Ricoh MP171

[bobthecopierman]

Has anyone seen this? On the back side of a single sided copy, the leading edge has about a 2 inch
gray band. Only happens on the first copy. The rest are clean. Any tips are appreciated.
Thanks

[Gift]

Re: Ricoh MP171

It's probably an issue with the PCU - the fransfer roller has permanent contact so if there's a slight background on the drum (not neccessarily visible on the prints) it makes the transfer roller dirty until a sheet runs through and removes the toner witht the first rotation. Depending on the copy count I'd consider replacing both PCU and transfer roller.

[bobthecopierman]

Re: Ricoh MP171

Thanks Gift. Transfer roller did the trick.

[PinevskiS]

Re: Ricoh MP171

Change PCD UNIT and after that chane transfer roller.

[kyoceran]

Re: Ricoh MP171

set transfer cleaning from a negative figure to a positive figure, by changing the pcu and transfer roller all you will do is repeat the fault a little further down the line, good luck