Ricoh IM 550F

6.Troubleshooting
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3. Clean the [A] area with a dry cloth.
Image quality failure due to the fixing failure
Symptom
The following image quality failure occurs due to the fixing failure.
• Backside partial stains
• Toner peeling
• Black spots caused by the toner fixation
Solution 1
Change the Fusing temperature using SP1-892-001 (Pressure Roller Dirt control).
0: Default
1: Raises the fusing temperature by 5 °C.
2: Raises the fusing temperature by 15 °C.
3: Raises the fusing temperature by 25 °C.
• When both SP1-892-001 and SP1-893-001 (Hot offset control) are set at the same time, SP1-
892-001 has priority.
• This SP takes effect when the paper type is Plain Paper, Plain Paper 2, or Middle Thick.
• This SP setting is reflected to all trays.
1. Set SP 1-892-001 (Pressure Roller Dirt Control) to “1”.
2. Set SP 1-892-001 to ”2” if the symptom is not solved in step 1.
3. Set SP 1-892-001 to “3” if the symptom is not solved in step 2.
Solution 2
Change the paper type setting to thicker with the procedure below.
• IM 550F/600F/600SRF
1. Press the [User Tools] icon on the operation panel.
2. Press [Tray Paper Settings].
3. Press [Next].
4. Select the tray from [Tray Paper Size: Tray 1] to [Tray Paper Size: Tray 5] for which you want