Double Feed; When A Double Feed Is Detected; Consecutive Double Feed Detection - Ricoh C280 Manual

4. Advanced Printing

Double Feed

When two or more sheets of paper feed at once, the machine stops and a warning message appears on
the display.
• To use the Double Feed function, select [On] in "Double Feed Warning" with User Tools. See
page 149 "System Settings".
• Double Feed function may not detect the paper properly when:
• there is a mixture of different colored paper
• there is a mixture of paper of differing thickness
• Double feed is possible with paper size from A6 to A3, 11 × 17.

When a Double Feed is Detected

When a double feed is detected, the machine stops and a warning message appears on the display.
1. Check the output and press [Exit].
When the misfeeds message is displayed, remove the misfed paper. See page 188 "Clearing
Misfeeds".
When paper is wrapped around the drum, open the front cover and remove it. See page 190
"When "B" Is Displayed".
2. Remove the misfed paper.
If a double feed is wrongly detected while printing on the reverse side of paper or the face of
printed paper, select [Off] for "Double Feed Warning" with User Tools. See page 149 "System
Settings".
To prevent double feed, see "To prevent paper misfeed" in page 188 "When "A" Is Displayed".

Consecutive Double Feed Detection

If multiple sheets are fed at the same time, and the lag between the first page and second page exceeds
8 mm, the system detects a consecutive double feed and stops the machine.
• When the "Double Feed Warning" is set to [On] in the settings, the consecutive double feed
detection function is also enabled.
• A consecutive double feed cannot be detected in the following cases:
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