Ricoh Aficio MP 1500 User Manual

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4 User Tools Menu ( Copier Settings )
❖Copier Features (See p.42 “Copier Features”.)
Default
 Original Type Setting  Original  Type  1  (Text): Text Mode 1
 
Original Type 2 (Photo): Photo Mode 1
 Max. Number of Sets   99 sheets
 Original Count Dis-
play  Off
 Reproduction Ratio Metric version: 
 Ratio 1: 50% 
 Ratio 2: 71% 
 Ratio 3: 82% 
 Ratio 4: 93% 
 Ratio 5: 122% 
 Ratio 6: 141% 
 Ratio 7: 200% 
Inch version: 
 Ratio 1: 50% 
 Ratio 2: 65% 
 Ratio 3: 78% 
 Ratio 4: 93% 
 Ratio 5: 121% 
 Ratio 6: 129% 
 Ratio 7: 155% 
 Preset R/E Priority Metric version: 71%
Inch version: 65%
 Letterhead Setting   Off
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							User Tools
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4Accessing User Tools
This section is for key operators in
charge of this machine.
User Tools allow you to change or set
defaults.
Note
❒Operations for system settings dif-
fer from normal operations. Al-
ways quit User Tools when you
have finished. See p.37 “Quitting
User Tools”.
❒Selected settings are highlighted.
❒Any changes you make with User
Tools remain in effect even if the
main power switch or operation
switch is turned off, or the {Clear
Modes} key is pressed.
Changing Default Settings
Note
❒If a key operator code is already
set, the key operator code entry
display appears. Enter the key op-
erator code, and then press the
{OK} key. See p.40 “Key Operator
Code”.
APress the {User Tools/Counter} key.
BSelect [System Settings] or [Copier
Features] using {U} or {T}, and
then press the {OK} key.
CSelect the menu using {U} or {T},
and then press the {OK} key.
Reference
 p.33 “User Tools Menu ( Sys-
tem Settings )”p.35 “User Tools
Menu ( Copier Settings )”.
DSelect the item using {U} or {T },
and then press the {OK} key.
EChange settings by following in-
structions on the display, and
then press the {OK} key.
Note
❒To cancel changes made to set-
tings and return to the initial
display, press the {User
Tools/Counter} key.
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Quitting User Tools
APress the {User Tools/Counter} key.
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4Settings You Can Change with User Tools
Reference
To access User Tools, see p.36 “Ac-
cessing User Tools”.
 System Settings
General Features
❖ Copy Count Display 
The copy counter can be set to
show the number of copies made
(count up), or the number of copies
yet to be made (count down).
Note
❒Default: Up (count up) 
❖ Display Contrast 
You can adjust the brightness of
the display.
❖ Key Repeat 
You can select whether or not to
use the key repeat function.
Note
❒Default: On 
❖ Measurement Unit 
You can switch the measurement
between “mm” and “inch”.
Note
❒Default: 
Metric version:  mm
 Inch version: inch
 Tray Paper Settings 
❖ Tray Paper Size: Tray 1
Select the size of the paper loaded
in the paper tray.
 The paper sizes you can set for
Tray 1 are as follows:
A3L, B4JIS (Japanese Industri-
al Standard)L, A4KL,
B5JISKL, A5K, 11 × 17L,
8
1/2 × 14L, 81/2 × 13L,
81/4 × 14L, 81/4 × 13L, 8 ×
13L, 81/2 × 11KL, 71/4 ×
101/2KL, 51/2 × 81/2K,
8KL, 16KKL
Important
❒If the specified paper size dif-
fers from the actual size of the
paper loaded in the paper tray,
a misfeed might occur because
the correct paper size was not
detected.
Note
❒Default:
 Metric version: 8
1/2 × 11L
 Inch version: A4L
❒If the paper size set for the selec-
tor in the paper tray is different
from the paper size for this set-
ting, the paper size of the selec-
tor has priority.
❒If you load paper of a size not
indicated on the paper size se-
lector in the paper tray, set the
selector to “p”.
Reference
 p.59 “Changing the Paper Size” 
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❖ Paper Type: Bypass tray
Set the display so you can see what
type of paper is loaded in the by-
pass tray.
 The paper types you can set for
the bypass tray are as follows:
 recycled paper, special pa-
per, colour paper, letterhead,
prepunched paper, label pa-
per, bond paper, thick paper,
OHP, cardstock
Note
❒Default: Thick Paper 
❒Paper types you can set in the
bypass tray for machines with
the copy function only are plain
paper, thick paper and OHP.
 Timer Settings 
❖ Auto Off Timer 
After a specified period has
passed, following job completion,
the machine automatically turns
off, in order to conserve energy.
This function is called “Auto Off”. 
The machine status after the Auto
Off operation is referred to as “Off
mode”. For the Auto Off Timer,
specify the time to elapse before
Auto Off.
Note
❒Default: 1 min. 
❒The time can be set from 1 to 240
minutes, using the number
keys.
❒From “Off mode”, the machine
is ready to use within 10 sec-
onds.
❒Auto Off may not work when
error messages appear.
❖ Energy Saver Timer 
The machine automatically enters
Low Power mode automatically
after a job is finished, and the se-
lected time elapsed.
Note
❒Default: 1 min. 
❒The time can be set from 1 to 240
minutes, using the number key.
❒Energy Saver may not work
when error messages appear.
❖ System Auto Reset Timer 
Specify the time to elapse before
copier modes reset.
Note
❒If [Off] is selected, the machine
does not automatically switch
to the user code entry screen.
❒Default: On, 60 sec. 
❒The time can be set from 10 to
999 seconds, using the number
keys.
❖ Copier Auto Reset Timer 
Specify the time to elapse before
copier modes reset.
Note
❒If [Off] is selected, the machine
does not automatically switch
to the user code entry screen.
❒Default: On, 60 sec. 
❒The time can be set from 10 to
999 seconds, using the number
keys.
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 Key Operator Tools 
The key operator must set the follow-
ing items. For settings or more infor-
mation, contact the key operator.
It is recommended that the key oper-
ator program a key operator code
when performing the settings. See
p.40 “Key Operator Code”.
❖ User Code Man.: Copier 
Allows you to control who uses the
machine by setting codes for users.
User codes must be registered for
user code management.
Note
❒Default: Off 
❖ Key Counter Management 
Use the key counter to specify
whether users are restricted or not.
Note
❒Default: Off 
❒ [Key Counter Management] will
only be displayed when the key
counter is set.
❖ Key Operator Code 
Specify whether or not to use pass-
words (max. eight digits) to con-
trol Key Operator Tools settings
for key operator code.
Note
❒Default: Off 
❒If you select [On], enter the key
operator code (max. eight dig-
its) using the number keys, and
then select [On:Partial] or [On:All]
to set the access limit.
If you selected [On:Partial] 
A key operator code is only
required for the Timer Set-
tings and Key Operator
Tools for System Settings.
If you selected [On:All] 
A key operator code is re-
quired to access all items in
System Settings and Copier
Features.
❒If you select [On:All], you must
enter a key operator code to ac-
cess the Key Operator Code dis-
play.
❖ Display/Print Counter 
Allows you to view and print the
number of prints.
 Display/Print Counter 
Displays the number of prints
for each function (Total, Copier
and A3/DLT).
Print Counter List
Prints out a list of the number of
prints made under each func-
tion.
 To print the counter list
APress the {User Tools/Counter}
key.
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BSelect [System Settings] using
{U} or {T}, and then press
the {OK} key.
CSelect [Key Operator Tools] us-
ing {U} or {T}, and then
press the {OK} key.
DSelect [Display/Print Counter]
using {U} or {T}, and then
press the {OK} key.
EPress [Print].
FPress the {Start} key.
GPress the {User Tools/Counter}
key.
❖ Counter per User Code 
Allows you to view and print the
numbers of prints accessed with
user codes, and to set those values
to 0.
Note
❒Press {U} and {T} to show all
the numbers of prints. 
❒The number of prints may differ
from the counter value shown
in Display/Print Counter.
 Print counter per user code
Prints the number of prints
made under each user code.
 Clear counter per user code
Sets the number of prints
made under each user code
to 0.
❒Print list for each user code, see
p.47 “Printing the Counter for
Each User Code”.
 Print counter for all user
codes
Prints the number of prints
made under all user codes.
 Clear counter for all user
codes
Sets the number of prints
made under all user codes to
0.
❖ Program/Change User Code 
You can register, change, and de-
lete user codes. For details about
these operations, see p.44 “User
Code”.
Note
❒You can register up to 50 user
codes.
❖ AOF (Always On) 
Specify whether or not to use Auto
Off.
Note
❒Default: On 
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 Copier Features
Original Type Setting
You can adjust copy finish quality
level according to original type. You
can choose these functions after se-
lecting [Original Type 1 (Text)] or [Origi-
nal Type 2 (Photo)].
  Text Mode 1 
normal text originals
  Text Mode 2 
newspapers, semi-transparent
originals (reverse side print faintly
visible)
  Photo Mode 1 
text/photo images containing
mostly photo areas
  Photo Mode 2 
text/photo images containing
mostly text areas
  Photo Mode 3 
actual photographic paper
  Special Mode 1 
Highly transparent originals (re-
verse side clearly visible), or light
text on a colored background. Also
for originals with very grainy
backgrounds (some newspapers)
and light text.
  Special Mode 2 
originals with colored text and
lines
  Special Mode 3 
photo images created by dithering
(visible dots), such as newspaper
photos - normal resolution
  Special Mode 4 
photo images created by dithering
(visible dots), such as newspaper
photos - coarse resolution
  Special Mode 5 
normal text originals (reproducing
the background)
Note
❒Default: 
 Original Type 1 (Text): Text Mode 1 
 Original Type 2 (Photo): Photo
Mode 1 
 Max. Number of Sets 
The maximum copy quantity can be
set between 1 and 99 using number
keys.
Note
❒Default:  99 sheets 
 Original Count Display 
You can set to display the count of
originals and copying pages on the
display when [On] is selected.
Note
❒Default: Off 
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 Reproduction Ratio 
You can select which reduce, enlarge,
or input ratio is shown on the display
with priority when [Reduce] or [En-
large] is selected.
Note
❒Default: 
Metric version:
 Ratio 1: 50% 
 Ratio 2: 71% 
 Ratio 3: 82% 
 Ratio 4: 93% 
 Ratio 5: 122% 
 Ratio 6: 141% 
 Ratio 7: 200% 
 Inch version:
 Ratio 1: 50% 
 Ratio 2: 65% 
 Ratio 3: 78% 
 Ratio 4: 93% 
 Ratio 5: 121% 
 Ratio 6: 129% 
 Ratio 7: 155% 
 Preset R/E Priority 
You can set the ratio with priority
when [R/E] is selected.
Note
❒Default: 
Metric version:  71% 
 Inch version:  65% 
 Letterhead Setting 
If you select [On] for this function, the
machine rotates the image correctly.
Note
❒Default: Off 
❒Orientation-fixed (top to bottom)
paper might not print correctly,
depending on how the originals
and paper are placed.
Reference
When using letterhead paper,
check its orientation is correct. See
p.53 “Orientation-Fixed Paper or
Two-Sided Paper”.
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4 User Code 
Register user codes to restrict copier
functions to certain users, and check
on their use of copier functions:
Registering a New User Code
APress the {User Tools/Counter} key.
BSelect [System Settings] using {U}
or {T}, and then press the {OK}
key.
CSelect [Key Operator Tools] using
{U} or {T}, and then press the
{OK} key.
DSelect [Program/Change User Code]
using {U} or {T}, and then press
the {OK} key.
ESelect [Program] using {U} or {T},
and then press the {OK} key.
FEnter the user code using the
number keys, and then press the
{OK} or {#} key.
The “ 
Programmed ” message ap-
pears, and then the “ User Code ”
display returns.
GPress the {User Tools/Counter} key.
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