Ricoh Aficio 615C Service Manual, product code B229

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INSTALLATION
1. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.1 BEFOREHAND
1.2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
1.2.1 ENVIRONMENT
1.2.2 MACHINE LEVEL
1.2.3 MINIMUM SPACE REQUIREMENTS
1.2.4 POWER REQUIREMENTS
1.3 COPIER INSTALLATION
1.3.1 POWER SOCKETS FOR PERIPHERALS
1.3.2 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.3.3 BEFORE INSTALLING A COPIER
1.3.4 INITIAL SETTING
1.3.5 CHECKING THE NOZZLE PATTERN
1.3.6 HEAD GAP ADJUSTMENT
1.3.7 SUB SCAN: SEND ADJUSTMENT
1.3.8 MOVING THE MACHINE
1.3.9 TRANSPORTING THE MACHINE
1.4 PLATEN COVER INSTALLATION
1.4.1 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.4.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.5 ARDF INSTALLATION
1.5.1 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.5.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.6 ADF INSTALLATION
1.6.1 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.6.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.7 ONE-TRAY PAPER TRAY UNIT
1.7.1 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.7.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.7.3 OPTIONAL PAPER TRAY GRIP HANDLE – OPTIONAL PAPER TRAY UNIT
1.8 TWO-TRAY PAPER TRAY UNIT INSTALLATION
1.8.1 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.8.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.8.3 OPTIONAL PAPER TRAY GRIP HANDLE – OPTIONAL PAPER TRAY UNIT
1.9 DUPLEX UNIT INSTALLATION
1.9.1 ACCESSORY CHECK
1.9.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.10 HEATER KIT INSTALLATION
1.10.1 COMPONENT CHECK
1.10.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.10.3 OPTIONAL TRAY HEATER
1.11 FUNCTION UPGRADE OPTION INSTALLATION
1.11.1 COMPONENT CHECK
1.11.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.12 COPY DATA SECURITY UNIT INSTALLATION
1.12.1 COMPONENT CHECK
1.12.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.13 OPTIONAL COUNTER INTERFACE UNIT
1.13.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.14 CONTROLLER OPTIONS
1.14.1 OVERVIEW
1.14.2 POSTSCRIPT3 INSTALLATION
1.14.3 PICTBRIDGE INSTALLTION
1.14.4 JAVA VM OPTION INSTALLATION
1.14.5 WIRELESS LAN (IEEE 802.11B) INSTALLATION
1.14.6 IEEE 1284 INSTALLATION
1.14.7 IEEE 1394 INSTALLATION
1.14.8 BLUETOOTH INSTALLATION
1.14.9 USB HOST INSTALLATION
1.14.10 DATA OVERWRITE SECURITY UNIT TYPE D (B735)
1.14.11 REMOTE COMMUNICATION GATE INSTALLATION
1.15 KEY COUNTER I/F UNIT TYPE A

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
2.1 PM TABLES
2.2 PM COUNTER
2.2.1 HOW TO RESET THE PM COUNTER
2.2.2 PM COUNTER RESET LIST
2.3 CLEANING PROCEDURES
2.3.1 MAINTENANCE UNIT
2.3.2 PRINT HEADS
2.3.3 TRANSPORT BELT

REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT
3. REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT
3.1 GENERAL CAUTIONS
3.1.1 SCANNER UNIT
3.1.2 PAPER FEED
3.1.3 IMPORTANT
3.2 SPECIAL TOOLS AND LUBRICANTS
3.3 EXTERIOR COVERS AND OPERATION PANEL
3.3.1 REAR COVER
3.3.2 REAR ENGINE UNIT COVER
3.3.3 TOP LEFT FRONT, LEFT FRONT AND INTERFACE COVER
3.3.4 RIGHT DOOR
3.3.5 BY-PASS TRAY
3.3.6 FRONT COVER
3.4 OPERATION PANEL
3.5 SCANNER UNIT
3.5.1 EXPOSURE GLASS
3.5.2 LENS BLOCK
3.5.3 EXPOSURE LAMP
3.5.4 ORIGINAL WIDTH/LENGTH SENSOR
3.5.5 SCANNER MOTOR
3.5.6 LAMP STABILIZER
3.6 ENGINE
3.6.1 ENGINE UNIT
3.6.2 CONIJ (CONNECT INK JET MODULE)
3.6.3 MAINTENANCE UNIT
3.6.4 INK COLLECTION TANK
3.6.5 SUB SCAN ENCODER AND ENCODER SENSOR
3.6.6 MAIN SCAN DRIVE MOTOR
3.6.7 SUB SCAN DRIVE MOTOR
3.6.8 FLUSHING GATE UNIT
3.6.9 TRANSPORT BELT UNIT
3.6.10 CHARGE ROLLER
3.7 PAPER FEED
3.7.1 PAPER FEED MOTOR
3.7.2 REGISTRATION CLUTCH
3.7.3 REGISTRATION ROLLER
3.7.4 PAPER FEED, PAPER TRANSPORT AND DUPLEX CLUTCH
3.7.5 PAPER FEED ROLLER AND FRICTION PAD
3.7.6 PAPER END SENSOR
3.7.7 BY-PASS PAPER SIZE SWITCH
3.7.8 BY-PASS FEED ROLLER AND PAPER END SENDOR
3.7.9 REGISTRATION SENSOR
3.7.10 ONE-SHEET BY-PASS PAPER END SENSOR
3.7.11 PAPER SIZE SWITCH
3.8 PAPER EXIT
3.8.1 PAPER EXIT TRAY
3.8.2 PAPER EXIT UNIT
3.8.3 PAPER EXIT SENSOR
3.8.4 JUNCTION GATE SENSOR
3.8.5 PAPER EXIT MOTOR
3.9 ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
3.9.1 CONTROLLER BOX
3.9.2 CONTROLLER BOARD
3.9.3 NVRAM AND DIMM RAM
3.9.4 IO BOARD
3.9.5 PSU BOARD
3.9.6 IPU BOARD
3.9.7 BCU BOARD
3.10 IMAGE ADJUSTMENT
3.10.1 PREPARING FOR TEST PRINTING
3.10.2 ADJUST PAPER FEED
3.10.3 NOZZLE BLOCKAGE CHECK
3.10.4 ADJUST PRINT HEAD POSITION
3.10.5 REGISTRATION
3.11 COPY ADJUSTMENTS: PRINTING/SCANNING
3.11.1 PRINTING
3.11.2 SCANNING
3.11.3 ADF IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

TROUBLESHOOTING
4. TROUBLESHOOTING
4.1 SERVICE CALL
4.1.1 SERVICE CALL CONDITIONS
4.1.2 SC TABLE
4.2 SELF-DIAGNOSTIC MODE
4.2.1 OVERVIEW
4.2.2 DETAILED SELF-DIAGNOSTICS
4.3 GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
4.3.1 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR EXPECTED PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD
4.3.2 POOR QUALITY IMAGE
4.3.3 POOR PRINTER PERFORMANCE (MISCELLANEOUS)
4.3.4 UNUSUAL NOISES
4.3.5 MAINTAINING THE PRINTER HEAD CONDITION
4.4 IMAGE TEST MODE
4.4.1 OVERVIEW
4.4.2 IPU TEST
4.5 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DEFECTS
4.5.1 SENSORS
4.5.2 SWITCHES
4.5.3 BLOWN FUSE CONDITIONS

SERVICE TABLES
5. SERVICE TABLES
5.1 SERVICE PROGRAM MODE
5.1.1 HOW TO ENTER THE SP MODE
5.2 SP MODE TABLES
5.2.1 SP1-XXX (FEED)
5.2.2 SP2-XXX (DRUM)
5.2.3 SP3-XXX (PROCESS)
5.2.4 SP4-XXX (SCANNER)
5.2.5 SP5-XXX (MODE)
5.2.6 SP6-XXX (PERIPHERALS)
5.2.7 SP7-XXX (DATA LOG)
5.2.8 SP8-XXX (HISTORY)
5.3 PRINTER SERVICE MODE
5.4 SCANNER SP MODE
5.5 USING SP MODES
5.5.1 ADJUSTING REGISTRATION AND MAGNIFICATION
5.5.2 DISPLAY APS DATA (SP 4301 1)
5.5.3 MEMORY CLEAR
5.5.4 INPUT CHECK (SP 5803)
5.5.5 OUTPUT CHECK (SP 5804)
5.5.6 SERIAL NUMBER INPUT (SP 5811)
5.5.7 NVRAM DATA UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD (SP 5824/5825)
5.5.8 FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE
5.5.9 SD CARD APPLI MOVE
5.5.10 SMC PRINT (SP 5990)
5.5.11 ADF APS SENSOR OUTPUT DISPLAY (SP 6901)

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
6. DETAILED SECTION DESCRIPTIONS
6.1 OVERVIEW
6.1.1 COMPONENT LAYOUT
6.1.2 PAPER PATH
6.1.3 DRIVE LAYOUT
6.2 BOARD STRUCTURE
6.2.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM
6.3 COPY PROCESS OVERVIEW
6.3.1 EXPOSURE
6.3.2 IMAGE CREATION
6.3.3 NO FUSING
6.4 SCANNING
6.4.1 OVERVIEW
6.4.2 LAMP STABILIZER FUSE
6.4.3 SCANNER DRIVE
6.4.4 ORIGINAL SIZE DETECTION IN PLATEN MODE
6.5 IMAGE PROCESSING
6.5.1 SBU (SENSOR BOARD UNIT)
6.5.2 IPU (IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT)
6.6 CARRIAGE UNIT
6.6.1 OVERVIEW
6.6.2 PRINT HEAD
6.6.3 PRINT HEAD TANK
6.6.4 INK EJECTION DEVICE
6.6.5 INK NEAR END
6.6.6 INK OUT
6.6.7 PAPER REGISTRATION AND SIZE DETECTION SENSOR
6.7 INK SUPPLY UNIT
6.7.1 OVERVIEW
6.7.2 PRINT CARTRIDGES
6.7.3 PRINT CARTRIDGE SET SENSOR
6.7.4 INK SUPPLY PUMP
6.8 MAINTENANCE UNIT
6.8.1 OVERVIEW
6.8.2 MAINTENANCE UNIT
6.8.3 INK COLLECTION TANK
6.8.4 INK COLLECTION TANK FULL DETECTION
6.8.5 FLUSHING UNIT
6.9 CARRIAGE DRIVE
6.9.1 OVERVIEW
6.9.2 CARRIAGE DRIVE
6.9.3 ENVELOPE SELECTOR
6.10 PAPER FEED, TRANSPORT, OUTPUT
6.10.1 OVERVIEW
6.10.2 LEADING EDGE AND PAGE WIDTH DETECTION
6.10.3 TRAILING EDGE DETECTION
6.10.4 PAPER TRANSPORT DRIVE
6.10.5 PAPER PATH
6.10.6 TRANSPORT BELT
6.10.7 CHARGE LEAK DETECTION
6.11 PAPER FEED
6.11.1 OVERVIEW
6.11.2 PAPER FEED DRIVE MECHANISM
6.11.3 PAPER FEED AND SEPARATION MECHANISM
6.11.4 PAPER LIFT MECHANISM
6.11.5 PAPER END DETECTION
6.11.6 PAPER SIZE DETECTION
6.11.7 SIDE FENCES
6.11.8 PAPER REGISTRATION
6.12 PAPER EXIT
6.12.1 OVERVIEW
6.12.2 PAPER EXIT PATH
6.12.3 PAPER STOP FUNCTION
6.12.4 ENERGY SAVER MODES OF BASIC MACHINES

SPECIFICATIONS
7. SPECIFICATIONS
7.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
7.2 SUPPORTED PAPER SIZES
7.2.1 ORIGINAL SIZE DETECTION
7.2.2 PAPER FEED AND EXIT
7.3 MACHINE CONFIGURATION
7.4 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
7.4.1 ARDF
7.4.2 ADF
7.4.3 ONE-TRAY PAPER TRAY UNIT
7.4.4 TWO-TRAY PAPER TRAY UNIT
7.4.5 DUPLEX UNIT

B267 FAX OPTION
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B806 DUPLEX UNIT
SEE SECTION B806 FOR DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

B813 DOCUMENT FEEDER
SEE SECTION B813 FOR DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

B814 DOCUMENT FEEDER
SEE SECTION B814 FOR DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

B384 PAPER TRAY UNIT
SEE SECTION B385 FOR DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

B385 PAPER TRAY UNIT
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