Savin SLP 38c User Manual

Operating Instructions

Maintenance Guide 1

Read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy for future
reference.
For safety, please follow the instructions in this manual.

Introduction

This manual contains detailed instructions on the operation and maintenance of this machine. To get
maximum versatility from this machine 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 Safety Information before using this machine. It contains important information related
to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS.

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those marks.

Notes:

Some illustrations might be slightly different from your machine.

Certain options might not be available in some countries. For details, please con­tact your local dealer.

Note

The proper names of the Windows operating systems are as follows:

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•Microsoft

•Microsoft

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•Microsoft

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Windows® 95 operating system

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Windows® 98 operating system

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Windows® Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

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Windows ® 2000 Professional

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Windows ® 2000 Server

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Windows NT® Server operating system Version 4.0

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Windows NT® Workstation operating system Version 4.0

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Safety Information

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

Safety During Operation

In this manual, the following important symbols are used:

WARNING:

CAUTION:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions
are not followed, could result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are
not followed, may result in minor or moderate injury or damage to
property.

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• Connect the power cord directly into a wall outlet and never use an ex­tension cord.

• Disconnect the power plug (by pulling the plug, not the cable) if the
power cable or plug becomes frayed or otherwise damaged.

• To avoid hazardous electric shock or laser radiation exposure, do not
remove any covers or screws other than those specified in this man­ual.

• Turn off the power and disconnect the power plug (by pulling the plug,
not the cable) if any of the following conditions exists:

• You spill something into the equipment.

• You suspect that your equipment needs service or repair.

• Your equipment's cover has been damaged.

• Do not incinerate spilled toner or used toner. Toner dust might ignite

when exposed to an open flame.

• Disposal can take place at our authorized dealer or at appropriate col­lection sites.

• Dispose of the used toner cartridge in accordance with the local reg­ulation.

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R CAUTION:

• Protect the equipment from dampness or wet weather, such as rain, snow,
and so on.

• Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before you move the equipment.
While moving the equipment, you should take care that the power cord will
not be damaged under the equipment.

• When you disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet, always pull the
plug (not the cable).

• Do not allow paper clips, staples, or other small metallic objects to fall inside
the equipment.

• Keep toner (used or unused) and toner cartridge out of the reach of chil­dren.

• For environmental reasons, do not dispose of the equipment or expended
supply waste at household waste collection points. Disposal can take place
at an authorized dealer or at appropriate collection sites.

• The inside of the machine could be very hot. Do not touch the parts with a
label indicating the “hot surface”. Otherwise it could cause a personal burn.

• Our products are engineered to meet high standards of quality and function­ality, and we recommend that you only use the expendable supplies avail­able at an authorized dealer.

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ENERGY STAR Program

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, we have determined
that this machine model meets the ENERGY STAR
Guidelines for energy efficiency.

The ENERGY STAR Guidelines intend to establish an international energy-saving system for
developing and introducing energy-efficient office equipment to deal with environmental is­sues, such as global warming.

When a product meets the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for energy efficiency, the Partner shall
place the ENERGY STAR logo onto the machine model.

This product was designed to reduce the environmental impact associated with office equip­ment by means of energy-saving features, such as Low-power mode.

❖❖❖❖ Low-power Mode (Energy Saver mode)

This printer automatically lowers its power consumption 60 minutes after the
last operation has been completed. To exit Low-power (Energy Saver) mode,
press any key on the operation panel. For details about how to configure En­ergy Saver mode, see “Making Printer Settings with the Operation Panel” in Ad­ministrator Reference 2 as a PDF file on the CD-ROM.

❖❖❖❖ Specifications

Energy Saver mode Power Consumption 45 W or less

Default Time 60 minutes

Recovery Time 120 seconds or less

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How to Read This Manual

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Symbols

In this manual, the following symbols are used:

WARNING:

This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions
are not followed, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION:

This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions
are not followed, may result in minor or moderate injury or damage to property.

* The statements above are notes for your safety.

Important

If this instruction is not followed, paper might be misfed, or data might be lost.
Be sure to read this.

Preparation

This symbol indicates the prior knowledge or preparations required before op­erating.

Note

This symbol indicates precautions for operation, or actions to take after misop­eration.

Limitation

This symbol indicates numerical limits, functions that cannot be used together,
or conditions in which a particular function cannot be used.

Reference

This symbol indicates a reference.

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Keys that appear on the machine's panel display.

Keys and buttons that appear on the computer's display.

{}

Keys built into the machine's operation panel.

Keys on the computer's keyboard.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

Detaching the SR770 (2 Tray Finisher).................................................... 1

Opening and Closing the Duplex Reversal Unit..................................... 2

Replacing the Toner Cartridge................................................................. 3

Replacing the Fuser Oil Unit .................................................................... 6

Replacing the Photoconductor Unit ...................................................... 10

Replacing the Development Unit ........................................................... 14

Replacing the Fusing Unit ...................................................................... 18

Replacing the Dustproof Filter............................................................... 23

Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle ......................................................... 25

Replacing the Paper Feed Rollers ......................................................... 27

2.Clearing and Adjusting the Printer

Cautions to Take When Cleaning........................................................... 31

Cleaning the Registration Roller............................................................ 32

Cleaning the DustProof Glass................................................................ 33

Adjusting the Color Registration ........................................................... 34

Auto Adjust.................................................................................................. 34

Fuser Adjust ................................................................................................ 35

Manual Adjust ............................................................................................. 38

Test Sheet Samples.................................................................................... 40

Adjusting the Image Density .................................................................. 42

Adjusting the Registration of the Trays ................................................ 43

3.Appendix

Removing Misfed Paper in the Duplex Feed Unit................................. 45

When the Front Cover Does Not Close ................................................. 48

Consumables........................................................................................... 50

Paper Recommendations ....................................................................... 52

Loading Paper............................................................................................. 52

Storing Paper .............................................................................................. 52

Types of Paper and Other Media ................................................................ 52

Printable Area ............................................................................................. 55

INDEX........................................................................................................ 56

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1. Replacing Consumables
and Maintenance Kit

Detaching the SR770 (2 Tray Finisher)

There are times when you might have
to detach the 2 Tray Finisher from the
printer to remove misfed paper. This
section describes how to detach the 2
Tray Finisher.

Hold the handle at the top of the 2

A

Tray Finisher firmly with one
hand, pull the 2 Tray Finisher
straight out, and let go when it
stops.

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The 2 Tray Finisher is detached
from the printer.

Important

❒ Be sure to attach the 2 Tray Fin-

isher to the printer after closing
the Duplex Reversal Unit. See
P.2 “Opening and Closing the Du-
plex Reversal Unit”.

Use both hands to push it straight

B

back in, and let go when it clicks
into place.

The 2 Tray Finisher is reattached to
the printer.

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Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

Opening and Closing the Duplex Reversal Unit

1

There are times when you might have
to detach the Duplex Reversal Unit to
remove misfed paper. This section
describes how to detach the Duplex
Reversal Unit.

Push up the lock release button

A

and keep it in place.

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Lower the Duplex Reversal Unit

B

slowly until it stops.

Note

❒ You do not have to remove the

External Tray even if the 2 Tray
Finisher is attached.

The Duplex Reversal Unit is
opened.

Raise the Duplex Reversal Unit

C

slowly with both hands, and push
it in until it clicks into place.

The Duplex Reversal Unit is
closed.

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Important

❒ Attach the Duplex Reversal

Unit after closing the upper left
cover of the printer.

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Important

❒ Open the Duplex Reversal Unit

after detaching the 2 Tray Fin­isher from the printer. See P.1

“Detaching the SR770 (2 Tray
Finisher)”.

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Replacing the Toner Cartridge

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Replacing the Toner Cartridge

WARNING:

• Do not incinerate spilled toner
or used toner. Toner dust is
flammable and might ignite
when exposed to an open
flame. Disposal should take
place at an authorized dealer
or an appropriate collection
site. If you dispose of the used
toner cartridges yourself, dis­pose of them according to lo­cal regulations.

CAUTION:

• The inside of the machine be­comes very hot. Do not touch the
parts with a label indicating a
"hot surface". Touching a "hot
surface" could result in a burn.

• Keep toner (used or unused) and
the toner cartridge out of reach
of children.

• Our products are engineered to
meet the highest standards of
quality and functionality. When
purchasing expendable sup­plies, we recommend using only
those provided by an authorized
dealer.

If "Add Toner" appears on the panel
display, replace the toner cartridge.

Add Toner
XXX

or

Add Toner
XXX/XXX

Note

❒ A combination of one to four col-

ors, yellow, magenta, cyan, black,
is displayed in "XXX".

❒ If cyan or magenta or yellow toner

runs out, you can print in black
and white mode using the black
toner. Change the color mode set­ting to "Black and White" from the
printer driver .

❒ If black toner runs out, printing is

not possible until the black toner
cartridge is replaced.

While pushing the lock button on

A

the upper right cover of the print­er (AAAA), open the upper right cover
(BBBB).

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Note

❒ The actual number of printed pag-

es will differ depending on the pa­per type, size, contents and
settings. For more information, see
P.50 “Toner cartridge”.

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From the end, the toner cartridges
are installed in the order of magen­ta (M), cyan (C), yellow (Y), and
black (K).

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Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

1

Remove the toner cartridge for

B

the color you want to replace.
A Unhook the green hook on the

toner cartridge with one hand.

B Holding the toner cartridge

with the other hand, pull out
the cartridge up slowly.

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Note

❒ The black toner cartridge con-

tains more than the other toner
cartridges.

Shake the toner cartridge back

D

and forth 5-6 times.

Holding the toner cartridge with

E

the metal contact area in front, at­tach in the direction of the arrow.

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Important

❒ Do not shake the removed

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toner cartridge. The remain­ing toner might scatter.

Important

❒ Do not touch the metal contact

Take out a new toner cartridge

C

point with your fingers.

from the box.

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Insert the toner cartridge slowly

F

until the green hook snaps on the
metal contact area.

Important

❒ Do not install and remove the

toner cartridges over and over.
This could result in a toner leak.

Close the upper right cover.

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Replacing the Toner Cartridge

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The following message appears on
the panel display. Please wait a
while.

Loading Toner...

Important

❒ Do not turn off the power

switch during "Loading Ton­er..." appears on the panel dis­play to avoid a printer
malfunction.

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Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

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Replacing the Fuser Oil Unit

1

CAUTION:

• The Fusing Unit becomes very
hot. When installing the new
Fuser Oil Unit, turn off the printer
and wait about an hour. After
that, install the new Fusing Unit.
Not waiting for the unit to cool
down can result in a burn.

If "Replace Fuser Oil Unit (TypeG)"
appears on the panel display, replace
the Fuser Oil Unit.

Replace Fuser
Oil Unit (TypeG)

Turn off the power switch and

A

unplug the power cable.

Important

❒ Be sure to wait about an hour to

prevent a burn.

If the External Tray is attached to

D

the printer, raise it in the direc­tion of the arrow (AAAA), and remove
it (BBBB).

Pull out the left cover of the print-

E

er slowly.

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If 2 Tray Finisher is installed, de-

B

tach it from the printer.

Reference

See P.1 “Detaching the SR770 (2
Tray Finisher)”

If the Duplex Unit is installed,

C

open the Duplex Reversal Unit.

Reference

See P.2 “Opening and Closing the
Duplex Reversal Unit”

Open the upper left cover.

F

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Replacing the Fuser Oil Unit

Holding the green handle, pull

G

up the Fusing Unit slowly in the
direction of the arrow.

Important

❒ Do not touch any areas other

than the handle.

Put the removed Fusing Unit in a

H

stable and level place.

Lift the Fuser Oil Unit in the di-

I

rection of the arrow to remove it,
and put it in a stable and level
place.

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Take out the Fuser Oil Unit from

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the bag, and remove seal (AAAA), and
then remove seal (BBBB) as shown in
the illustration.

Note

❒ Be sure to remove seal (A), and

then pull it out in a level man­ner.

Important

❒ Be sure to remove the seals to

avoid printer malfunction.

❒ Be sure to remove seal (A) first,

and then remove seal (B) to
avoid oil leak.

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Important

❒ Do not touch inside of the Fus-

ing Unit.

❒ Be careful no to touch the area

other than the shown in the il­lustration.

❒ Be sure to put the Fuser Oil Unit

in a stable and level place to
avoid oil leak.

❒ There is oil on the removed

seals and fuser oil roller. Be
careful not to let them come in
contact with your clothes.

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Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

1

Hold the Fuser Oil Unit in the

K

manner shown in the illustration.
Match (UUUU) on the front of the Fus­er Oil Unit and (TTTT) on the Fusing
Unit at three places. While push­ing the green lever on the left side
of the Fusing Unit (AAAA), insert the
left and right protrusions of the
Fuser Oil Unit into the white
holders of the Fusing Unit (BBBB),
and then move the Fuser Oil Unit
in the direction shown by the ar­row (CCCC) to attach the Fuser Oil
Unit to the Fusing Unit.

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Close the upper left cover (AAAA) and

M

push the handle slowly (BBBB) to the
back until it clicks into place.

Place the old Fuser Oil Unit into

N

the bag which contained the new
Fuser Oil Unit, and seal the bag.

If you removed the External Tray

O

in step
Insert the hooks of the External
Tray into the printer slits, and
lower it toward you.

, reattach it to the printer.

D

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Holding the green handle with

L

one hand, use your other hand to
push the front area of the handle
to create a slight slant, and push
the Fusing Unit slowly to the
back.

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If the Duplex Unit is installed,

P

close the Duplex Reversal Unit.

Reference

See P.2 “Opening and Closing the
Duplex Reversal Unit”

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Note

❒ Confirm that the Fuser Oil Unit

is facing the inside of the print­er.

At this point, make sure the Fusing

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Unit is on the stand properly.

If the 2 Tray Finisher was in-

Q

stalled, reattach the 2 Tray Finish­er to the printer.

Reference

See P.1 “Detaching the SR770 (2
Tray Finisher)”

Plug in the power cable and turn

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on the power switch.

Note

❒ If you dispose of the used toner

cartridges by yourself, dispose
of them according to local regu­lations.

Replacing the Fuser Oil Unit

1

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Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

Replacing the Photoconductor Unit

1

If "Replace Black PCU (Type F)" ap­pears on the panel display, replace
the black Photoconductor Unit.

Replace Black
PCU (Type F)

If "Replace Color PCU (Type A)" ap­pears on the panel display, replace
the three color Photoconductor Units.

Replace Color
PCU (Type A)

Turn off the power switch and

A

unplug the power cable.

Open the front cover slowly by

B

pulling down from the two areas
on the left and right.

Turn the light brown lever coun-

D

terclockwise.

Loosen two screws that are fasten-

E

ing the inner cover using provid­ed screwdriver.

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Take out the green screwdriver.

C

Use this screwdriver for all attach­ment and detachment of screws.

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You cannot remove these two
screws.

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Replacing the Photoconductor Unit

Lift the inner cover until it clicks

F

into place and holds.

The Photoconductor Units are in­stalled as shown in the illustration.
The black Photoconductor Unit is
at the upper left period. The other
three are color Photoconductor
Units.

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Remove the Photoconductor Unit

G

you want to replace.

For black, remove the upper left
one, and for color, remove the
three on the right.

A Move the green hook slowly to

the right as shown in the illus­tration. The green hook is lo­cated on the upper right of the
Photoconductor Unit.

B Grip the green areas at the top

and bottom of the Photocon­ductor Unit, and pull slowly
until you can see all of the
green handle.

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Important

❒ Pulling out the Photoconduc-

tor Unit quickly might cause
it to drop.

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Replacing Consumables and Maintenance Kit

1

C Lift and hold the green handle

at the top (AAAA), and pull out the
unit slowly (BBBB).

Install a new Photoconductor Unit.

H

For black, install one, and for color,
install three.

A Take the unit out from the bag.

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C Match the green arrow at the

tip of the Photoconductor Unit
to the rail inside the printer.

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Important

❒ Make sure the green arrow

fits securely on the rail before
proceeding to the next step.

D Push the front of the Photocon-

ductor Unit slowly with your
right hand, slide the unit on
the cover, and push in until it
stops.

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Important

❒

Do not remove the cover that is
attached to the bottom of the Pho­toconductor Unit at this time.

B

Place the Photoconductor Unit in
your left hand, and remove the ad­hesive tape at the tip of the unit.

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Important

❒ If you do not attach the green

arrow of the Photoconductor
Unit securely to the rail, you
might damage the Photocon­ductor Unit.

❒ Do not touch the light-sensi-

tive area of the Photoconduc­tor Unit.

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