Ricoh G176, Service Manual

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Controller Functions
SM 6-33 G176/G177/G176L
Det
ails
6.6 CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS
Meter-charge Counter Display
When meter charge mode is switched on with SP5930-001, the meter-charge counter
menu is the first item shown on the user menu:
Menu:
Counter
(The “Sample Print” menu appears first when the meter-charge mode is switched off.)
PM Warning Display
When meter charge mode is switched on with SP5930, “Replace Maintenance Kit” will not
be displayed at 90k prints. The default setting for this machine is meter-charge mode off.
Item Meter-charge On Meter-charge Off Remarks
Meter-charge
counter
Shown as the first
item in the user menu
Not shown User menu
PM Warning Not shown
“Replace
Maintenance Kit”
displayed at 90k prints
PM Service Customer
PM Counter Reset manually
Automatically reset
when the fusing unit is
replaced using the
maintenance kit
Printer engine
service mode “PM
counter”
The meter-charge counter is not the same as the PM counter because the meter-charge
counter does not count up in the following cases:
ƒ
Blank rear side during duplex printing
ƒ Blank page when using the “Cover Page” or “Two in One” features
ƒ Service reports
ƒ The meter-charge counter cannot be reset.