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Ricoh B181 Service Manual (861 pages)
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Ricoh
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Printer
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Table of Contents
Conventions Used in this Manual
2
Commonly Used Terms
3
General Safety Instructions
4
Responsibilities of the Customer Engineer
5
Reference Material for Maintenance
5
Before Installation, Maintenance
6
Shipping and Moving the Machine
6
Installation, Disassembly, and Adjustments
7
Special Tools
7
During Maintenance
8
Safety Devices
8
Organic Cleaners
9
Lithium Batteries
9
Ozone Filters
9
Power Plug and Power Cord
10
After Installation, Servicing
11
Disposal of Used Items
11
Points to Confirm with Operators
12
Special Safety Instructions for Toner
13
Accidental Physical Exposure
13
Handling and Storing Toner
13
Toner Disposal
14
Important Safety Notices
15
Safety and Ecological Notes for Disposal
16
Laser Safety
16
Table of Contents
17
Installation
33
Installation Requirements
33
Operating Environment
33
Temperature Range
33
Machine Level
34
Minimum Space Requirements
35
Dimensions
36
Power Requirements
37
Copier and Peripherals
38
Copier B132/B181/B200
39
Accessories
39
Installation
40
Tapes and Packing Material
40
Shipping Retainer Removal
44
Developer Cartridge Installation
47
Reassemble the PCU
52
Reattach the Face Plate
54
Remove the Retainers in the Drawer Unit
55
Reinstall the Toner Hopper
58
STC (Soft Toner Cartridge) Installation
59
Make the Machine Level
60
Attach the PCU Stand Rack
61
Attach Decals
62
Initializing Developer and Toner
63
Very Important
64
Load the Paper Trays
65
Make a Test Color Print
65
ACC (Automatic Color Calibration) Adjustment
65
Counter Display Setting
67
Print an SMC Report
67
Connect the Upper and Lower Tray Heaters
68
Copy Tray (B756)
69
Accessories
69
Installation
70
A3/11" X 17" Paper Size Tray (B331)
73
Accessories
73
Installation
74
Key Card Bracket (B498), Key Counter Bracket (B452)
79
Key Card Bracket B498 Accessories
79
Key Counter Bracket B452 Accessories
80
Installation
81
Assemble the Key Counter Bracket
81
Install the Key Card Bracket and Assembled Key Counter
82
Lct (B473), Lct Adapter (B699)
84
Accessories
84
Lct (B473)
84
LCT Adapter (B699)
85
Installation
86
Removing Tape and Accessories
86
LCT Adapter (B699) Installation
87
LCT Installation
88
81/2" X 14"/B4 Paper Size Tray (B474)
91
Accessories
91
Installation
92
LCT Connected to the Machine
92
2000/3000 Sheet Finishers (B700/B701)
95
Accessories
95
Installation
96
Removing Tapes and Packing Materials
96
Docking the Finisher to the Copier
99
Attaching the Trays
102
Leveling the Finisher
103
Support Tray
104
Selecting the Staple Supply Name
105
Enabling Booklet Binding (B700 Only)
105
Punch Unit (B702)
106
Accessories
106
Installation
107
Mail Box (B762)
110
Accessories
110
Installation
111
3000-Sheet Finisher (B706), Finisher Adapter (B698)
114
Accessories
114
3000-Sheet Finisher B706 Accessories
114
Finisher Adapter Kit B698 Accessories
115
Installation
116
Shipping Tape and Retainers
116
Finisher Adapter Kit B698 Installation
118
Finisher Installation
122
Selecting the Staple Supply Name
125
Punch Unit B531/A821
126
Accessories
126
Installation
127
Output Jogger Unit (B703/B513)
131
Accessories
131
Installation
132
Cover Interposer Tray (B704)
135
Installation
135
Removing Tapes and Packing Materials
135
Preparing the Finisher (B700/B701/B706)
136
Attaching the Extensions for the B706
137
Attaching the Interposer Tray (B700/B701/B706)
141
Attaching the Corner Plates for the B706
142
Docking Finisher/Interposer with the Machine (B700/B701/B706)
144
Mfp Controller Options
146
Overview
146
SD Card Slots
146
Accessory Cards
147
Applications Provided on Sd Cards
148
Handling Dimms and Sd Cards
149
Dimms
149
SD Cards
149
Merging Applications on One Sd Card
150
Overview
150
Merging Applications
151
Undo Exec
152
Storing SD Application Cards on Site
153
Printer/Scanner B737 and Interface Unit
154
Accessories
154
Installation
155
USB SP Settings
157
Ieee 1284 Interface Board B679 (Centronics)
158
Accessories
159
Ieee 1394 Interface Board B581 (Firewire)
159
UP Mode Settings for IEEE 1394
160
SP Mode Settings for IEEE 1394
161
Bluetooth Interface Unit B736-11
162
Accessories
162
Installation Procedure
163
Ieee 802.11B Interface Unit G813-04, -05
164
Accessories
164
Installation
165
UP Mode Settings for Wireless LAN
166
SP Mode Settings for 802.11B Wireless LAN
168
File Format Converter B609
169
Accessory Check
169
Installation
169
Postscript3 B761
170
Dos Unit Type C (B735)
171
Accessory Check
171
Before You Begin
171
Seal Check and Removal
172
Installation Procedure
173
Copier Connection Kit B328
175
Efi V G815 External Controller
177
Preventive Maintenance
178
Overview
178
Pm Counter
179
Displaying the Pm Counter
179
Pm Parts Screen Details
180
All PM Parts List: Main Menu
180
Number Button Submenu
181
Parts List for PM Yield Indicator
182
Pm Tables
183
Main Machine
183
Copier PM Parts
183
ARDF PM Parts
187
Punch B702
188
3000-Sheet Finisher B706
188
Cover Interposer Tray B704
189
Lct B473
189
Lubrication Points
190
Copier
190
OPC, ITB Replacement
190
Fusing Unit
191
Replacement and Adjustment
192
General Cautions
192
Drum
192
Pcu Unit
192
Transfer Belt Unit
193
Scanner Unit
193
Laser Unit
193
Development
194
Cleaning
195
Fusing Unit
195
Paper Feed
195
Used Toner
195
Common Removal Procedures
196
Ardf
196
Operation Panel, Top Covers
197
Left Covers
198
Front Door
199
Right Covers
200
Rear Covers
201
Toner Hopper, Faceplate, Pcu
202
Removing Hopper, Faceplate, PCU
202
Reinstalling PCU, Faceplate, Toner Hopper
206
Image Transfer Unit
209
Drawer Unit
211
Duplex Unit
213
Opening and Locking the Controller Box Cover
214
Sd Card Storage
215
Scanner Unit
216
Exposure Glass
216
Lens Block, Paper Size Sensors
217
Exposure Lamp
218
Scanner Motor
219
Scanner Hp Sensor
220
Scanner Interface Board (Siob)
221
Scanner Wire
222
Scanner Wire Removal
222
Scanner Wire Reinstallation and Scanner Position Adjustment
223
Laser Unit
225
Caution Decals
225
Polygon Motor
226
Laser Unit
227
Adjustments after Laser Unit Replacement
230
Laser Synchronization Detector
231
Pcu
232
Developer Replacement
232
Development Gears
240
Charge Roller Unit
241
Drum and Cleaning Blade
242
Removing the OPC Drum
242
Removing the Cleaning Blade
243
Pcu Cleaning Unit
245
Td Sensor
247
After Replacing the Pcu Components and Developer
248
Toner Supply
250
Stc Port Cleaning
250
Connector Board (Cnb)
251
Toner Pump
252
Toner End Sensor
253
Toner Supply Motor
254
Paper Transfer Unit
255
Relay Sensor
255
Double-Feed Sensors, Registration Sensors
256
Paper Transfer Unit
257
Paper Transfer Roller, Discharge Plate
259
Lubricant Bar
260
Cleaning Blade
261
Cleaning Brush Roller
262
Paper Transport Belt, Paper Separation Pp
263
Registration Motor
264
Double-Feed Detection Led
265
Image Transfer Unit
266
Itb, Belt Cleaning Unit
266
Disassembly and ITB Replacement
266
Reassembly of the Image ITB Unit and Belt Cleaning Unit
268
Dusting the ITB with Lubricant Powder
270
Itb Cleaning Blade, Dust Collection Unit
272
Itb Cleaning Roller, Scraper Blade
273
Music and ID Sensors
274
Image Transfer Power Pack
275
Belt Position Sensors
276
Fusing Unit
277
Fusing Belt Strippers
277
Fusing Unit
278
Fusing Exit Sensor, Accordion Jam Sensor
279
Pressure Roller Thermostats, Thermistor
280
Fusing Cleaning Unit
281
Fusing Belt Thermostats
282
Fusing Thermistors, Heating Roller Temperature Sensor
283
Fusing Belt Oil Supply Roller, Cleaning Rollers
284
Pressure Roller Cleaning Felt Pads
285
Hot Roller, Heating Roller Fusing Lamps
286
Pressure Roller Fusing Lamp
288
Heating Roller, Fusing Belt, Hot Roller
289
Pressure Roller
291
Pressure Roller Separation Pawls
292
Duplex Unit
293
Duplex Inverter Motor
293
Duplex Transport Motor
294
Duplex Unit Sensors
295
Duplex Entrance Sensor
295
Transport Sensors 1, 2
296
Transport Sensor 3
298
Duplex Jogger Motor
299
Duplex Jogger Belt
300
Tandem Tray (Tray 1)
301
Tandem Tray
301
Rear Fence Return Sensor Replacement
303
Rear Fence Hp Sensor Replacement
304
Tandem Right Tray Paper Sensor Replacement
305
Bottom Plate Lift Wire Replacement
306
Tandem Tray Paper Size Change
308
Right Tray
308
Paper Feed (Trays 2, 3)
311
Pickup, Feed, Reverse Rollers
311
Paper Feed Unit
312
Separation Roller Pressure Adjustment
314
Paper End, Tray Lift, Paper Feed Sensors
315
Vertical Transport Sensor
316
Bypass Unit
317
Bypass Pickup, Feed, Reverse Rollers
317
Bypass Auto Paper Size Detection Switches
318
Bypass Unit
319
Bypass Paper End Sensor, Feed Sensor
320
Bypass Feed Clutch
321
Boards
322
Controller Unit
322
Controller Board, 256 Mb Memory, Nvram
323
Nvram Replacement
324
Upload NVRAM Data à SD Card
324
Replace NVRAM
324
Restore NVRAM Data to the New NVRAM
324
Controller Box Cover, Bicu, Iob
325
Rds Board Jumper
326
Interface Board, Mother Board
327
Hvps, Pfc Board
328
Psu
329
Ac Drive Board
330
Transfer Motor, Drive, Drive Motor Boards
331
Hdd Unit
332
Disposal of HDD Units
333
Reinstallation
333
Motors
334
Pcu Motor, Drum Motor
334
Paper Transfer Motor
336
Image Transfer Motor
337
Used Toner Motor, Transport Motor
338
Bottom Plate Lift Motor (Trays 2, 3)
339
Itb Drive Motor
340
Air Filters
341
Toner Hopper Filter
341
Ozone Filter, Air Filters
342
Scanner Filter
343
Ardf
344
Ardf Covers
344
Original Feed Unit
345
Feed Belt, Pickup Roller
346
Bottom Plate Position Sensor
347
Interval, Original Width, Skew Correction Separation Sensors
348
Original Length Sensors
349
Cover Open, Original Set, Bottom Plate, Pickup Roller Hp, Feed-Out Sensors
350
Ardf Position Sensor, Aps Start Sensor
352
Original Registration, Exit Sensors
353
Ardf Separation Roller
355
Ardf Transport Belt
356
Removing the ARDF Transport Belt Assembly
356
Removing the Belt
357
Reinstalling the Belt
359
Front Rear
359
Reattaching the White Cover
360
Ardf Control Board
361
Ardf Bottom Plate Lift Motor
362
Ardf Feed Motor, Ardf Transport Motor
363
Ardf Pickup Roller Lift Motor
364
Image Adjustments
365
Scanning
365
Scanner Sub-Scan Magnification
365
Scanner Leading Edge and Side-To-Side Registration
365
Main Scan Dot Position Correction
366
Ardf
367
ARDF Side-To-Side and Leading Edge Registration
367
Registration
368
Image Area
368
Leading Edge
368
Adjustment Standards
368
Paper Registration Standard
368
Adjustment Procedure
369
Color Registration
370
Forced MUSIC Adjustment
370
Adjustment of Line Speed for Thick Paper
370
Color Registration Test and Error Adjustment
370
Skew Adjustment after Laser Unit Replacement
371
Printer Gamma Correction
373
Copy Mode
373
Printer Mode
377
Adjustment Reference for Gamma Correction
378
Touch Screen Calibration
379
Troubleshooting
380
Program Download
380
Overview
380
Recovery Methods
380
Download Error Codes
381
Important Sp Codes
384
Special Procedures
385
Sp2181 030 (Alignment Result) Errors
385
Image Position Adjustment
387
Color Registration Error Adjustment
388
Color Registration Error Correction
388
Color Skew Error Correction
390
Overall Check
391
Color Registration at the Left and Right Folds of the Test Pattern
391
Sp3812 001 (Devsetup Execute) Errors
393
Process Control Troubleshooting
394
Summary of Process Control SC Codes
394
Process Control Self-Check: SP3821
395
Color Adjustment for Connected Copiers
401
Service Call Conditions
403
Service Mode Lock/Unlock
403
Series Service Call Conditions
404
Sc Code Descriptions
405
SC Codes Group 1: Scanning
406
SC Codes Group 2: Exposure
408
SC Codes Group 3: Image Development - 1
415
SC Codes Group 4: Image Development - 2
420
SC Codes Group 5: Paper Feed
425
SC Codes Group 6: Device Communication
433
SC Codes Group 7: Peripherals
436
SC800: Overall System
443
SC900: Miscellaneous
449
Additional Sc Codes Printed in Smc Reports
453
Service Tables
454
Service Program Mode
454
Service Program Mode Operation
454
Service Mode Lock/Unlock
454
To Enter and Exit the Service Mode
455
To Switch to the Copy Window for Test Printing
455
Using the SP Mode
455
Direct Entry
455
SP Mode Button Summary
457
SP Mode Print (SMC Print)
458
Resets
459
Memory All Clear: Sp5801
459
Software and Setting Reset
461
Software Reset
461
Resetting the User Tool Settings
461
Resetting Copy/Document Server Features Only
461
Resetting Scanner Features Only
461
Test Pattern Printing
462
Printing Test Pattern: Sp2109 002
462
Test Pattern Table
462
Ipu Test Patterns: Sp4417
463
Firmware Update
464
Firmware Update Procedure
464
Using the Screen
466
Verifying the Firmware Update
468
Errors During Firmware Update
469
Error Message Table
469
Downloading Stamp Data
470
Uploading and Downloading Nvram Data
471
Uploading NVRAM Data to an SD Card
471
Downloading an SD Card to NVRAM
472
Total Count
472
Service Program Tables
473
Service Table Key
473
Japan Only
473
Copier Service Tables
475
Group 1000
533
Group 2000
559
Group 8000
594
What It Means
605
Printer Service Table
639
Group 1 (Printer)
639
Scanner Service Table
641
Group 1 (Scanner)
641
Group 2 (Scanner)
641
Fan System
647
Using the Debug Log
659
Switching on and Setting up Save Debug Log
659
Key to Acronyms
661
Retrieving the Debug Log from the Hdd
662
Recording Errors Manually
663
New Debug Log Codes
664
User Tools
665
System Settings
666
Maintenance
668
Copier/Document Server Features
669
Printer Features
672
Scanner Features
674
General Overview
676
Main Machine
676
Drive Layout
680
Block Diagram
681
Component Descriptions
682
BICU (Base Engine and Image Control Unit)
682
Copy Process Overview
685
Drum Charge
686
Laser Exposure
686
Original Size Detection
692
Pick-Up Roller
695
Slip Detection
699
Duplex Scanning
701
Scanner Unit
705
Detection Timing
708
ARDF Mode
708
Bypass Mode
708
Scanner Drive
709
Dust Detection
711
Image Processing
715
Operation Summary
716
Laser Unit
718
Dual Beam Writing
719
LD Safety Switches
719
Optical Path
721
Photoconductor Units (Pcu)
727
Around the Drum
728
Drum Drive
729
Drum Cleaning
731
Development Unit
735
Development Unit Operation
736
Development, PCU Unit Drive
737
Toner Supply
738
Toner Supply Mechanism
740
Toner Cartridge
741
Toner Near-End
743
Toner End Recovery
744
Waste Toner Collection
745
Waste Toner Path
745
Waste Toner Bottle Set Sensor
748
Waste Toner Bottle Full Sensor
749
Components Used During Process Control
751
Potential Sensor
751
Temperature/Humidity Sensors
754
List of Process Control Acronyms
755
Potential Control
757
Toner Supply Control
762
Transfer Power Pack
771
Paper Transfer and Separation
772
Ptr Cleaning
773
Paper Feed
777
Lift Sensor
781
Paper Feed and Separation Mechanism
782
Paper Feed and Separation
783
Separation Roller Release Mechanism
784
Paper Size Detection
786
Paper Tray Heaters
788
Bypass Tray
797
By-Pass Paper Size Detection
799
Paper Length
799
Paper Registration
801
Fusing, Paper Exit
807
Thermistors, Thermostats
809
Fusing Unit Drive
810
Lubrication and Cleaning
811
Fusing Temperature Control
813
Fusing Unit Ventilation
816
Duplex Unit
817
Duplex Drive
818
Inverter Operation
819
Paper Exit
825
Energy Saver Modes
828
Specifications
830
Paper Sizes
832
Optional Peripherals
836
9-Bin Mailbox B762
837
Punch Unit B702
844
Copy Tray B476
845
Machine Configuration
846
Circuit Breaker Cb1
847
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