Ricoh Pro L5130, Operating Instructions Manual

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• Pay attention to the expansion and contraction of the media. Do not use media immediately
after unpacking. The media can be affected by the room temperature and humidity, and thus it
may expand and contract. The media have to be left in the atmosphere in which they are to be
used for 30 minutes or more after unpacked.
• Do not use curled media. The use of curled media cannot only cause a media jam but also affect
print quality. Straighten the sheet of media, if significantly curled, before using it for printing. If a
regular-sized coated sheet of media is rolled and stored, the coated side has to face outside.
• Do not leave the media with the heater ON for a long time.
• When performing maintenance on the machine, make sure to wear the attached gloves.
• When removing jammed media or performing maintenance on the machine, avoid getting ink,
flushing liquid, and displacement liquid on your clothing. If ink, flushing liquid, and displacement
liquid come into contact with your clothing, wash the stained area with water.
• When removing jammed media, replacing media, or performing maintenance on the machine,
avoid getting ink, flushing liquid, and displacement liquid on your skin. If ink, flushing liquid, and
displacement liquid come into contact with your skin, wash the affected area thoroughly with
soap and water.
• The supplied gloves are consumables. If they are damaged or lost, use polythene gloves
instead.
• While handling media, be sure to wear gloves. If handling media with your bare hands, the media
may become dirty from fingerprints or grease on your hands.
• Make sure to use the manufacturer-recommended media to maintain consistent print quality.
• Do not use warped media. Otherwise, the carriage and the media may interfere or print quality
can be affected. Remove any warps, and then set the media.
• Do not use media that cannot be vacuumed due to warps or shifts while the carriage moves.
• When setting media, do not leave the heater turned on and unattended for a long time. This may
cause media to wave or misfeeds to occur. Also, if the media holding lever is lowered, traces of the
roller may be left depending on the media material. Perform a test feed, and check the state of the
media. For details about how to perform test feeding, see page 83 "Test Feeding".
• Set the heater temperature in accordance with the type and characteristics of the media. For details
about how to adjust the heater temperature, see page 81 "Adjusting the Heater Temperature".
1. Getting Started
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