Ricoh V-C3 D081 Field Service Manual page 77

2. Make sure the transfer release lever [A] up and locked.
• The transfer belt release lever must be turned up and locked before you install the toner hopper.
• If the transfer belt release lever is down, the toner hopper cannot be closed completely against
the faceplate.
• If the transfer belt release lever [A] is not attached, this will cause an image transfer roller position
error (SC447).
3. Pull out the toner hopper left rail [B] and right rail [C] until they are fully extended. If the rails were
pushed in fully, use a pair of needle-nose pliers to pull them out of the machine.
4. Set the toner hopper [D] on the rails.
5. Make sure the steel tabs [E] of the hopper are inserted fully into the left rail hole and the right rail hole
[F].
6. Push the lock [G] and push the support leg [H].
7. Make sure that the support leg is up and locked before you push the toner hopper into the machine.
8. Put your hands at the bottom of the toner hopper at (1) and (2) then push the hopper into the machine
against the faceplate.
• To prevent damage to the hopper, never push the top of the toner hopper.
9. Make sure that the hopper is flat against the faceplate on the right side.
10. If the toner hopper [D] is not flat against the faceplate on the right side, pull it out a short distance and
make sure that the transfer belt release lever is turned up fully.
11. Attach the toner hopper ( x 3). Attach the screws in this sequence: (3), (4), (5).
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