Where To Put Your Machine; Machine Environment; Moving - Ricoh Aficio 3228C Settings Manual

Remarks

Where to Put Your Machine

Machine Environment

Choose your machine's location care-
fully. Environmental conditions
greatly affect its performance.
Optimum environmental conditions
R CAUTION:
• Keep the machine away from hu-
midity and dust. Otherwise a fire
or an electric shock might occur.
• Do not place the machine on an
unstable or tilted surface. If it top-
ples over, an injury might occur.
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R CAUTION:
• If you use the machine in a con-
fined space, make sure there is a
continuous air turnover.
• Temperature: 10-32 °C (50-89.6 °F)
(humidity to be 54% at 32 °C, 89.6 °F)
• Humidity: 15-80% (temperature to
be 27 °C, 80.6 °F at 80%)
• A strong and level base.
• The machine must be level within
5 mm, 0.2 inches: both front to rear
and left to right.
• To avoid possible buildup of ozone,
be sure to locate this machine in a
large well ventilated room that has
an air turnover of more than 30
3
m /hr/person.
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Environments to avoid
• Locations exposed to direct sun-
light or other sources of strong
light (more than 1,500 lux).
• Locations directly exposed to cool
air from an air conditioner or heat-
ed air from a heater. (Sudden tem-
p e r a t u r e c h a n g e s c a n c a u s e
condensation to form inside the
machine.)
• Locations close to machines gener-
ating ammonia, such as a diazo
copy machine.
• Places where the machine will be
subject to frequent strong vibration.
• Dusty areas.
• Areas with corrosive gases.

Moving

R CAUTION:
• Unplug the power cord from the
wall outlet before you move the
machine. While moving the ma-
chine, you should take care that
the power cord will not be dam-
aged under the machine.
Important
❒ Be careful when moving the ma-
chine. Take the following precau-
tions:
• Turn off the main power. See
p.29 "Turning Off the Main
Power".
• Unplug the power cord from
the wall outlet. When you pull
out the plug from the socket,
grip the plug to avoid damag-
ing the cord, thereby reducing
the risk of fire or electric shock.