Ricoh silver Technical Bulletin
RICOH Technical Bulletin
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Model:
Subject:
PRIPORT SILVER
Firmware Modification History
Classification:
Troubleshooting
Mechanical
Paper path
Other ( )
Part information
Electrical
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Date:
31-Dec-98
No: 01
Prepared by:
H. Kokubo,
Priport Service Planning Section
Action required
Service manual revision
Retrofit information
Model Name:
SILVER: Ricoh JP1010/1030/1045/1050, Gestetner 5306(L/b)/5000/5001, RexRotary 1224(B),
nashuatec CP306(b), SVN 3150DNP
This bulletin is to inform you of the firmware modification history of PRIPORT SILVER.
Refer to the table below for the modification history. (For the new SP modes SP18 and 19,
add the information to you service manual.)
FIRMWARE MODIFICATION HISTORY
No. Part Numbers Description Month
Affected
1ROM:
C231 5105-E
MPU:
C231 5100-F
2 ROM :
C231 5105-K
MPU:
C231 5100-L
SP45 ‘Standard Image Position at Power-on’
·
has been changed from a customer accessible
item to a non-accessible item.
SP18 ‘Master Selection’ has been added. Th is
·
item is only for the Japanese version. (SP18
must be set at ‘0’ for t he other versions. ‘0’ is
the default.)
SP19 has been added. By switching this item
·
to ‘1,’ the Edge Erase mode for B5 size
originals is always selected when the Combine
2 Originals mode is used. (This erases the
shadows along the edge of the original for
prints in the Combine 2 Orig inals m ode. )
From the
start of
massproduction
November
’98
production
Remarks
This version
is the massproduction
release.
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No. Part Numbers Description Month
PRIPORT SILVER
3ROM:
C231 5105-M
MPU:
C231 5100-N
- Connectivity with the cont roller -
When a communication error occurs between
Silver and controller (the EZ-1 or CB-1), the
controller sends an error signal to t he m ain body.
The Silver sometimes does not send a response
signal to the controller and the contr oller stays in
the busy condition. (The LED on the controller
stays blinking until it is swiched off.)
This problem does not occur when the controller
is comunicating with the main body properly.
However, once any communication errors occur,
there is a possibility that this problem may occur.
With the new f irm ware, Silver can send t he
response signal properly even if a communication
error occurs.
Date:
31-Dec-98
Affected
December
’98
production
No: 01
Remarks
4
- Asian version
models only -
ROM:
C231 5105-M
Þ C231 5155-C
MPU:
C231 5100-N
Þ C231 5150-C
- Error in the User Code mode -
Even when the User Code mode was enabled
with SP120, the machine could not be reset (to
enter the user code entry display) by pressing the
keys as explained in the manual.
The only way to reset it was to wait for the
automatic reset (the Autoreset mode) or switch
the machine off and on.
This bug has been solved in this version.
This change has been implem ented into the
·
Asian versions for Ricoh and NRG (#C231-23
and -29).
The new ROM can display Thai (in
·
combination with the new operation panel).
This language can be selected by setting
SP12 to 8. Due to the limit of the ROM
capacity, Japanese guidance was eliminated.
(“SP12-0” was for Japanese, and it no longer
functions in this version of the ROM.)
To display Thai, the oper ation panel must be
·
changed at the same time. The par t number of
the new operation panel assembly is #C231
1455.
The part number of the MPU was changed for
identification purposes. The function remains
the same, except for the ROM.
From the
start of
massproduction
of the
Asian
version
machines
Suffixes
·
‘A’ and ‘B’
are
skipped.
The new
·
ROM
must be
used in
combination with
the new
operation
panel.
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Model:
PRIPORT SILVER
Date:
31-Dec-98
No: 01
CHECK SUM OF THE NEW ROMS
The check sums of the latest ROMs (for the Asian version and for the others) are as follows:
New Suffix (P/N) Description Check Sum
C231 5105-M EPROM - 1M X8 150NS 4E39
C231 5155-C
(Asian version only)
EPROM - 1M X8 150NS ED38
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SILVER:Ricoh JP1010/1030/1045/1050, Gestetner 5306(L/b)/5000/5001, RexRotary 1224(B),
PRIPORT SILVER
Controller Connectivity Problem
(Firmware Update Information)
Troubleshooting
Mechanical
Paper path
Other ( )
nashuatec CP306(b), SVN 3150DNP
Part information
Electrical
Transmit/receive
Date:
Prepared by:
H. Kokubo,
Priport Service Planning Section
15-Apr-99
Action required
Service manual revision
Retrofit information
No: 02
PROBLEM
When an Elesys Controller is connected with the Silver and if the controller is turned on
before the Priport is turned on, the following symptoms will sometimes occur.
Type 1:
The LCD on the operation panel grays out.
Type 2:
Type 3:
Type 4:
The drum starts turning. The beeper continues beeping. In this case, the Backup
RAM on the MPU (for the SP mode data) is reset and all SP mode data return to
their default settings.
Some LED’s on the operation panel start blinking or stay on.
Just like Type 2, the drum starts turning and the beeper continues beeping.
However, in this case the Backup RAM is NOT reset.
CAUSE
This problem will not occur when the Priport is turned on first as explained in the controller
operation manual. However, if the controller is turned on first, the communication start signal
is sent and interrupts the CPU initialization process when the Priport is turned on.
There are three types of Elesys controller; i.e. CB-1 (the mid-range), EZ-1 (the low-end), and
SFX (the latest and network supported). Depending on the type of controller, the behavior of
the problem varies.
Our test results (the symptoms and problem occurrence ratios are on the next page. The
values show the number of problems that occurred when tested 50 times for each type of
problem (Types 1 to 4).
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