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Setup Guide
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Paper type: GB(80kg), Paper Thickness=100 m // Pages in book=64 // Print scale=81%
Gap (when printed at 81% scale) = Pages in book × Paper thickness / 2 = 3.200000 mm
RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
15-5, Minami Aoyama 1-chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8544, Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-3479-3111
Setup Guide
Overseas Affiliates
U.S.A. Spain
RICOH CORPORATION RICOH ESPAÑA S.A.
5 Dedrick Place Avda. Litoral Mar, 12-14,
West Caldwell, New Jersey 07006 08005 Barcelona
Phone: +1-973-882-2000 Phone: +34-
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µ Paper type: GB(80kg), Paper Thickness=100 m // Pages in book=64 // Print scale=81% Gap (when printed at 81% scale) = Pages in book × Paper thickness / 2 = 3.200000 mm 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. Declaration of Conformity Please re
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page i Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Trademarks Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Novell, Netware, NDS are registered trademarks or Novell, Inc. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. AppleTalk, Apple, Macintosh, TrueType and LaserWriter are registered trade- marks of Apple Computer, Incorpora
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page ii Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Safety Information When using your printer, the following safety precautions should always be fol- lowed. Safety During Operation In this manual, the following important symbols are used: R WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, could result in death or serious injury. R CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, may result in mi
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page iii Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM R CAUTION: Do not eat or swallow toner. Keep toner (used or unused) and toner bottle out of the reach of children. 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 th
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page iv Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM 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 is- sues, such as global warming. When a product meets the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for energy efficiency, the Partn
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page v Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Manuals for This Printer Manuals for This Printer The following manuals describe the operational procedures and maintenance of this machine. To enhance safe and efficient operation of this printer, all users should read and follow the instructions carefully. ❖❖ Quick Installation Guide ❖❖ Describes how to install the printer. ❖❖ Setup Guide (this manual) ❖❖ Provides information about setting up the printer and its options. This man- ual
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page vi Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM How to Read This Manual Symbols In this manual, the following symbols are used: R WARNING: This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, could result in death or serious injury. R 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
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page vii Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Getting Started Features of This Printer ............................................................................. 1 Printer Drivers for This Printer.................................................................. 3 Software and Utilities Included on the CD-ROM...................................... 5 Guide to This Printer.................................................................................. 6 Mainf
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page viii Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM viii
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 1 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM 1. Getting Started Features of This Printer This printer is designed especially for office work groups. It can be used for net- work environments and allows you to handle documents efficiently. ❖❖❖❖ High Performance The new 45 print per minute (ppm) engine with RM7000A 250 MHz proces- sor and built-in 10 GB Printer Hard Disk (HDD) reduces waiting time for out- put. ❖❖❖❖ Versatile Paper Handling Options This printer offers a variety of pa
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 2 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Getting Started ❖❖❖❖ Major Specifications Continuous Printing Speed 45 ppm (A4/letterK, simplex and duplex) Engine Resolution 300 dpi, 600 dpi Printer Languages PCL 5e, PCL 6, RPCS 1 Adobe PostScript 3 Paper Input Capacity 500 sheets × 2 trays + 50 sheets Bypass Tray Max. 3,550 sheets with options Paper Output Capacity 500 sheets Max. 4,900 sheets with options Memory 64 MB Expandable to 320 MB HDD 10 GB or more Interface 100BASE-TX × 1
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 3 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Printer Drivers for This Printer Printer Drivers for This Printer Printing requires installation of a printer driver for your operating system. The following drivers are included on the CD-ROM that comes with this printer. 1 Printer Language PCL 6 PCL 5e RPCS PostScript3 Operating system *1 *8 Windows 95 √√ √ √ *2 *8 Windows 98 √√ √ √ *3 *8 Windows Me √√ √ √ *4 *8 Windows 2000 √√ √ √ *5 *7 *8 Windows NT 4.0 √√ √ √ *6 *8 Mac O
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 4 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Getting Started ❖❖❖❖ Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers and PPD files The Adobe Postscript printer drivers and the PPD files are included on the CD-ROM that comes with this printer. Adobe PostScript printer driver allows the computer to communicate with the printer via a printer language. The PPD files allow the printer driver to enable the printer specific functions. 1 ⇒ p.44 “Windows 95/98/Me - Installing the PostScript Printer Driver” ⇒
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 5 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Software and Utilities Included on the CD-ROM Software and Utilities Included on the CD-ROM There are three CD-ROMs that come with this printer. “Operating Instructions”, “Printer Drivers and Utilities” and "Document Management Utility". The fol- 1 lowing items are included on the CD-ROMs. ❖❖❖❖ Agfa Font Manager Helps you to install new screen fonts, or organize and manage fonts already installed on the system. This manual is provided as
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 6 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Getting Started Guide to This Printer Mainframe 1 Exterior: Front View 1. Printer Board 6. Output Tray Remove this board when installing some Printed output is stacked here with the options. print side face down. 2. Parallel Interface Connector 7. Control Panel Plug the parallel cable, which connects Contains keys for printing operation and the printer to your computer, into this a panel display that shows the printer socket. status. ⇒
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 7 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Guide to This Printer Exterior: Rear View 1 1. Duplex Unit 5. Lower Vertical Paper Feed Cover Allows you to print onto both sides of the Open this cover when accessing the in- paper. side of the printer. 2. Duplex Unit Right Cover 6. Power Cord Open this cover when accessing the in- Plug this cord into a wall outlet. side of the printer. 7. Ventilator 3. Bypass Tray Helps to keep components inside the Holds up to 50 sheets of plain paper
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 8 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Getting Started Interior 1 1. Fusing Unit 4. Toner Holder When “Replace Maintenance Kit” ap- Slide this out when replacing the toner. pears on the panel display, replace this 5. Development Unit unit. When “Replace Maintenance Kit” ap- 2. Transfer Unit pears on the panel display, replace this When “Replace Maintenance Kit” ap- unit. pears on the panel display, replace this 6. Right Cover unit. Open this cover when accessing the in- 3. To
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 9 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Guide to This Printer Control Panel 1 1 5 8 6 9 11 7 10 2 3 4 1. Panel Display 5.{{{{On Line}}}} Key Shows the current status of the printer Press this key to switch the printer be- and error messages. tween online and offline. See “Error & Status Messages on the Control 6.{{Job Reset}} Key {{ }} Panel” in the Printer Reference on the When the printer is online, press this key CD-ROM labeled "Operating Instruc- to cancel any ongoing prin
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Setup-F3_FM.book Page 10 Friday, October 5, 2001 8:27 PM Getting Started 9.{{{{Escape}}}} Key Press this key to return to the previous condition on the panel display. 10.{{{{Enter #}}}} Key 1 Press this key to execute menu items se- lected on the panel display. Press this key to clear some errors. See “Troubleshooting” in the Printer Refer- ence on the CD-ROM labeled "Operating Instructions". 11.{U {{{UU} U}}} {{T {{TT} T}}} Keys Use these keys to increase or decrease values on the panel disp
