Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product G1168604A Ricoh
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G1168605A_1.1 0 EN USA G116-8604A Copyright © 2004, 2005 1 Setup Guid e Read This First Trademarks........................................................... .................................................. 3 Safety Information ....................
2 Installing Options Available Options...................................................................... ........................... 34 Option Installation Flow Chart ....................... .............. .............. .............. ...........
Read This First G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 3 Trademarks Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United St ates and/or ot her countrie s. IPS-PRINT Printer Language Emulat ion Copyright© 1999-2 000 Oak Technolo- gy, Inc.
Read This First 4 Safety Information When using your pr inter, the following safety precautions should always be fol- lowed. In this manual, the following importan t symbols are used: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, could result in death or serious injury.
Read This First 5 • Confirm the wall outlet is near the machine and freely ac cessible, so that in the event of emergenc y, it can be unplugged easily. • Only connect the machine to the pow er source described in the man- ual. • Avoid multi-wiring.
Read This First 6 • Do not handle the plug wit h wet hands. Doing so mig ht cause an electrical shock. • Keep the machine in an area that is within optimu m environmental cond i- tions. Operating th e machine in an environment tha t is outside the recom - mended ranges of humidity and tem perature can cau se an electrical fire hazard.
Read This First 7 • Before installing options, the machine should be turned off a nd unplugged for at least a n hour. Comp onents inside the machine become very h ot, and can cause a bur n if touched. • Before moving the machine, unplug th e power cord f rom the outlet.
Read This First 8 Positions of R WARNING and R CAUTION labels This machine has labels for R WARNING and R CAUTION at the positions shown below. For safet y, please follow the in structions an d handle the machine as indicate d. Do not incinerate toner or toner containers.
Read This First 9 ENERGY STAR Program ❖ Low-power Mode (Energy Saver mode) This printer automatically lowers its po wer consumption 30 minu tes after the last operation has been comple ted. To exit Lo w-power (Ene rgy Saver) mode , press any key on the control panel.
Read This First 10 Manuals for This Printer For particular functions, see the relevant parts of the manual. ❖ Setup Guide (this manual) Provides informatio n about printer setu p and options. ❖ Maintenance Guide Provides info rmation abou t paper, repla cing supplies, an d dealing with pa per jams and error mes sages.
Read This First 11 How to Read This Manual The following set of sym bols is used in this manual. This symbol indicates a potent ially hazardous situation th at might resu lt in death or serious injury when you misuse the machin e without following th e instructions under this symbo l.
G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 12 Guide to the Printer Exterior 1. Paper Size Dial Adjust this dial to match the size and feed direction of the paper loaded in the paper tray. 2. Bypass Tray Extension Pull out this extension to load paper into the Bypass Tray when its leng th is longer than A4 L or 8 1 / 2 ” × 11” L .
Guide to the Printer 13 ❒ Do not block or obstruct the ventila tor. A malfunction may occur due to o ver- heating. 9. Front Cover Release Button Use this button to op en the fr ont cover. 10. Power Switch Use this switch to turn th e printer power on and off.
Guide to the Printer 14 Inside 1. Toner Cartridge Includes toner and a photo conductor unit. When “Replace Toner Car tridge” appears on the panel disp lay, replace this unit. 2. Front Cover Open this cover when accessing the inside of the printer.
Guide to the Printer 15 Control Panel 1. Display Shows the current status of the printer and error messages. See “Error & Status Messa ges on th e Control Panel”, Maintenance Guide. 2. Power indicator Is on while the printer power is on. Is off when the power is turned off or while the printer is in Energy Saver mode.
Guide to the Printer 16 See “Making Printer Settings Using the Control Panel”, Software Guide. 9. { Escape } key Press this key to return to the previous condition on the display. 10. { # Enter } key Press this key to execute menu items selected on the display.
G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 17 Setting Up Where to Put the Printer The printer's location shou ld be carefully chosen be ca use environmental co ndi- tions greatly affect its perf ormance. ❖ Space Required for Installation Leave enough space around th e printer.
Setting Up 18 B: 10 cm (4 inches) or more C: 100 cm (39.4 inch es) or more D: 10 cm (4 inches) or more ❖ Optimum Env ironm ental Conditions Permissible and recommended tempera tur e and humidi ty ranges are a s fol- lows: • White area: Permissible R ange • Gray area: Recomme nded Range ❒ The machine must be level within 5 mm, 0.
Setting Up 19 ❒ Areas with corrosive gases ❒ Areas that are exces sively cold, hot, or humi d ❒ Locations nea r air conditioners or humidifiers ❒ Locations n ear other electr onic equipment .
Setting Up 20 Unpacking the Printer and Checking the Contents of the Box A Check the contents of the box accord ing to the following list. If one or some items are missing, please contact your sales or servic e represen- tative. ❒ The interface cabl e is not included in the box.
Setting Up 21 ❒ Lower the machine sl owly and carefully to prevent trapping your hands..
Setting Up 22 Installing the Toner Cartridge The following proc edure describes how to install the toner cartridge. ❒ Do not expose t he toner cartrid ge to a li ght for a long time. If you do, the toner will be damaged and t he printing quality might b e reduced.
Setting Up 23 ❒ The toner cartridges that comes with th e printer will allow you to print up to about 3,000 pages. These numbers were obtained from printing A4 K 5% charts, bu t the actual number of page s will vary depen ding on the paper ty pe, size, contents, and settings.
Setting Up 24 ❒ Do not hold the toner cartridge up side down or stand it verti cally. ❒ Do not put th e toner cartridge on an unstable or t ilted surface. D Place the toner cartridge on a flat surf ace. Pull out the tape inside the unit horizontally while holding the ca rtridge with one hand as shown in the illustration.
Setting Up 25 F Insert the toner cartridge in its appropriate position by gently pushing down. G Close the front cover by pressing th e indentations on the left and right sides. ❒ Do not close the front cover w ith force. If you cannot clos e the cover easily, pull out the toner cartridg e from the printer and inse rt it again.
Setting Up 26 Loading Paper The following describes how to load paper into the standard pape r tray (Tray 1). ❒ To avoid paper jam s, make sure paper is n ot stacked above the limit mark in- side the tray. Misfeeds might occur. ❒ Do not mix different t ypes of paper in a single pa per tray.
Setting Up 27 C Load the new paper into pape r tray with print side up. ❒ Confirm that the top of the stack is no t higher th an the li mit mark inside t he tray.
Setting Up 28 D Carefully sli de the paper tray in to the printer until it stops. ❒ Confirm that the setting of the pape r size dial matche s the sizes and feed direction of the paper in the tray. Oth erwise, the printer might be dama ged or a printin g problem mi ght occur.
Setting Up 29 Turning the Power On Follow the procedur e below to turn the power on. A Make sure the power is set to “ b ” Off. B Plug in the power cable. ❒ Make sure the power cable is plugged securely into the wall outlet. ❒ Turn the power off when pl ugging and unpl ugging the power plug .
Setting Up 30 Selecting the Display Language Select a lang uage using the p rocedure describ ed here. The message for the se lected languag e will appear on the display. If you wan t to use the display in English, th e following proced ures are unne cessary.
Setting Up 31 E Press the { # Enter } key. Wait for two seconds. The [ Menu ] screen appears on the display. F Press the { Online } key. The initial screen appears.
Setting Up 32 Test Printing The following ex plains the procedu re for test printing of the configuration page. Test print in order to veri fy that the printer is working n ormally. Test printing checks printer performance only; it does not test the connectio n to the computer.
Setting Up 33 ❒ For details ab out the configuratio n page, see “Int erpreting the Configur a- tion Page”, Software Guide. E Press the { Online } key.
G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 34 Installing Options Available Options This section describes ho w to install options. By installing options, you can impr ove the printer performance and have an ex- panded variety of features to use. For the specifications of each option, see Maintenance Guide.
Installing Options 35 • 802.11b Interface Unit Type F • Bluetooth I nterface Unit Type C E Install the hard disk drive (Hard Disk Drive Type 2600). Install the ha rd disk drive to the controller boa rd. F Install the Network Data Protection Unit Type B.
Installing Options 36 ❒ The envelope feeder is a tray th at slides into the optional paper feed un it. Without the optional paper feed unit, the envelope feeder cannot be u sed. ❒ Your printer can accommod ate two optio nal p aper feed units. The enve lope Feed- er unit can be used in “Tray 2”.
Installing Options 37 For the specifications of each option, see Mainte nance Guide..
Installing Options 38 Attaching Paper Feed Unit Type 610 When installing multiple opti ons, install the paper feed unit first. ❒ Do not slide more than one pa per tray out at the same time. Hav ing more than one full paper t ray fully exte nded could cause the machine to topple.
Installing Options 39 ❒ If you attach two paper fe ed units at the same time, stac k them up in ad- vance. D There are three pins on the top of th e paper feed unit that point straight up. On the bottom of the printer th ere ar e three holes. Align the holes over the pins, and then lower the printer gently onto the paper feed unit.
Installing Options 40 See “Loading Pap er”, Maintenance Guide. When adjusting the printing posi tion, see “Adjustin g Tray Registration”, Maintenance Guide.
Installing Options 41 Attaching Envelope Feeder Type 610 ❒ This unit is a tray that slides into th e optional paper feed unit. Without the op- tional paper feed unit, this envelop e feeder cann ot be used. ❒ Your printe r can accommodate two o ptional paper fe ed units.
Installing Options 42 ❒ The envelope fee der must be used in the top-most optional p aper feed unit (Tray 2). ❒ The tray of the top-most o ptional paper feed u nit is beneath the paper tray. ❒ Keep the paper tray with pa per in a cool dark pl ace.
Installing Options 43 Attaching Memory Unit Type C 256MB (SDRAM Module) ❒ Before touching the memory unit, to uch something metal to discharge any static electricity. Static electricity can damage the me mory unit. ❒ Do not subject th e memory unit to physical shocks.
Installing Options 44 ❒ The removed screws are requ ired in fastening the con troller board. D Pull out the handle of the controller board. E Pull the handle, and then slide the controller board out. F Place the controlle r board on a fl at surface.
Installing Options 45 G The memory unit is installed in the slot shown in the illustration below. H Remove the default memory unit be fore installing a new memory unit. Press down the levers on both sides to remove the default memory unit. I Align the notch of the me mory unit to the slot, and then push it down un- til it cl icks.
Installing Options 46 J Match the controller board to the top and bottom rail using the “ T ” mark, and then slide it into the printer slowly until it stops. K Push the handle of the contro ller board until it clicks. L Fasten the controller board to the printer with the two screws.
Installing Options 47 M Align the power cable to the left side groove of the duplex unit, and then slide the duplex unit in until it is connected to the printer. If the duplex unit is not attac hed, this step is not necessar y. ❒ Be sure to return the provided screwdrive r to its original position on the in- side of the front cover.
Installing Options 48 Attaching 1394 Interface Unit Type 4510 ❒ The 1394 interf ace unit uses “IP over 1394” and “SCSI print ”. Operating sys- tem-compatible connection m ethods are as follows (IEEE 1394 cannot be used with Wind ows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.
Installing Options 49 ❖ 1394 Interface Cable (6 pins x 4 pins) ❖ 1394 Interface Cable (6 pins x 6 pins) B Turn off the power of the printer, a nd then unplug the printer's power ca- ble and the interface cable. C If the duplex unit is attached, push down the lever on right side ( ) and pull out the duplex Unit until it stops ( ).
Installing Options 50 ❒ These screws are used again in fast ening th e contro ller board. E Pull out the handle of the controller board. F Pull the handle, and then slide the controller board out. G Place the controlle r board on a fl at surface. H Remove the two screws and the cover of the 1394 interface unit mount- ing bracket.
Installing Options 51 ❒ The removed cover is not used w hen installing the 13 94 interface unit. I Attach the 1394 interface unit to the controller board. Insert the end of the 1394 interfa ce unit into the opening ( ), and then push down until it clicks ( ).
Installing Options 52 J Fasten the 1394 inte rface unit to th e controller board. K Match the controller board to the top and bottom rail using the “ T ” mark, and then slide it into the printer slowly until it stops. L Push back the handle of the c ontroller board until it clicks.
Installing Options 53 M Fasten the controller board to the printer with the two screws. N Align the power cable to the left side groove of the duplex unit, and then slide the duplex unit in until it is connected to the printer. If the duplex unit is not attac hed, this step is not necessar y.
Installing Options 54 Attaching 802.11b Interface Unit Type F ❒ Before touching the 802.11b inte rface unit, tou ch something me tal to dis- charge any s tatic electric ity. Static electricity can d amage the 802.11 b inter- face unit. ❒ Do not subject the 802.
Installing Options 55 • Antenna Ca p B Turn off the power of the printer, a nd then unplug the printer's power ca- ble and the interface cable. C If the duplex unit is attached, push down the lever on right side ( ) and pull out the duplex unit until it stops ( ).
Installing Options 56 E Pull out the handle of the controller board. F Pull the handle, and then slide the controller board out. G Place the controlle r board on a fl at surface. H Remove the two screws and the cov er of the 802.11b interface unit mounting bracket.
Installing Options 57 I Attach the 802.11b interfac e unit. Insert the end of the 802.11b interface unit i nto the opening ( ), and then push down until it clicks ( ).
Installing Options 58 K Insert the card slowly into the interface unit with the label facing down and the uneven black antenna su rface facing up until it stops. L Match the controller board to the top and bottom rail using the “ T ” mark, and then slide it into the printer slowly until it stops.
Installing Options 59 N Fasten the controller board to the printer with the two screws. O Attach the antenna cap to the card with the side that has both corners of the antenna cap cut out facing the screws. P Align the power cable to the left side groove of the duplex unit, and then slide the duplex unit in until it is connected to the printer.
Installing Options 60 ❒ If the 802.11 b interface unit is not installed prope rly, repeat the pr ocedure from the start. If you cann ot install it properly even afte r reinstallation, con - tact your sales or service representative. ❒ You need to make settings with the c ontrol panel before using th e 802.
Installing Options 61 Attaching Bluetooth Interface Unit Type C ❒ When using the printer wit h the Bluetooth interface un it installed, Bluetooth needs to be in stalled on the com puter. ❒ Before manipulating the Bluetooth interfac e unit, touch something m etal to discharge stat ic electricity.
Installing Options 62 • Antenna Ca p B Turn off the power of the printer, a nd then unplug the printer's power ca- ble and the interface cable. C If the duplex unit is attached, push down the lever on right side ( ) and then pull out the duplex unit until it stops ( ).
Installing Options 63 E Pull out the handle of the controller board. F Pull the handle, and then slide the controller board out. G Place the controlle r board on a fl at surface. H Remove the two scre ws and the cove r of the Bluetooth interface unit mounting bracket.
Installing Options 64 I Attach the Bluetooth interface unit. Insert the end of th e Bluetooth interface u nit to the opening ( ), and then push down until it clicks ( ).
Installing Options 65 K With the side labeled INSERT facing up, slowly insert the card into the interface unit, until it stops. L Match the controller board to the top and bottom rail using the “ T ” mark, and then slide it into the printer slowly until it stops.
Installing Options 66 N Fasten the controller board to the printer with the two screws. O Press the antenna to extend it. P Attach the antenna cap to the card with the side that has both corners of the antenna cap cut out facing the screws.
Installing Options 67 Q Align the power cable to the left side groove of the duplex unit, and then slide the duplex unit in until it is connected to the printer.
Installing Options 68 Attaching Hard Disk Drive Type 2600 ❒ Before touchi ng the hard disk dr ive, touch something metal to discharge any static electricity.
Installing Options 69 D Slowly insert the hard disk drive wh ile aligning it with the top and bot- tom rails in the printer until it stops. E Fasten the two screws (using a coin, et c.
Installing Options 70 Attaching Network Data Protection Unit Type B ❒ Protect the netw ork data protection unit from physical shocks. ❒ Use the under slot for the data protection unit. A Check the package contains the following: ❖ Network Data Protect ion Unit Type B B Turn off the power of the printer, and then unplug the power cable.
Installing Options 71 D Carefully insert the network data protection unit, until the card clicks into the place. E Reattach the cover over the networ k data protection unit. Fasten the screw to secure the cover . ❒ Do not touch t he network d ata protectio n unit while the machine is in use.
Installing Options 72 Attaching Duplex Unit AD610 ❒ If you attach the du plex unit and the p aper feed unit, t he paper feed unit must be attached prior to attachin g the duplex unit.
Installing Options 73 D Open the rear cover by pushing the two knobs as shown in the illustra- tion. E Remove the rear cover in the horizontal direction. ❒ The rear cover of t he printer is not used w hen attachin g the duplex unit. ❒ Store the remove d rear cove r for possible future use.
Installing Options 74 F Align the power cable to the left side groove of the duplex unit, and then slide the duplex unit in until it is connected to the printer. ❒ After finishing insta llation, you can chec k the duplex unit is p roperly in- stalled: Print the conf iguration page from the “List/Test Prin t” menu.
G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 75 Connecting the P rinter Network Connection Follow the proc edure below to conn ect the printer to the computer through the network. Prepare th e hub and oth er network de vices before conne cting the 10 BASE-T or 100 BASE-TX cable to the machine's Ethernet port.
Connecting the P rinter 76 1. Green: lit when the printer is properly connected to the network. 2. Yellow: lit when 100BASE-TX is bei ng used. Unlit when 10BASE-T is be- ing used.
Connecting the P rinter 77 USB Connection ❒ USB2.0 interfa ce cable is not su pplied. Obtai n it separate ly, according to the computer you are using. ❒ USB connection is possible under Wind ows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP, Win dows Server 2003, Mac OS 9.x, and Ma c OS X v10.
Connecting the P rinter 78 Parallel Connection ❒ The parallel interface cable is not provided with the printer. ❒ The printer's parallel co nnection is a standard bidirectio nal interfac e that re- quires an IEEE 1284-compliant 36-pin pa rallel cable and host compute r par- allel port .
Connecting the P rinter 79 IEEE 1394 Connection ❒ Use the 1394 inte rface cable provided w ith the 1394 in terface unit. ❒ You cannot plug device s together to crea te loops. ❒ Do not use a cable more than 4.5 meters (14.8 feet) long. A Connect the interface cable to the 1394 interface unit.
G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 80 Configuration Ethernet Configuration Make the following network settin gs according to the network interface you are using. You can use Sm artDeviceMonit or for Admin or a Web browser to make IP ad - dress-related setting s in a TCP/IP-ca pable environmen t.
Configuration 81 The [ Menu ] screen appears on the display. B Press the {U} or {T} key to display [ Host Interface ] menu, and then press the { # Enter } key. The interface setting menu appears. C Press the {U} or {T} key to display [ Network Setup ], and then press the { # Enter } key.
Configuration 82 To get the IP ad dress for the prin ter, contact your netw ork administ rator. J Press the {U} or {T} key to enter the left most entry field of the IP ad- dress, and then press the { # Enter } key. Press the { # Enter } key, the screen change s, and the n ext field can then be entered.
Configuration 83 N Press the {U} or {T} key to display [ DHCP ], and then press the { # Enter } key. O Press the {U} or {T} key to displa y [ On ], and t hen press the { # Ent er } key. ❒ “ p ” shows the curren t setting. ❒ After about two se conds, the disp lay returns to the ne twork setup menu.
Configuration 84 S Press the { Online } key. The initial screen appears. T Print a configuration page to confirm the settings made. For details about printing the configu ration page, se e p.
Configuration 85 IEEE 802.11b (Wireles s LAN) Configuration Configure the prin ter to use IEEE 802. 11b (Wireless LAN). The fo llowing table shows the c ontrol panel se ttings and thei r default values. Th ese items appe ar in the [ Host Interface ] menu.
Configuration 86 B Press the {U} or {T} key to display [ Host Interface ], and then press the { # Enter } key. The interface setting menu appears. C Press the {U} or {T} key to display [ IEEE 802.11b ] , and then press the { # Enter } key. The IEEE 802.
Configuration 87 I Set [ Trans. Speed ] in the same way. ❒ The factory default is [ Auto ] . If you need to change the transmitting speed depending on environm ent you are using, select the appropriate transmit- ting speed. J If [ Infrastructure ] or [ 802.
Configuration 88 O After entering the key, press the { # Enter } key twice. After the settings are ma de, about two se conds later, the scr een returns to the IEEE 802.11b sett ing menu. P In the case of using a WEP key on a network, activate the WEP setting to be used for communication along with WEP.
Configuration 89 T Press the {U} or {T} ke y to select characters , and then press the { # En- ter } key. You can now enter the next cha racter. Continue entering the key. ❒ When using 64 bit WEP, up to 10 characters c an be used for h exadecimal and up to five characters for ASCII.
Configuration 90 The initial screen appears. W Print a configuration page to confirm the settings made. For details about printing the configu ration page, se e p.
Configuration 91 IEEE 1394 Configuration Use this procedure to con figure the prin ter for use in an IEEE 1394 environ ment. The following table sho ws the control panel settings and their default value s. These items appear in the [ Host Interface ] menu.
Configuration 92 The IEEE 1394 setting menu appears. D Press the {U} or {T} key to display [ IP over 1394 ], and then press the { # Enter } key. The IP over 1394 set ting menu ap pears. E Press the {U} or {T} key to select either [ Act ive ] or [ Not Active ], and then press the { # Enter } key.
Configuration 93 I Set [ Subnet Mask1394 ] in the same way. J Press the { Online } key. The initial screen appears. K Print a configuration page to confirm the settings made. For printing the configuration page, see “Printing a Configuration Page”, Software Guide.
Configuration 94 E Press the {U} or {T} key to displa y [ SCSI print ], and the press the { # Enter } key. F Press the {U} or {T} key to select either [ Act ive ] or [ Not Active ], and then press the { # Enter } key. After the settings are ma de, about two se conds later, the scr een returns to the IEEE 1394 setting menu.
G1168605A_1.10 Copyright © 2004, 2 005 95 Installing the Printer Driver Quick Install Windows 95/98/Me /2000/XP, Windows Se rver 2003, an d Windows NT 4.
Installing the Printer Driver 96 E After reading the agreement, click [ I accept the ag reement ], and then click [ Next ]. F Select the printer model y ou want to use in the [ Select Printer ] dialog box. ❒ For network connectio n via TCP/IP, select the printer whose IP addre ss is displayed in [ Connect To ] .
Installing the Printer Driver 97 Install the Operating Instructions The CD-ROM provided with the printer co ntains an HTML Operating Instructions Manual in HTML version. Follow the above instructions to install it. ❒ System Requirements : • Windows 95/98/Me , Windows 2000/XP, Wind ows Server 2003 or Wind ows NT4.
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