[Heat] Or [Constant] Led Does Not Light Up; Image Quality Is Poor - Ricoh L4160 Operation Manual

[HEAT] or [CONSTANT] LED does not light up

Check the basic operation.
Is the power to the machine ON ?
Is the heater temperature setting effective ?

Image quality is poor

This section describes the corrective actions to be taken in case the image quality is not satisfactory.
Take remedy for particular problems with image quality. If the remedy does not work, contact your dealer or an
office of RICOH.
Phenomenon
White lines / blur / dark stripes (in the
direction of travel of the heads)
Characters are double- or triple-printed in
the media feed direction
Disagreement in print positions between
outward trip and homeward trip
Ink drops falling on media during printing
The colors in the printed image appear
uneven.
5-4
Yes
(1) Execute the head cleaning. (
(2) Perform maintenance of the inside of the station. (
(3) Execute the [FEED COMP.] function. (
(4) If any pieces of paper or dust is attached on the path of the
(1) Execute the [FEED COMP.] function. (
(1) Execute the [DROP.POScorrect.] function. (
(1) Execute the wiper cleaning. (
(2) Execute the ink cap cleaning. (
(3) Clean around the head. (
(4) Execute the head cleaning [NORMAL]. (
(5) Set a shorter interval of INTERVAL WIPING operation.
(1) Perform the "media-feeding rate correction". If the media
(2) Print using the print mode with increased printing passes.
No
Turn on the power to the machine. (
No
Set the heater temperature. (
Measures
heads such as media press, remove it.
( P.3-8)
feeding rate is too high, areas of uneven or thin colors may
appear. Decrease the feeding rate in such a case.
If the media feeding rate is too low, lines of darker colors
appear. Increase the feeding rate in such a case.
P.2-3)
P.2-17)
P.2-22)
P.4-5)
P.2-23)
P.2-23)
P.2-25)
P.4-5)
P.4-5)
P.4-13)
P.2-22)