Ricoh C249, Service Manual

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MAIN MENU NO.2: BASIC SETTINGS
C249 5-6 SM
5.3.7 SP2-36: INK IDLING ROLLER SETTING
Ensures that first print has sufficient ink density even if the machine was not used
for a long time.
The idling roller motor turns to press the drum idling roller against the inner surface
of the drum screen.
0: OFF
1: The machine enters the drum idling mode after master is ejected.
2: The machine enters the drum idling mode after master is made.
5.3.8 SP2-38: IDLING AFTER PRINT (SP2-28, 29)
Ensures that the first print has sufficient ink density even if the machine was not
used for a long time.
When this SP is ON, the idling roller motor turn to press the drum idling roller
against the inner surface of the drum screen after printing and uses the settings in
SP2-28 or SP2-29.
When SP2-28 is “YES”, the idling motor does not operate after less than 3 prints.
When SP2-28 is “NO”, the idling motor operates and you can select the number of
prints (1 to 5) by setting SP2-29.
5.3.9 SP2-41, 2-42: THERMAL HEAD ENERGY CONTROL
2-41: The default is 7%. This means that during normal printing mode, the thermal
head energy is 93% of the maximum possible (100 – 7).
2-42: The default is 10%. This means that in economy printing mode, the thermal
head energy is reduced by another 10%. With the default settings, this
means that the thermal head energy is 83% of maximum power (100-7-10).
5.3.10 SP2-60: BOLD MODE: LETTER MODE ONLY
Makes bold outline of the letter image.
5.3.11 SP2-100: MAKE A MASTER WITHOUT PRINTING
This function wraps a blank master around the drum. The ink on the drum may dry
up when it is not used for a long period of time. This may affect the print quality
(Poor image: doubled image of previous print). Wrap a blank master around the
drum after you print to not let doubled images of previous prints occur when the
machine will not be used for a long time.
Procedure:
1) Access the SP2-100 (Make master without printing). Then press “OK”.
2) Press the “Start” key while holding down the “#”key.
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Rev. 10/2004