Poor Paper Feed - Ricoh P C300W Field Service Manual

6.Troubleshooting

Poor Paper Feed

Problem
Paper not Paper set
feeding incorrectly
correctly Paper in poor
condition
Both Dog-earing can be
corners of caused by both
leading corners of the
edge leading edge
become dog getting caught in
eared the paper transport
path.
Paper Paper in the feed
double tray can easily stick
feeds together.
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Cause
If the paper is thick and
has been left unwrapped
for a long time, or it is
recycled paper, replace
with fresh normal paper.
If the paper is thick and
has been left unwrapped
for a long time, or it is
recycled paper, replace
with fresh normal paper.
The following can cause
problems:
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If the paper is thick
and has been left
unwrapped for a long
time, or it is recycled
paper, replace with
normal paper.
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Adding paper while a
job in progress.
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Using a previously
printed paper.
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Paper tray
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Solution
Check installation of the paper
tray.
Remove the stack and fan it to
remove static cling.
Change the paper orientation
(switch front-to-back end, turn
over front-to-back), also ease
of feed can differ between
paper lots.
Clean the feed rollers.
Clean the separation pad.
Make sure that paper is stored
correctly in its vinyl packs until
ready for use.
Confirm that paper is set
correctly in the tray. (Problems
can occur with leading/trailing
edges, front/back sides of the
paper in the paper feed path
with paper from different lots.)
Make sure that paper is stored
correctly in its vinyl packs until
ready for use.
Check installation of the paper
tray.
Remove the stack and fan it to
remove static cling.
Change the paper orientation
(switch front-to-back end, turn
over front-to-back), also ease
of feed can differ between
paper lots.
Clean the feed rollers.
Clean the separation pad.
Clean the registration roller.
Make sure that paper is stored