Improved Paper Feed - Ricoh V-C3 D081 Field Service Manual

Improved Paper Feed

This section describes some changes that were done to improve paper feed and reduce the occurrence of
paper jams.
Thick Paper Handling
Some changes have been made in Tray 3 so the machine can handle thicker paper. All of the trays can
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handle paper of weight up to 216 g/m but only Tray 3 can handle thicker paper up to 256 g/m .
There is a wider gap here where the right edge of Tray 3 opens at the bottom of the vertical paper feed
path. This makes it easier for paper up to 256 g/m2 thick to pass through the angle of the junction to the
vertical paper feed path. The gap has been widened for Tray 3 only, so thicker paper (from 216 to 256
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g/m ) should be loaded in Tray 3.
This large junction point makes it easier for thick paper to feed into the vertical feed path and reduces the
occurrence of paper jams. The large gap also makes it easier to remove jams if they do occur in the vertical
feed path.
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