Ricoh FT8982, FT680 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TBX OM U

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

This manual contains 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 handy place near the machine.

Please read the next section before using this copier. It contains important
information related to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT
PROBLEMS.

SAFETY INFORMATION

When using your copier, the following safety precautions should always be
followed.

Safety During Operation

In this manual, the following important symbols are used:

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to touch them, because they may be very hot.

In addition, all safety messages are identified by the wor ds "WARNING" and
"CAUTION". These words mean the following:

WARNING:

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CAUTION:

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of impor­tant operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the machine.

This symbol is attached to some components to alert the user not

Important information to alert you to a situation that
might cause serious injury and damage to your property
if instructions are not followed.

Important information that tells how to prevent damage to
equipment, or how to avoid a situation that might cause mi­nor injury.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNINGS:

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Since some parts of the copier are supplied with high electrical volt­age, touch only the parts specified in this manual.

Do not modify or replace any parts other than the ones specified in
this manual.

Do not incinerate toner or toner containers. Toner dust might ignite
when exposed to open flames.

Do not store toner where it will be exposed to heat.
Do not eat or swallow toner, and keep it out of reach of children.
The fusing section can be very hot. Be careful when handling it.

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CAUTIONS:

While copying, do not turn off the main switch.
While copying, do not open the front doors.
While copying, do not lift the document feeder.
While copying, do not unplug the power cord.
Do not lay anything weighing more than 10 kg, 22 lb on the exposure glass.
Do not place tools or other hard objects on the exposure glass.
Keep corrosive liquids, such as acid, off the machine.
Do not allow paper clips, staples, or other small metallic objects to fall inside

the machine.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

General Safety Information

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

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leave it plugge d in.
When the cop ier wi ll not be us ed for a long period , disc onnect the p ower c ord.

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If the copier must be transported by vehicle, please contact your service repre-

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sentative.
When the main switch is in the Stand-by position, the anticondensation heaters

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are on. In case of emergenc y, unplug the ma chine’s po wer cord.
To disconnect the power source, the main plug must be pulled.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

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WHERE IS IT

& WHAT IS IT

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COPIER EXTERIOR

COPIER EXTERIOR

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COPIER EXTERIOR

1. Operation unit

2. Recirculating
document handler
(RDH)

3. Exposure glass

4. 3000-sheet large
capacity tray
(Tray T) (Option)

5. Main switch

6. Front doors

7. 1,700-sheet tray
(Tray 3)

8. 500-sheet tray
(Tray 1)

9. 500-sheet tray
(Tray 2)

10. Finisher(Option)

11. Shift tray

Operator controls and indicators are located here.
Originals inserted into the RDH are individually

and automatically fed onto and removed from the
exposure glass. ☛ See page 26.

Position originals here face down for copying.
This tray can hold 3,000 sheets of copy paper.

See page 104.

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Switches the copier between on and stand-by
conditions ("stand-by" means that the anticonden­sation heaters are on).

Open to access the inside of the copier.
This tray can hold 1,700 sheets of copy paper.

See page 103.

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This tray can hold 500 sheets of copy paper.
See page 102.

This tray can hold 500 sheets of copy paper.
See page 102.

Copies will be sorted, stacked, or stapled here.

See page 87.

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Completed copies are delivered here.

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12. Auto response
sensor

Other options: key counter, key counter bracket set

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When the operator stands in front of this sensor,
the copier automatically turns off the Screen
Saver.

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COPIER INTERIOR

COPIER INTERIOR

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COPIER INTERIOR

1. Fusing Unit

2. Unit for two-sided
copying

3. Toner Cartridge

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

This unit is used to make two-sided copies.

Replace the toner cartridge when the copier in­structs you to add toner.

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OPERATION UNIT

OPERATION UNIT

BRIGHTNESS
KNOB

You can change the
brightness of the
display.

GUIDANCE KEY

Press to see
guidance of
functions.

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page 24.

TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY

You can see the operation status
and messages here.

PROGRAM/SPECIAL

See

FEATURE KEY

☛

See pages 48 ~ 52.

☛

See page 7.

ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
LEVER

You can change the
direction of the operation
unit up and down.

INTERRUPT KEY

Press to make interrupt
copies during a copy

☛

See page 45.

run.

10 KEYS

Use to enter the
desired number of
copies. They are also
used to enter data for
selected functions.

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CLEAR/STOP KEY

Press to cancel the copy
number entered. While copying,
press to stop copying.

START KEY

Press to start copying.

CLEAR MODES KEY

Press to clear the
copier of previously
entered settings and
functions.

OPERATION UNIT

Touch Panel Display

Initial Display

COPY COUNTER

Indicates the number of copies
entered, and the number of copies
made.

To operate the machine, touch the key you want to use. Then, the display
instructs what to do next.

Regarding de tailed inform ation about each k ey and functio n, ☛ see page 10.

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For how to use the touch panel display, ☛ see page 22.

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To save paper resources, Duplex mode (1 sided originals → 2 sided copy)
is the default setting with this machine.

If you want to change the mode, touch the

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mode.
You can change this default setting using the User Tools. ☛ See page 124.

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In Duplex mode (1 sided originals → 2 sided copy), a right margin of 5 mm,

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1/4" is set on the back side automatically as a default setting. If you want to
change this margin, touc h the
fault setting using the User Tools. ☛ See page 123.

[Margin Adj ust.]

[Duplex]

key, and select another

key. You ca n change this de-

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OPERATION UNIT

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WHAT YOU CAN DO

WITH THIS COPIER

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FUNCTIONS

FUNCTIONS

☛ See page 36.
☛ See page 40.

☛ See page 40.

☛ See page 41.
☛ See page 41.

☛ See page 39.

☛ See page 44.

☛ See page 87.

☛ See page 74.

☛ See page 65.

☛ See page 62.

☛ See page 58.

☛ See page 54.

Temporarily stopping one job to copy something else

☛ See page 45.

Storing your copy settings in memory

☛ See page 48.

Special Feature

☛ See page 50.

Entering copy job settings during the warm-up period

☛ See page 53.

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Reducing and enlarging

Reducing and enlarging using preset ratios

Reducing and enlarging with the [+- set] key
Reducing and enlarging with the [10 key s et] key

FUNCTIONS

☛ See page 54.

Fitting the original to a copy of a different size

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FUNCTIONS

Working with both sides of originals and copies

Making two-sided copies from one-sided originals
❐ This mode is the default with this machine.

Making two-sided copies from two-sided originals

☛ See page 58.

Making one-sided copies from two-sided originals

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Adding margins for binding

Margin for one-sided copying

Margin for two-side d copyi ng

FUNCTIONS

☛ See page 62.

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FUNCTIONS

Editing the copy image

Erasing parts of original image

Merging images

☛ See page 65.

Save Area

Save Area

Editing the copy image when making two-sided copies

Delete Area Save Area

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Adding or inserting sheets

Copying the front cover of the originals

Copying the front and back covers of the originals

FUNCTIONS

☛ See page 74.

Adding a front cover sheet

Adding front and back cover sheets

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FUNCTIONS

Copying designated pages of originals onto slip sheets

Copying designated pages of originals onto tab sheets

Inserting slip sheets between OHP transparencies

Copying onto OHP slip sheets

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Finishing

FUNCTIONS

Sorting into sets (123,123,123)
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This mode is the default with this machine.

Stapling copies

- 1 Staple (top left side)

- 1 Staple (bottom left side)

☛ See page 87.

- 2 Staples (top & bottom left side)

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FUNCTIONS

Stacking together all copies of a page (111, 222, 333)

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BASIC

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STARTING THE COPIER

STARTING THE COPIER

When The Main Switch Is In The Stand-by Position

Turn on the main switch.

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Wait for the copier to warm-up.

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During the warm-up period (less
than 8 minutes), the Start key is
red.

After warm-up, the copier goes

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into ready condition and the Start
key becomes green.

On

Stand

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STARTING THE COPIER

When The Touch Panel Display Is Off

The copier is in Screen Saver mode.
Stand in front of the auto response sensor to return to the ready condition.

For details about the Screen Saver, ☛ see page 117 .

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The following actions will also return the copier to the ready condition:

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Lifting the recirculating document handler.

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Opening the front c over.

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Touching the touc h panel disp lay.

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Pressing an y key on the o peratio n panel.

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Setting origina ls in the rec irculat ing docume nt handler.

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Pressing th e

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key of the paper trays.

Down

When The Copier Is Set For User Codes

Input your user code (6 digits)
using the 10 keys. Then touch
the [#] key.

❐ To prevent others from making cop-

ies using your user code, press the

Clear/Stop

multaneously after copying.

❐ For details about user co des, ☛ see

page 126.

❐ If you input the wrong user code,

press the
the code again.

and

Clear Modes

Clear/Stop

key and input

key si-

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USING THE TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY

USING THE TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY

On the touch panel display, you can find keys, instructions and messages.
By touching keys on the display, you can select or deselect functions, and
enter data for the selected modes. The keys are displayed as follows:

Keys that have been selected.
Keys that have the option of be-

ing selected.

Keys that do not have the option of

being selected are screened.
In this manual, keys on the display are indicated as follows:
Example:

Key on the display:
In the manual: [Auto Paper Select] key

Caution:

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Do not press the touch panel display with any hard or sharp
object (pen, pencil, etc.) Always use your fingers or something
with a soft tip.

Initial display

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Messages and instructions appear

here.

USING THE TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY

Display after selecting functions

[Check Modes] key

When you set two or more c opy settings, you can see the copy setting you
set last and the [Check Modes] key. When you want to see all settings you
selected at a glance, touch the [Check Modes] key.

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GETTING HELP ON THE DISPLAY

GETTING HELP ON THE DISPLAY

Press the Guidance key when you want to know detailed information about
functions you use. You can use this key in the Stand-by condition or when
entering settings for a copy job.

If you do the following wh ile the guidan ce display app ears, the cop ier returns t o

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the ready condition.

Pressing the

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Pressing the

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Setting computer form originals into the recirculating document handler.

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Entering User Tools.

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Program/Special Feature
Interrupt

key.

Seeking Guidance In The Stand-by Condition

Press the Clear Modes key then

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the Guidance key.

key.

Touch the key you want to know

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about on the touch panel display.

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GETTING HELP ON THE DISPLAY

Seeking Guidance While Entering Copy Job Settings

Press the Guidance key.

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❐ The information about functions you

are trying to use will be displayed on
the touch panel display.

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RECOMMENDED & NON-RECOMMENDED ORIGINALS

RECOMMENDED & NON-RECOMMENDED

ORIGINALS

Recommended Originals

Regarding or iginals that the re circulating docume nt handler can handle, ☛ see

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page 145.

Non-recommended Originals For The
Recirculating Document Handler

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Caution:

The following types of originals are not recommended for use
with the recirculating document handler (RDH mode, SADF
mode). Place them directly on the exposure glass.

Originals thicker than 104 g/m2,

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28 lb in the RDH mode
Originals thinner than 64 g/m2,

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17 lb in the RDH mode
Originals thicker than 165 g/m2,

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43 lb in the SADF m ode
Originals thinner than 53 g/m2,

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14 lb in the SADF m ode
Originals lar ger than A3 , 11" x 17"

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Originals smaller than A4 :, 8" x

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10"

in the RDH mode

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Originals smaller than A5 :, 5

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8

" : in the SADF mode

1/2

Paper with any kind of coating

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(such as carbon) on the back
Folded, curled, creased, or dam-

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aged original s
Mailing labels, or perforated origi-

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nals
Bound, stapled , or clippe d originals

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OHP transparencies

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1/2

" x

Translucen t paper

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Pasted orig inals

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Damp original s

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Sticky orig inals

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Wavy originals

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Originals that are not made from

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paper
Originals written in pencil on both

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sides, or tw o-sided carb on or iginals
Thermal fax pape r, CRO (cam era

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ready original s) or alum inum foil
Books, pamph lets, and book lets

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Originals that have ink masses of

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ball-point pens

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