Ricoh Aficio 3224C Operating Instructions Manual page 122

Troubleshooting
Problem
The main power indicator
continues blinking and
does not turn off when
pressed.
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Self Checking...
appears.
Original images are print-
ed on the reverse side of
the paper.
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The back of the printed
sheet is smeared with ink.
Misfeeds occur frequently.
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Causes
This occurs in the follow-
ing cases:
• The ADF is open.
• The machine is commu-
nicating with external
equipment.
• The hard disk is active.
The machine is preforming
"
image adjustment opera-
tions.
You may have loaded the
paper incorrectly.
The copier's internal parts
may have become smeared
with ink when misfed pa-
per was removed.
The guide boards may be
smeared with ink.
The tray's side guides may
not be locked or may not be
set properly.
The tray's end guide may
not be set properly.
You may have loaded pa-
per of a size not shown on
the paper size selector.
Something has been placed
on the 500- or 1000-sheet
finisher tray.
Solutions
Close the ADF, and check if the ma-
chine communicating with a com-
puter.
The machine may perform periodic
maintenance during operations. The
frequency and duration of mainte-
nance depends on the humidity,
temperature, and printing factors
such as number of prints, paper
size, and paper type. Wait for the
machine to get ready.
Load paper correctly. Load paper
into Tray 1-4 with the print side up,
and into the LCT or bypass tray
with the print side down. See p.116
"Orientation-Fixed Paper or Two-
Sided Paper".
Copy (print) a few sheets to remove
the smeared ink.
Clean the guide boards. See p.146
"Cleaning the Guide Boards".
Check the side guides are locked
and set properly. See p.126 "Chang-
ing the Paper Size".
Check the end guide is set properly.
See p.126 "Changing the Paper
Size".
When using paper of a size that can-
not be detected automatically, use
Tray Paper Settings to set the paper
size. See p.58 "Tray Paper Size:
(Tray 1-4)" and p.167 "Copy Paper".
Do not place anything on the finish-
er tray. Doing so may cause paper
misfeeds.