Ricoh CL4000DN Laser Printer - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Print the configuration page.

www.ricoh-usa.com/support/support.aspx

You just bought it...take it back and exchange it for another?

That sucks, I guess you screwed something up.

SC 366 - the problem is with the hard disc, it has t many bad sectors, you can try to format the hard disc, but it looks like it will need to be replaced

Thermisters are located in the fuser unit. They contact the rollers. Good luck

Polygonal motor is inside the laser unit. You need a technician to repair this.

I dont think it is noise more like a blade not cleaning.

You say you have replaced everything, I would think the was from Ricoh 402322 - Laser Printer Transfer Unit or
one or two of the drums (black and cyan) have these been replaced or have you just replaced toners.

sc 307 is a charge bias error having to do with the yellow photoconductor unit (PCU). Replacing the yellow PCU should resolve your problem. If the problem persists even with a new PCU, you will likely need to have either the high voltage supply board or the drum positioning plate replaced.

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it is possible that the drive gear in the fuser has failed. this will cause a very loud grinding sound in the back of the unit where the paper comes out. you can order new gears for it but sometimes its easier to replace the Fuser.in saying all this where is the noise coming from?

Hi, the chip on those toner bottles stores information about how much toner is left, so once that chip registers an empty toner bottle, it won't work even if you attach it to a new toner bottle. You'll need the chip from a new toner bottle, or one that hasn't registered no toner.

You have to replace the drum unit corresponding to the colors that will appear in the paper

All manuals for this printer can be found here:
http://support.ricoh.com/bb_v1oi/html/oi/rc2/model/cl40/cl40en.htm

The waste toner bottle is behind the left cover. Follow replacement procedures that start on page 48 of the maintenance manual

sc202 is a polygon mirror motor. The most likely problem is that the motor has gone bad, and it will need to be replaced. Occasionally this error is caused by a loose or disconnected cable, but it is usually a bad mirror motor. You should contact your local service technician for replacement of the polygon mirror motor.

Dutru glass and mirrors,toner cartridges and druns + laser units

re install driver

The toner bottle sensors don't go bad too often. Do you have an extra yellow toner bottle? Try replacing that first. Compare the tray where the yellow toner bottle sits to the other three colors, and make sure nothing where the toner bottle connects is broken or bent.

do a cold reset on the printer can find it on ricoh online. if this does not resolve the issue then you might have to change the registration assembly

You could remove the color and black&white drum units and check from below the units to visually observe lines on all the 4 drums. If so, you have to change the drum unit/units. Drums occassionally get damaged before life this way due to solid toner particles inside the toner bottle.Always "shake the toners very well" before replacement, and if you print rarely, then remove the toners and do the shaking to prevent clogging due to inactivity.

start with the optics, corona wires, use the vacume cleaner, alcohol, water,...