Ricoh M116 Service Manual page 107

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Disconnected or defective thermistor
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Disconnected or defective fusing lamp
1. Check the harness connection of the thermistor.
2. Replace the fusing unit.
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Execute "Fuser SC Reset" to recover the machine after completing the
recovery procedure. Otherwise, the machine continues to issue this SC
code and cannot be operated.
Fuser reload error
This SC is issued if one of following conditions occurs:
The fusing temperature rises 8°C or less in 1.5 seconds; and this continues 5
times consecutively.
-or-
The fusing temperature has not reached 45°C within 9 seconds (after the fusing
lamp comes ON while the machine is warming-up).
542
-or-
The fusing unit does not attain reload temperature within 35 s. (normal
temperature) or 65 s (lower temperature – the thermistor output is less than 18°C)
after the fusing temperature control starts.
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Defective or deformed thermistor
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Incorrect power supply input at the main power socket
1. Defective fusing lamp
High temperature error (Soft)
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The detected temperature stays at 225°C for 1 second, and this
consecutively occurs 10 times.
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Defective ECB
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Defective PSU
543
1. Replace the ECB
2. Replace the PSU
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Execute "Fuser SC Reset" to recover the machine after completing the
recovery procedure. Otherwise, the machine continues to issue this SC
code and cannot be operated.
SM 6-5
Service Call Conditions
M116/M117