the Printer

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 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.

1. Power Switch

10. Switch Back Cover

2. Front Cover

3. Vertical Path Cover

4. Multi-bypass Tray

5. Toner Supply Cover

6. Operator Control

7. Tray 1

8. Tray 2

9. Tray 3

14. Toner Collector

13. HCF Top

12. High Capacity Feeder

15. Finisher

Bottle Cover

Panel

(Not Shown)

16. Upper Tray

Cover

11. Elevator Tray

1-6 Printer Overview

Internal View of the Printer

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

consumed developer. 7 TH Handle Handle of the toner transfer unit.

5. Fuser Unit

3. Drum Unit

2. Drum Center Lock

4. Fuser Latch

6. Developer Duct

1. Toner Hopper Unit

7. TH Handle

Operator Control Panel 2-1

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

2-2 Operator Control Panel

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

Operator Control Panel 2-3

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

Continued on

page 2-4

Continued on

page 2-6

Disk DirectorySummaryDemoStatus

Cancel Printing

Fonts

• PCL Fonts

• PostScript Fonts

Jobs Menu

Finisher Menu

Continued on

page 2-8

The Finisher Menu is only displayed when a Container Stacker is installed.

Available when PostScript is installed.

2-4 Operator Control Panel

Default

Output

Printer Menu

• Upper Tray

• Elevator Tray

Paper

Source

• Solid Black

• SquareBlk/Skew

• Half Tone

• GhostG

• Jitter

• Large Letters

• Diagonal Lines

• Density Scale

• Small to Large

• Text File 4%

• Cross Pattern

• Staple:Front

• Staple:Rear

• Staple:Booklet

• Jogging

Options

• Wait Timeout

• Duplex-Always

• LPD Queuing

• Auto Proof Sample

PostScript

• Print Errors

• Best Fit

• Job Timeout

• Halftone Density

Select Paper

Output

Select Paper

Source

Test Print

Finishing Test

Print Quality

Select Paper

Source

Select Paper

Output

• Stacker 5

• Stacker 6

• Stacker 7

• Stacker 8



(More Options)

PCL

• Wide A4

• Requested Tray

Continued on

page 2-5

Available when PostScript is installed.

Available when the Container Stacker is installed.

•

Jogging

Operator Control Panel 2-5

Paper Size

• AutoSelect

• 1

• 2

• 3

• MBT

• HCF



(More Options)

Paper Type

Select Paper

Source

Tray Adjust

Paper Weight

Settings

• Plain

• Bond

• Color

• Label

• Letterhead

• Preprinted

• Prepunched

Tray 1

MBT

• A4 LEF

• A4 SEF

• A3 SEF

• A5 SEF

• B5 LEF

• B4 SEF

• Super B SEF

• Letter Tab LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Custom Size

• Letter LEF

• Letter SEF

• Ledger SEF

• Executive LEF

• Folio SEF

• Legal SEF

• Statement SEF

Select Paper

Source

• Recycled

• Special

• Transparency

• Transparency-pp

• Other

Select Paper

Source

Tray Adjust

Settings

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.

MBT

Default

• Letter SEF

• A4 SEF

Paper

Source

Ordered Sets

• 1

• 2

• 3

• MBT

• HCF

Paper Color

Trays 2, 3

• Folio SEF

• Super B SEF

• Statement SEF

• Custom Size

• LetterTab LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Executive LEF

• Folio SEF

• Super B SEF

• Letter Tab LEF

• A4 Tab LEF

• Custom Size

Paper Color

Settings

Select Paper

Source

2-6 Operator Control Panel

Setup Menu

Service

Password

Drum Unit

• Exhaust

• Supply

Fuser Web

Developer Mix

ConsumablesSystem

Continued on

page 2-7

Password

OCP

• Contrast

• Volume

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

Language

• English

• Deutsch

• Français

• Español

Operator Control Panel 2-7

Mode

Parallel

Exit Jam

Recovery

Software

Log

Reset

Gateway

Address

Subnet MaskIP Address

Energy1

Save Time

Country

Code

Password



(More Options)

• Compatible

• Bi-Directional

System

Password

HTTP Port

Ack Pulse

Width

Calendar

• Time Zone

• Date

• Time

• Time Zone Options

Energy

Save Mode

Available when Energy Save Mode is enabled.

Available when the Container Stacker is installed

Available when PostScript is installed.

• AutoSelec

• PostScript

• PCL

• PostScript

• Options

Boot Method

• DHCP

• STATIC

public

R/W

Emulation

Capture to

File



(More Options)

Auto

Online

• Auto Backup

• Output Cascade

• Best Fit Mode

Network

2-8 Operator Control Panel

Finisher Menu

Short Stacking

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Decurler

• AutoSelect

• Enable

• Disable

Available 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 or

Button

Name Function

Help Touch to display Help on the current screen.

Information From the Main Menu, displays information about the printer and con-

sumables. From relevant screens, displays an illustration of the paper trays or fin-

isher trays.



Pause/Offline Touch to pause the printer.



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

Return to Main

Menu/Cancel

Touch to cancel the current selection and return to the

Main Menu.



Previous 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.

Enter or Accept Confirm or Done. Touch to confirm your selection and return to the previous

screen or menu.

Sample Touch to duplicate a currently printing page and output to the sample tray.

Clear Button Touch to erase entire entry.

Delete Button T ouch to erase last character entered.

Ten Key Use to enter numeric values.

Volume Use to adjust volume of the OCP touch pad.

Contrast Use to adjust the contrast level of the OCPdisplay.

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

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2-10 Operator Control Panel

Main Menu

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

the screen follows.

Icon Function

Touch to open Main Menu Help.

Touch to display information about the printer and consumables.



Touch to pause the printer.

Touch to duplicate a current prin ting page and output to the

•Standard Finisher: Upper tray

•Container Stacker: Sample tray

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 Container

Stacker is installed.

Status Bar

Printer Menu

Current Screen

Help

Pause/Offline

Information

Setup Menu

Reports Menu

Jobs Menu

Finisher Menu

Sample

Ready

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.

 Printer

Displays information about the engine and controller software revision, error counts, and the current paper type and source settings.

 Consumables

Displays the status of the consumables: Toner, Developer Mix., Drum, and Fuser Web.

 Usage

Displays current information regarding print density, preventative maintenance, and page counts.

 Finisher

Displays information regarding the status of the Finisher.

 Network

Displays information such as MAC and IP Address, Gateway Address, Subnet Mask and HTTP Port.

2-12 Operator Control Panel

Printer Menu

When you select Printer from the Main Menu, this screen is displayed. You use the Printer Menu to gain access to the printing options described in the table below.

 Paper Source

 Default

Defines the default paper tray. Use this when the paper source is not designated by a host command. If a command from the host defines the paper source, the OCP setting is ignored. When “AutoSelect” is selected, tray is automatically selected according to paper size and/or paper type defined by host.

 Paper Size

When Paper Size is selected the paper size of the currently selected paper source is displayed. When the “Custom Size Switch” in the tray is set to “Standard”, paper size is automatically detected. See “Setting the Custom

Paper Size Values” on page 3-16 for more information.

 Paper Type

Defines the paper type to desired input tray. The paper type screen displays currently selected paper type, and the option buttons to select another paper type. See “Setting the Paper Type” on page 3-17 for more information.

 Paper Color

Sets the paper color for the selected input tray . The paper color screen displays the currently selected paper color, and the option buttons to select another paper color. There are 7 pre-defined colors and up to 80 custom colors to choose from. Custom colors are defined using the Web Utilities. See “Setting

the Paper Color” on page 3-17 for more information.

 Paper Weight

Defines the paper weight for the input tray. The paper weight screen displays the currently defined paper weight, and the options to redefine the paper weight settings. Options include bond, index and g/m

. See “Setting the Paper

Weight” on page 3-17 for detailed information and instructions.

PCL

Operator Control Panel 2-13

 Tray Adjust

The print position can be adjusted vertically and horizontally using the Tray Adjust option. When printing in duplex mode, you can set different tray adjust values for the front side and back side of the paper. See “Setting the Tray

Adjust Values” on page 3-16 for detailed information and instructions.

 Ordered Sets

Y ou can define an ordered set by specifying the number of pages in the set and the paper source tray(s) that contain the ordered set pages. The printer will support input tray cascading for ordered sets based on paper size and media type. See “Ordered Sets” on page 3-18 for detailed information and instructions.

 Default Output

Use this option when the output tray is not designated by a host command. Options include Upper Tray, Elevator T ray and Stacker 5, 6, 7 and 8, (if installed). If a command from the host defines the output tray, the OCP setting is ignored.

 Options

 Wait Timeout

Defines the time period (in seconds) from reception of last data to the reception of next data. If data is not received within the defined period, the job is

terminated. A command from the host will override the OCP setting.

 LPD Queuing

Can be set to enable or disable. The factory default is disabled. When enabled the printer will accept and queue additional print jobs while a data transfer is in process for another job.

 Duplex Always

Can be set to enable or disable. When set to enable, the printer will always print in duplex mode.

 Auto Proof Sample

This function provides automatic proof sample printing instead of manually pressing the Sample button on the OCP. The auto proof sample interval is 0 - 5,000 pages in 500 sheet increments (0, 500, 1,000, 1,500, ... 5,000). For example, if the interval is set to “500”, the printer will automatically output a proof sample to the sample tray every 500 sheets. If the interval is set to “0”, the function is disabled.

 PostScript

 Print Errors

Can be set to enable or disable. When set to enable, the printer will print an error page when a PostScript error occurs.

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 Best Fit

Can be set to enable or disable. When enabled, if the requested paper size is not present in any tray, the printer will select the closest available paper size and scale the image to fit. Best Fit works in conjunction with the Best Fit Mode option in the System Menu.

 Job Timeout

Defines the time limit for processing of the PostScript job. The valid range is 0 or 15 - 999.

 Halftone Density

Halftone Density can be adjusted to Light, Medium, Dark or Custom.

 Test Print

Use this button to print a test pattern for checking the print quality or the print position. A list of test patterns is shown on page 2-4.

 PCL

 Wide A4

Can be set to enable or disable. When set to enable, the printer changes the margin/printable area of A4 paper so that 80 10-pitch characters may be printed on a line.

 Requested Tray

Exclusively - Printer should print from the requested tray only. First - Printer should print from the requested tray first.

NOTE:

The Halftone Density menu is only displayed when the Halftone Selection in the Service menu is enabled.

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