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MODEL
AR-156
DIGITAL LASER COPIER
OPERATION MANUAL
Page
• GETTING STARTED 3
• MAKING COPIES 12
• SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 20
• SUPPLIES AND
USER MAINTENANCE 23
• COPIER TROUBLE? 27
• APPENDIX 36
• OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 40
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Getting started GETTING STARTED This chapter provides basic information for using the copier. 1 INTRODUCTION This copier has been designed to provide intuitive operating ease while requiring a minimum amount of space. To get full use of all copier features, be sure to familiarize yourself with this manual and the copier. For quick reference during copier use, keep this manual in a handy location. This copier can also be used as a laser printer if an optional printer expansion kit is installed. T
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Getting started CAUTIONS Follow the cautions below when using this copier. The fusing area is hot. Exercise care in this area when removing misfed paper. Do not look directly at the light source. Doing so may damage your eyes. Do not switch the copier rapidly on and off. After turning the copier off, wait 10 to 15 seconds before turning it back on. 1 Copier power must be turned off before installing any supplies. . Place the copier on a firm, level surface. Do not install the copier
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Getting started MAIN FEATURES High-speed laser copying Since warm-up time is zero, copying can be started immediately after the power switch is turned on. First-copy time is only 9.6 seconds (normal mode). 1 Copying speed is 15 copies/min., which adapts to business use, allowing improvement of working efficiency. High-quality digital image High-quality image copying at 600 dpi can be performed. In addition to the automatic exposure mode, the manual exposure can be adjusted in five step
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Getting started OPERATION PANEL 1 Original to copy key and indicators ON LINE indicator Lights up when the machine is used as a : Two-sided copies from one- sided originals. printer. To use the copier as a printer, an optional printer expansion kit is needed. Turn on Long Edge or Turn on Short Edge can be selected. ON LINE key : Two-sided copies from two- Changes between the on-line and off-line sided originals. (Can be modes when the PCL expansion kit has been selected only when the RSPF instal
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Getting started LOADING COPY PAPER Raise the handle of the paper tray and pull the paper tray out until it stops. 1 Adjust the paper guides on the paper tray to the copy paper width and length. Squeeze the lever of paper guide and slide the guide to match with the width of the paper. Move paper guide to the appropriate slot as marked on the tray. Paper guide B Paper guide A Fan the copy paper and insert it into the tray. Make sure the edges go under the corner hooks. Do not load paper above
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Getting started LOADING COPY PAPER Gently push the paper tray back into the copier. After loading copy paper, to cancel the blinking “P” without restarting copying, press the clear ( ) key. The “P” in the display will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up. 1 11
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Making copies MAKING COPIES This chapter describes basic copying functions and some other copying functions using the bypass tray. NORMAL COPYING 2 This copier has two document input stations -reversing single pass feeder (RSPF) for automatic document feeding and an original table for manual handling of documents. The RSPF is designed to hold up to 30 originals measuring from 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" to 10" x 14" and weighing from 14 to 23 lbs. When copying from the RSPF, two-side originals can be copied
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Making copies NORMAL COPYING Turn the power switch on. The ready ( ) indicator will light up. The copier will enter a power save mode once the set time has elapsed without any copier operation after the last copy of a run is made or power is turned on. The settings of the power save modes can be modified. See page 21, USER PROGRAMS. The copier will return to the initial settings a preset amount of time after the last copy is made. The preset amount of time (auto clear time) can be changed. S
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Making copies NORMAL COPYING Original face up B. When using the original table: 2 (1) Open the original cover. (2) Place an original face down on the original table. Align it with the original scale and the centering ( ) mark. Close the original cover. Original scale mark When copying a book or an original which has been folded or a crumpled original, press down the original cover lightly. If the original cover is not securely closed, the copies may be striped or blurred. A book, an original whi
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Making copies NORMAL COPYING D. When copying in the two-sided to one-sided mode: Use the original to copy key to select the two-sided to one-sided copying mode. The originals must have been set in the RSPF in step 3. AB C D 2 Ensure that the desired paper tray is selected. Paper sizes that can be used in the duplex copy mode are letter, legal, and invoice. (When copying from the original table in the duplex copy mode, only letter size paper can be used.) The bypass tray cannot be used in the
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Making copies NORMAL COPYING When making two-sided copies from the original table, place the second original on the original table and press the print ( ) key. 2 To cancel two-sided copying after scanning the first original, press the clear ( ) key. Stream feeding mode The stream feeding mode allows easy operation of continuous copying from the RSPF. If the stream feeding mode has been enabled using user program No.4, the RSPF ( ) indicator will blink approximately 5 seconds after the last ori
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Making copies NORMAL COPYING Set the number of copies using the copy quantity ( , ) keys and press the print ( ) key. 2 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Three preset reduction ratios and two enlargement ratios can be selected. The zoom function enables copy ratio selection from 50% to 200% in 1% increments. Set the original and check the copy paper size. Use the copy ratio selector key and/or zoom ( , ) keys to select the desired copy ratio. To verify a zoom setting without changing the zoom ratio,
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Making copies BYPASS FEED (including special paper) The bypass tray can automatically feed up to 50 sheets of standard copy paper and can also feed special papers such as transparency film and labels one sheet at a time. Copy paper measuring from 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" to 8-1/2" x 14" and in the weight range of 14 to 34.5 lbs. can be used in this tray. (For paper weighing from 28 to 34.5 lbs., 8-1/2" x 11" is the maximum size.) Place the original(s) face up in the document feeder tray or face down on t
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Making copies BYPASS FEED Print face Press the tray select ( ) key to select the bypass tray. Set the number of copies if using standard copy paper. Press the print ( ) key. 2 19
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Copier trouble? COPIER TROUBLE? This chapter describes misfeed removal and troubleshooting. MISFEED REMOVAL When the misfeed ( ) indicator blinks or blinks in the display, the copier will stop because of a misfeed. If a misfeed occurs when using the RSPF, a number may appear in the display after a minus sign. This indicates the number of the originals that must be returned to the document feeder tray after a misfeed. Return the required number of originals. Then this number will disappear when
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Copier trouble? MISFEED REMOVAL A Misfeed in the paper feed area Gently remove the misfed paper from the paper feed area as shown in the illustration. When blinks in the display and the misfed paper is not seen from the paper feed area, pull out the paper tray and remove the misfed paper. If the paper cannot be removed, proceed to “B Misfeed in the fusing area”. The fusing unit is hot. Do not touch the fusing unit when removing misfed paper. Doing so may cause a burn or other injury. Do not
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Copier trouble? MISFEED REMOVAL Do not touch the photoconductive drum (green portion) when removing the misfed paper. Doing so may damage the drum and cause smudges on copies. Do not remove the misfed paper from above the fusing unit. Unfixed toner on the paper may stain the paper transport area, resulting in smudges on copies. Raise the fusing unit release lever and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The misfeed ( ) indicator will go
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Copier trouble? MISFEED REMOVAL Rotate the feeding roller in the direction of the arrow and gently remove the misfed paper from the exit area. Feeding roller Raise the fusing unit release lever, close the front cover and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The misfeed ( ) indicator will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up. When closing the covers, be sure to close the front cover securely and then close the side cover. If the
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Copier trouble? MISFEED REMOVAL Roller rotating knob With the RSPF, pull out the reversing tray to remove the misfed original. With the RSPF, after removing the misfed original from the exit area, be sure to insert the reversing tray into the exit area until it locks in place. 5 (C) If the original does not move easily into the exit area remove it in the direction of the arrow while rotating the knob. A number may appear in the display after a minus sign, indicating the number of the originals t
