Ricoh G176, Service Manual

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Paper Feed
SM 6-21 G176/G177/G176L
Det
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Paper Lift
When the user puts the tray [A] in the machine, the bottom plate [B] lifts as follows.
ƒ The slopes on the guide blocks [C] on the machine lift the tray arms [D] up.
ƒ The springs [E] between the tray arms and bottom plates lift the plate.
ƒ The springs [E] keep the top sheet of the paper at the correct height.
Paper Feed and Registration
1. Registration Roller 2. Relay Roller
3. By-pass feed roller 4. By-pass friction pad
5. Paper end sensor 6. Friction pad
7. Feed roller 8. Paper tray
9. Remaining paper sensors (1 and 2)
The friction pad cannot be adjusted.
The machine makes a paper buckle at the registration roller to correct paper skew.
The paper buckle can be adjusted with engine SP 1003.