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  • tomcatt
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    • Jul 2010
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    #1

    Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

    After replacing the nvram on a Ricoh mpc4504ex all the apps and icons are in japanese. I have looked in the manual but with no luck. I have tried 5-009 to get language but that doesnt seem to do much.
    Tags: 5-009, japanese, nvram, ricoh
    • slimslob
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      • May 2013
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      Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

      Originally posted by tomcatt
      After replacing the nvram on a Ricoh mpc4504ex all the apps and icons are in japanese. I have looked in the manual but with no luck. I have tried 5-009 to get language but that doesnt seem to do much.
      As long as it is the NVRam for that particular Ricoh model, it is not the NVRam. It is the information stored on the NVRam. Did you backup the NVRam in SP mode before you changed it and then restored the date to the new one?

      Try the following(from the Operator Instruction Manual):
      Changing the Display Language
      1. Press [Home] ( ) at the bottom of the screen in the center.
      2. Flick the screen to the left, and then press the [Change Langs. Widget].
      3. Select the language you want to display.
      4. Press [OK].
      You only need to use SP 5-009 if the Language you want is not listed in the Change Languages Widget.

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        • Gift
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          • Mar 2011
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          #3
          Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

          If the SP mode also speaks english you must change the market region in SP - and other SPs according to the birth certiticate that must be hidden somewhere.

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            • DRichard
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              • May 2008
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              Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

              Originally posted by tomcatt
              After replacing the nvram on a Ricoh mpc4504ex all the apps and icons are in japanese. I have looked in the manual but with no luck. I have tried 5-009 to get language but that doesnt seem to do much.
              Found this on Ricoh's TSRC tech bulletin board..."I replaced the Transport IOB and the ribbon cable going from the Transport IOB to the Engine IOB to fix machine. Machine cycled initialized and all Japanese is now English. Had one that was resolved this way. If you unplug the ribbon cable you will get Asian language. (not sure which language)" worth a try maybe? Also try 5807. 2 for north america (your world view will vary...)
              "Enjoy every sandwich."

              -- Warren Zevon

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                • tomcatt
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                  • Jul 2010
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                  Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

                  Originally posted by DRichard
                  Found this on Ricoh's TSRC tech bulletin board..."I replaced the Transport IOB and the ribbon cable going from the Transport IOB to the Engine IOB to fix machine. Machine cycled initialized and all Japanese is now English. Had one that was resolved this way. If you unplug the ribbon cable you will get Asian language. (not sure which language)" worth a try maybe? Also try 5807. 2 for north america (your world view will vary...)
                  Looks like I have an nvram for a 4504 trying to work in a 4504ex....I thought they were the same...

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                    • slimslob
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                      Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

                      Originally posted by tomcatt
                      Looks like I have an nvram for a 4504 trying to work in a 4504ex....I thought they were the same...
                      They should be. More than the language that it is currently set for is the language that was used for spot checking.

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                        • TonerMunkeh
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                          It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

                          Hit it.

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                            • slimslob
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                              Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

                              And he never said why he replaced the NVRam.

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                                • tomcatt
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                                  • Jul 2010
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                                  Re: Ricoh 454ex with Japanese after nvram install

                                  Originally posted by slimslob
                                  And he never said why he replaced the NVRam.
                                  I replaced the nvram to get rid of the third party print software that I was unable to uninstall with any success...

                                  In the end I just got it working by doing an memory clear All rather than just a memory clear engine. The machine came back up with the correct language after a reboot turning machine off and on.

                                  Thanks for all the help

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