Guidelines For Using Paper - Ricoh 3180DNP User Manual

Guidelines for Using Paper

For the best result, use conventional 75 g/m
of good quality, and free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loose particles, dust, wrinkles,
voids, and curled or bent edges.
If you are unsure of what type of paper you are loading, such as bond or recycled
paper, check the label on the package.
The following problems may cause print quality deviations, jamming or even damage
to the machine:
Symptom
Poor print quality or toner
adhesion, problems with
feeding
Dropout, jamming, curl
Increased gray background
shading/printer wear
Excessive curl problems with
feeding
Jamming, damage to
machine
Problems with feeding
N
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OTES
• Do not use letterhead paper printed with low-temperature inks, such as those used in
some types of thermography.
• Do not use raised or embossed letterhead.
• The machine uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the paper. Insure that any colored
paper or preprinted forms use inks that are compatible with this fusing temperature
(200 °C or 392 °F for 0.1 second).
C.8 S
PECIFICATIONS
2
(20 lb) paper. Ensure that the paper is
Problem with Paper
Too moist, too rough, too
smooth or embossed;
faulty paper lot
Stored improperly
Too heavy
Too moist, wrong grain
direction or short-grain
construction
Cutouts or perforations
Ragged edges
Solution
Try another kind of paper,
between 100 ~ 400
Sheffield, 4 ~ 5 %
moisture content.
Store paper flat in its
moisture-proof wrapping.
Use lighter paper, use the
rear output slot.
• Use the rear output slot.
• Use long-grain paper.
Do not use paper with
cutouts or perforations.
Use good quality paper.