Ricoh FT2012.212 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS [US]

INTRODUCTION

This copier is a desktop plain paper copier carefully manufactured to exacting standards of high performance. It consistently yields high contrast copies with a sup erior finish.

This manual co ntains detailed instructions on the operation and maintenance of this copier. To get maximum versatility from this copier, all operators should carefully read and follow the instructions in this manual. Please keep this manual in a han dy place near th e copier.

Please read the next se ction before using this copier. It contains impo rtant information related to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS.

SAFETY INFORMATION

When using your c opier, the following safety precautions sh ould always be followed.

Safety During Operation

In this manual, the fo llowing important sy mbols are used :

WARNING:

Caution:

Ignoring this warning cou ld cause serious injury or even death.

Ignoring this caution could cause in jury or damage to property.

Examples Of Indications

Symbols $ means a situation that requires you take care.

Do NOT carry out th e operation repres ented by the symbol >. This example means "Do not take apart".

Symbols ● means you MUST perform th is operation. Th is example means "Yo u must remove the wall plug".

SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING:

Only connect the co pier to the power so urce described on the inside front cover of this man ual. Avoid multi-wiring as it could cause an e lectric shock or a fire.

Avoid using an extens ion cord. Make su re the wall outlet is near the copier and freely ac cessible so that in event of an emergency it can be un plugged easily .

Do not damage, break or make any mod ifications to the power cord. Do not plac e heavy objects o n it, pull it hard or bend it more than necessary. These actions could cause an electric shock or fire.

Do not remove any co vers or screws other th an those specified in this man ual. Some parts of the co pier are at a high voltage and cou ld give you an e lectric shock. Whe n the copier needs to be che cked, adjusted or repaired, contact your service represen tative.

Do not take apart or atte mpt any modifica tions to this copier. There is a risk of fire, electric shoc k, explosion or los s of sight.

If the copier looks dam aged or breaks dow n, smoke is coming out, there is a strange smell or anything loo ks unusual, immediately tu rn off the main po wer switch then unplug the power cord from the wall. Do not continue using the copier in this cond ition. Contact your se rvice representative.

Do not put any metal o bjects or containers ho lding water (e.g. vases, flowerpo ts, glasses) on th e copier. If the conte nts fall inside the copier a fir e or electric shock cou ld occur.

If any metal, liquid or foreign matter falls into the co pier, turn off the main switch and unplug the main power cord. Contact your service repres entative. Do not keep using the copier with a fault or defe ct.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Do not incinerate used ton er or toner containers. Toner d ust might ignite when exposed to an open flame. Dispose of the used toner containers ac cording to loca l regulations for plastics.

Do not plug or unplug th e power cord with wet han ds or an electric shock might occur.

Caution:

When you move th e copier, unplug th e power cord from the wall outlet to avoid fire or elec tric shock.

When you pull out th e plug from the s ocket, grip the plug to

avoid damaging th e cord and causing fire or electric shock.

Keep the copier awa y from humidity and dust. A fire or an electric shock might occur.

Do not place the cop ier on an unsta ble or tilted surface. If it topples over it could cau se injury.

When the copier will n ot be used for a lon g time, unplug the power cord.

If you use this copie r in a confined s pace, make su re there is a continuous air turn over.

When removing misfed paper, do not touch the fusing section because it co uld be very hot.

This copier has been te sted for safety usin g this supplier’s parts and consu mable. We recomm end you only u se these specified supplies .

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WHERE TO PUT YOUR COPIER

The installation location should be carefully chosen because environmental conditions g reatly affect the pe rformance of a co pier.

Copier Environment

Optimum Environmental Conditions

Temperature: 10 - 30°C, 50 - 86°F

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Humidity: 15 - 90%

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Place upon a strong, stable, level base with a flat, even surface. Do not

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place on a surface that has holes, ruts, cavities or is uneven in any way. The copier must be level within 3 mm, 0.11" both front to rear and left to

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right. To avoid a possible build-up of ozone, make sure to locate this copier in a

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large well ventilated room that has air turnover of more than 30 m

Environments To Avoid

Locations exposed to direct sunlight or strong light (more than 1,500 lux.)

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/hr/person.

Locations directly exposed to cool air from an air conditioner or heated air

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from a heater. (Sudden temperature changes might cause condensation within the copier.)

Places where the copier might be subjected to frequent strong vibration.

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Dusty areas.

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Areas with corrosive gases.

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Places higher than 2,000 m, 6,500 ft above sea level.

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Power Connection

WHERE TO PUT YOUR COPIER

WARNING:

Only connect the copier to the power source described on the insid e front cover of this ma nual. Avoid multi-wiring as it cou ld cause an ele ctric shock or a fire.

Avoid using an ex tension cord. Make sure th e wall outlet is near the copier and freely accessible so that in event of an e mergency it can be u nplugged easily.

Make sure the plug is firmly inserted in the outlet.

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Voltage must not fluctuate more than 10%.

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Always turn the copier off when you have finished copying for the day.

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Access To Copier

Place the copier near the power source, pro viding clearance a s shown.

More than 20 cm (7.9")

Copy tray

More than 0 cm (0")

Copier

More than 20 cm (7.9")

More than 40 cm (15.8")

WHERE IS IT & WHAT

IS IT

COPIER EXTERIOR ........................................................................... 2

COPIER INTERIOR ............................................................................3

OPERATION PANEL ........................................................................... 4

Type 1 .........................................................................................4

Type 2 .........................................................................................5

COPIER EXTERIOR

EXPOSURE GLASS

Position originals here face down for copying.

OPERATION PANEL

There are two kinds of panel depending on your copier – Type 1 and Type 2. ☛ See pages 4 and 5.

TOP UNIT

Open to access the inside of the copier.

MAIN SWITCH

Switches the copier between on and off condition.

BYPASS FEED ENTRANCE

Use to copy onto OHP sheets, adhesive labels, translucent paper, and post cards.

PLATEN COVER

Lower this cover over originals for copying.

BYPASS FEED GUIDES

Use to align copy paper set in the bypass feed entrance.

MANUAL POCKET

Insert the operator’s manual here.

COPY TRAY

Completed copies are delivered here.

PAPER CASSETTE

This cassette can hold 250 sheets of copy paper.

CHARGE CORONA WIRE

Clean this wire when white streaks appear on copies, or when image density becomes uneven. See page 59.

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COPIER INTERIOR

BLUE MATERIAL (OPC)

Do not touch this unit when you access the inside of the copier. Do not expose this unit to the light for a long time.

COPIER INTERIOR

GUIDE PLATES

If the reverse side of copies become dirty, clean these plates. ☛ See page 62.

FUSING UNIT

Fuses the copy image to the paper. When accessing the inside of the copier, use caution. This unit may be very hot.

TONER BOTTLE

Replace the toner bottle when the Add Toner f indicator is lit or blinking. ☛ See page 31.

TRANSFER CORONA WIRE

Clean this wire when white streaks appear on copies, or when image density becomes uneven. ☛ See page 59.

IMAGING UNIT

Replace the imaging unit when the "iu" indicator is lit or blinking. ☛ See page 34.

OPERATION PANEL

Type 1

OPERATION PANEL

Lighter

1. Manual Image Dens ity indicators

2. Load Paper indicator

3. Add Toner indicator

4. Auto Image Density indicator

5. Check Paper Path indicator

6. Up (+) and Down (-) keys

7. Start key Press to start copying.

Auto Image Density

Darker

Quantity

See page 18.

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See page 30.

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See page 31.

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Indicates that the co pier automatically controls the image dens ity.

See page 39.

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Use to set the desired number of copie s.

Clear/Stop

Start

8. Clear/Stop key Press to cancel the copy n umber entered.

While copying, pres s to stop copying.

9. Copy Counter Indicates the numb er of copies.

10. Lighter and Darker keys

See page 18.

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Type 2

Enlarge

Full Size

Reduce Create Margin

10 14 10

Zoom Down

Zoom Up

2 2

11 14

11 129%

100%

93% 85% 78%

Reduce/Enlarge

345

Auto Image Density

Lighter

Darker

Quantity

OPERATION PANEL

Start

Clear/Stop

1. Reproduction Ratio indicators

Indicates the selected preset reproduction ratios.

2. Three Digit indicator Data display.

3. Load Paper indicator

4. Add Toner indicator

5. Auto Image Density indicator

6. Check Paper Path

See page 30.

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See page 31.

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Indicates that the co pier automatically controls the image dens ity.

See page 39.

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indicator

7. Manual Image Dens ity

See page 18.

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indicators

8. Up (+) and Down (-)

Use to set the desired number of copie s.

keys

9. Start key Press to start copying.

10. Clear/Stop key Press to cancel the copy number entered.

While copying, press to stop copying.

11. Copy Coun ter Indicates the numb er of copies.

12. Lighter and Darker

See page 18.

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keys

13. Reduce/En large key

See page 22.

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14. Zoom Up key Enlarges in 1% steps. ☛ See page 23.

15. Zoom Down key Reduces in 1% steps. ☛ See page 23.

OPERATION PANEL

BASIC

STARTING THE COPIER .................................................................... 8

When The Main Switch Is In T he Stand-by Position .................8

When The Copier Has Been Turned Off By Auto-Off Mo de .....9

SETTING ORIGINALS ON THE EXPOSURE GLASS ....................... 10

ORIGINAL SETTING AND COPY DIRECTIONS ............................... 11

CHANGING PLATEN COVER POSITION ..........................................12

STARTING THE COPIER

When The Main Switch Is In The Stand-by Position

Turn on the main s witch.

Wait for the copier to warm up.

During the warm-up period, the indicator on the Start key stays red.

When the warm-up period is

completed, the indicator on the Start key turns green. Th e copier is ready to make copies.

At the end of the day, turn off the

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main switch.

Clear/Stop

Start

STARTING THE COPIER

When The Copier Has Been Turned Off By Auto-Off Mode

To conserve energy, this copier automatically turns off 10 minutes after the last copying job has been completed. To use the copier, turn on the main switch.

To cancel Auto-off mode, contact

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your service representative. Auto-off is not in effect in the fol-

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lowing conditions:

When the

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While accessing the user tools.

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As standard, the copier turns off af-

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ter 10 minutes. You can change this – ☛ see page 50.

Start

key is red.

SETTING ORIGINALS ON THE EXPOSURE GLASS

SETTING ORIGINALS ON THE EXPOSURE

Lift the platen cove r.

Set the original face down on

the exposure glass. Th e original should be cente red to the arrow mark on the scale.

GLASS

Lower the platen cover.

When copying book originals it is

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important that the platen cover and exposure glass are parallel. This prevents streaming light and using unnecessary toner enabling you to make clear copies. Therefore, before lowering the cover lift it from it’s hinges at the rear.

Book original must be 20 mm,

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0.78" thick or less.

ORIGINAL SETTING AND COPY DIRECTIONS

When you use the following kinds of paper, set them into the bypass feed

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entrance.

OHP sheets

When you copy onto OHP sheets, set the originals and OHP sheets as shown on the right.

When using OHP sheets, set one

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sheet at a time into the bypass feed entrance and open the copy tray. Remove copies delivered to the copy tray one by one.

Letterhead

When you copy on to letterhead, set the originals and letterhead as shown on the right.

Two-sided copies

Front side

When you make two-sided copies, set the originals and copy paper for copying the reverse side as shown on the right.

Do not use paper that has been

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copied onto by other machines.

CHANGING PLATEN COVER POSITION

You can change the direction from which the platen cover opens from position A (default) to position B. This procedure involves moving the hinges and re-fixing the cover.

If you also want to change the operation panel position, contact your service

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representative.

Open the platen cover and re-

move the 2 stoppers using a ball-point pen as shown in the illustration.

(A)

(B)

stopper

Hold the platen cover as shown

and pull it towards yo u.

Remove two clips from the

hinges.

Remove the two hinges from

the platen cover.

Remove the two caps covering

the alternative hinge slots on the top of the copier.

Fix these caps over the slots

you uncovered when removing the cover in step 1.

CHANGING PLATEN COVER POSITION

Insert the hinges in their new

positions.

Fix the clips as sh own.

CHANGING PLATEN COVER POSITION

Fit the platen cover onto the

copier. The hinges should fit into the new holes.

Lean the platen cover back until

the hinges click.

Replace the stopper on each

hinge as shown. With the sticky side facing the hinge, push each stopper firmly down into place.

COPYING

BASIC OPERATIONS ......................................................................... 16

One-to-One Copying .................................................................. 16

Adjusting Copy Image Dens ity ................................................... 18

Copying From The Bypas s Feed Entrance .............................. 19

Entering Copy Job Settings During The Warm-up Period (Au to

Start) .......................................................................................... 21

REDUCED AND ENLARGED COPYING ........................................... 22

Reducing And Enlarging Usin g Preset Ratios (Preset R/E) .... 22

Reducing And Enlarging In 1 % Steps (Zoom) ......................... 23

BASIC OPERATIONS

One-to-One Copying

You can make copies that are the sa me size as your originals.

Place the original fa ce down on

the exposure glass, and lower the platen cover.

The original should be centered to

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the arrow mark on the scale.

If your copier is a Type 2, make

sure the magnification ratio is 100%.

93% 85% 78%

Reduce/Enlarge

Auto Im

Lighter

Enter the number of copies re-

quired using the Up (+) and Down (-) keys.

Up to 50 copies can be entered.

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To change the number entered,

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press the enter the new number.

Open the copy tray under the

following conditions :

When you make 20 or more

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When you make 10 or more

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When you use curled paper.

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Even if you open the copy tray, the

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page order may be muddled.

Clear/Stop

" x 11", A4 copies.

1/2

" x 14" copies.

1/2

key and then

Quantity

Start

Clear/Stop

Press the Start key.

To stop the machine during a

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multi-copy run, press the

Clear/Stop

Press the

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copying or press the key again to clear the copy counter.

Remove the copies from the

copy tray and the original from the exposure glass.

key.

key to resume

Start

BASIC OPERATIONS

Start

Clear/Stop

BASIC OPERATIONS

Adjusting Copy Image Density

To match the type o f originals, adjust th e image density .

You can increase or decrease Auto/Manual image density with the user

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tools. ☛ See pages 49, 50 and 54.

Auto image density

If the center image density indicator is lit, the copier automatically controls the image density.

Press the Lighter (left) key or Darker (right) key to light the center image den sity indicator.

Your service representative can

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cancel this setting and set the copier to be in Manual image density mode even when you select the center image density indicator.

Auto Image Density

Lighter

Darker

Manual image density

If you have dark or light originals, adjust the image density yourself.

Press the Lighter (left) key to lower the image density. Press the Darker (right) key to increase the image density.

Auto Image Density

Lighter

Darker

BASIC OPERATIONS

Copying From The Bypass Feed Entrance

Use the bypass feed entrance to copy onto paper of a different size than the one already in the paper cassette.

One sheet should be inserted into the bypass feed entrance at a time.

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Bypass feed copying should also be used for OHP sheets, adhesive labels,

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translucent paper, or post cards. As for the original setting and copy directions, see page 11.

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Place the original fa ce down on

the exposure glass, and lower the platen cover.

The original should be centered to

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the arrow mark on the scale.

Slide the bypass feed guide s to

the proper width.

Insert the copy paper into the

bypass feed entran ce gently.

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