La b te st – Ricoh Aficio 3260C User Manual

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To adjust paper size, users must first unlock the locking mechanism in the

back of the drawer, but it can be left in the open position thereafter. Users
then squeeze the button in the front of the drawer to move the guides
either in or out.

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The user-adjustable drawers are equipped with electronic paper sensors

that automatically detect the size of paper loaded.

— The bypass tray recognizes that paper has been loaded but not the size of

the paper. Some other devices that BLI has tested also do not detect paper
size, but they do display a menu prompting users to select the correct paper
size.

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Two dynamic graphics appear on the touch-screen display when a misfeed

occurs. One graphic shows the location of the misfed paper with indicators;
as misfeeds are removed, the indicators clear. The second graphic provides
text-based information and illustrates the misfeed removal process to users
in an easy-to-understand way.

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Toner replacement is simple and clean thanks to Ricoh’s new toner bag tech-

nology. Users just open the door, pull the drawer that houses each indi-
vidual toner bag out and drop a new bag in. (The bags compress as toner
is depleted and they can simply be thrown away once they’re empty or
returned directly to Ricoh to be recycled.)

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The Aficio 3260C’s standard and non-upgradeable memory capacity of 1.38

GB is competitive when compared to business color models in this speed
range tested to date. In addition, the capacity of its four 80-GB hard drives
(320 GB total, shared between the copier and the printer) is tied with sev-
eral other devices for the highest.

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The unit’s standard and maximum paper capacities of 3,400 and 7,400

sheets, respectively, is among the highest in the competitive group.

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The Aficio 3260C’s bypass tray and reversing automatic document feeder

(RADF) have a capacity of 100 sheets, which is competitive for business
color models in this speed range tested to date.

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The unit can accommodate 14- to 34-lb. paper from its drawers and 15-lb.

bond to 140-lb. index from its bypass tray.

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Ricoh offers three optional finishers for the Aficio 3260C. The first two can

both handle up to 3,000 sheets in their shift trays—250 in the proof tray—and
can staple in up to four positions; the difference is that one can staple up

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