New tech guide · Ricoh
Setup
Two jobs. First hang the parts. Then at the customer office: IP, scan to email, scan to folder, and the final test.
Machine
Start from an example
The stand
Pick one. The machine sits on this — install it first.
The finisher
Pick one. You cannot mix these.
Also going on
Tick every extra part in the boxes.
Do this, in this order
10 steps
Engine only
0 of 10 checked
Get ready
01Open every box and lay out the parts
Confirm punch SKU matches the finisher before you hang anything Punch, finisher, bridge, paper bank and fax come in separate boxes. Check the punch: PU3080 goes with the internal finisher (SR3310). PU3100 / PU3110 go with a floor or booklet finisher. They do not swap.
Why this order. If the punch is missing, stop. Do not hang an empty finisher.
02Need a wall outlet and floor space
Dedicated 120–127 V · level floor · roll-on clearance Dedicated 120–127 V. No cheap UPS on this machine — it can kill the fuser. Level floor. If a floor or booklet finisher is going on, leave room to roll it in.
Unpack
03Take off shipping locks. Keep it unplugged.
Orange locks off · still unplugged · not a copy on the pallet Scanner lock, orange clips on the ITB and PCUs, toner seals. Put all four toner bottles in. Do not power it on while it is still on the pallet.
Why this order. You cannot lift a machine onto a paper bank if a finisher is already hanging on it.
Skip an orange lock and the first power-on throws a fake error. Easy to waste an hour.
Stand
04Level the machine
Level on the glass · twisted engine = bad punch holes Phone level or bubble on the glass. If the machine is twisted, punch holes and staples will sit crooked. Lock the casters.
ADF
Power on
06Power on and watch it find the new parts
Config page → Attached Equipment Stay in front of it until it is ready. The finisher and fax should show up by themselves. If they don’t, a cable is loose — it is not a hidden setting. Print a configuration page and look for Attached Equipment.
07Run process control after toner has loaded
SP3-011 after toner has actually supplied Wait until the bottles stop flashing. Then SP3-011-001. Color machines only — skip this on black-and-white IM.
Done
08Print a configuration page
Copies and cannot scan is not a finished install Look at Attached Equipment. Paper bank, finisher, punch, fax should be listed. Missing = a cable, not a setting.
09Set paper size in every tray
Slide the side fences and the end fence to the paper you loaded.
10Keep leftover parts with the machine
Inner tray, extra screws, dummy covers — in the cabinet or taped to the stand. You will need them if the finisher comes off later.