RD-3508/3608/4119/4129

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NINGBO R.D.C OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.·CHINA

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ABOUT US Ningbo R.D.C Office Equipment Co, Ltd was established in 1988. With fast development, R.D.C has invested and extended the second factory in the new industry area, Yinzhou Investment and Innovation Center, in 2001.

Ningbo R.D.C Office Equipment Co, Ltd is one of the famous high-tech office equipment company, producing digital duplicator, stencil duplicator, folding machine, binding machine, paper shredder, paper cutter and so on. Our company was awarded “National key high-tech enterprise” by the National Ministry of Science and Technology. We insist on “Quality Today, Market Share Tomorrow” as our guideline, take “Developing print technique, promoting national industry” as our task, and successfully developed series of digital duplicator. Digital duplicator integrates scanning, master making and printing functions. It is of advanced technologies and high degree of difficulty, filled the technology blankness in China, and obtained 24 items national patent. These products obtained series of national honors like “National New Product”, “National Torch Program”, “National Technology Innovation fund” etc. Currently our digital duplicators have 2 registered brands, “RongDa” and “Caven”, including more than 30 models. R.D.C has an excellent management team, and strictly carries out ISO9001:2000 on management and control. Our products are not only sold all over China, but also exported to Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Middle East, and other countries and districts. Fast and excellent after service ensure our customer free from any possible after-sales trouble. Satisfaction of our customer is our best promise. Young, brave and sapiential Rongda people would like to strive together with all friends and promote Chinese printing technology to step forward to the world!

Address：928, ChengXin Road, YinZhou Investment & Innovation Center

Website: www.nbrdc.com

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Declaration

1. This product is A-Grade, which may cause radio interference in the environment. In this

case, the user may need to take counter measure against it. 2. Any modification on the specification shall not be notified. Please kindly understand and

coutact the manufacturer if there is any question on this manual.

Contents About Us—————————————————————————————————————1 Declaration ————————————————————————————————————2 Safety Guides———————————————————————————————————6 Machine Placement—————————————————————————————————9 Machine Cleaning—————————————————————————————————10 Notice on Printing and Printouts———————————————————————————11 Chapter 1. Before Use Part Name and Functions——————————————————————————————13 Paper Feed Part——————————————————————————————————15 Drum Unit————————————————————————————————————16 Paper Receiving Part————————————————————————————————16 Master Disposal Box Part——————————————————————————————17 Master Making Part————————————————————————————————17 Operation Panel——————————————————————————————————18 Specified Original and Printing Paper—————————————————————————20 The Principles of Master Making and Printing——————————————————————21 Capital 2. Basic Functions of Master Making and Print Turn on the Power—————————————————————————————————24 Placement of Printing Paper—————————————————————————————25 Open the Paper Receiving Tray———————————————————————————26 Installation of Master————————————————————————————————27 Installation of Ink—————————————————————————————————29 Placement of Original————————————————————————————————30 Choose Paper Size—————————————————————————————————32 Master Making——————————————————————————————————34 Printing—————————————————————————————————————35 Turn off the Power—————————————————————————————————36

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Chapter 3 Printing Operation Enlargement and Reduction—————————————————————————————38 Automatic Zoom————————————————————————————————39 Free Zoom——————————————————————————————————41 Density Adjusting————————————————————————————————42 Scanning Density Adjusting ————————————————————————————42 Master-making Density Adjusting ——————————————————————————43 Printing Density Adjusting ——————————————————————————————43 Char/Char&Photo/ Photo Mode———————————————————————————44 Two in one Master Making——————————————————————————————45 Book Mode ————————————————————————————————————47 Chapter 4 Other Functions Counter Display Function—————————————————————————————50 Printing Speed Adjustment—————————————————————————————51 Printing Position Adjustment ————————————————————————————52 Power Save Function————————————————————————————————53 Confidential Function———————————————————————————————53 Computer Print Function———————————————————————————————54 The Instruction of Driver Installation——————————————————————————55 Chapter 5 Consumables Replacement Ink Replacement—————————————————————————————————63 Master Replacement———————————————————————————————65 Taking out Disposal Master————————————————————————————67 Printing Paper Replacement————————————————————————————69 Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting No Current———————————————————————————————————72 Master Making/printing Error———————————————————————————73 Display Error on LCD and Simple Solution——————————————————————74 Placement of Drum———————————————————————————————76

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Paper Empty——————————————————————————————————77 Paper Jam———————————————————————————————————78 Master Ejection Error——————————————————————————————81 Master Load Error—————————————————————————————————83 Chapter 7 Specifications and Maintenance Specifications———————————————————————————————————86 Maintenance———————————————————————————————————87 Replace the Friction Pad——————————————————————————————88 Replace the Paper Switch——————————————————————————————89 Replace /Clean the Printing Roller——————————————————————————90 Replace the Soft Screen——————————————————————————————91

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Safety Guides(Please read this section carefully and follow it) There are different symbols and pictures in this manual, and some labels are also attached on the machines. These indications are for danger warning. The explanation is as below: Warning: Very dangerous. It may cause serious harm by incorrect operation. Attention: Very dangerous. It may cause hurt by careless operation. It mean forbidden. In some case it means a indication while in some case it means forbidden.

● These are very serious safety guides which should be followed.

Warnings: When sundries get into inside of the machine, please do not use the machine, otherwise it may cause fire or electric shock. ● Please first cut off power and contact the dealer. Please do not use the machine under unusual condition like high temperature, smoke, fog or abnormal odor; otherwise it may result in fire and electric shock.

● Please first cut off power and contact the dealer.

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Warnings:

Please do not repair the machine.

● Or it may cause fire or short circuit.

Please do not teardown the machine optionally.

● High voltage inside the machine may cause fire or short circuit.

Please do not cut off the power with waterish hand.

● Or it will cause short circuit.

Please do not mangle, dismantle or pull the power cord.

● Do not put heavy object on the power cord or tied the power cord.

Please do not insert or drop the metal, tinder into the machine.

● Or it may cause fire or short circuit.

Do not put vase, cup or water container on the machine.

● Liquid flowing into the machine may cause fire or short circuit.

Do not use power otherwise than specified voltage or connect the machine.

to more than one power source.

● Or it may cause fire or short circuit.

Do not locate the machine in a polluted or dusty place.

● Or it may cause fire or short circuit.

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Cautions: Please pull out the power cord before move the machine. If the power cord is damaged, fire or short circuit may happen. When take off the power plug, please do not pull the power cord.

● Or the power cord will be damaged which may cause fire or short circuit.

Please do not place the machine on an unsteady place. ● In case the machine is overturned, injures may be caused.

Make sure to fix the machine’s feet wheel once locate the machine. ● In case the machine is overturned, injures may be caused.

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Machine Placement Put the machine on a level and steady place. Keep the machine away from dusty place. Don’t keep machines exposed to direct sun light or

heating equipment like stoves, otherwise the ink will be metamorphosed, which will result in poor print quality. Moreover, direct sun light will result in wrong display of LCD. Also keep the machine away from too cold or too wet circumstance.

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Machine Cleaning Please clean the machine according to the following way. Clean the machine with soft cloth, water and neutral solvent. The alcohol and organic solvent are not allowed to clean machines, otherwise the machine cover shall be damaged or its color will change.

The machine needs cleaning at least once a week. Make sure to cut off the power and take off the power plug before cleaning.

When cleaning the glass table, please use soft cloth to wipe off the dust.

Warning

● Make sure to take off the power plugs before clean, or it will cause fire or short circuit. ● Do not make the water or cleanser flow into the machine, in case this happens please contact the dealer, otherwise it will cause fire or short of circuit.

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Notice on Printing and Printouts

Caution:

There are some restriction on the presswork, please confirm whether the presswork is legal or not. 1. Forbidden presswork. Notes, currency, government stock and local government stock are forbidden to print, even stamped with “Sample”. Notes, currency and government stock which are valid abroad are forbidden to print. Unused stamp and post card are forbidden to print without approval by the government. Government issued stamp and the tax paper are forbidden to print. 2. All kinds of stock, permits, bills should be printed according to thenumber that government allowed. Government issued passports, public/private driving license, permits, food ticket should becareful to print. 3. Original with printing droit. The personal collection and the related unsaleables like books, music book, artwork, pictures, maps, and photos are not allowed to print.

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Chapter 1

Before Use

This chapter provides the basic information about the machines, including the names of parts, all buttons of control panels, requirement of originals and print paper.

Part Name and Functions———————————————————13

Paper Feed Part———————————————————————15

Drum Unit—————————————————————————16

Paper Receiving Part—————————————————————16

Disposal Master Box Part———————————————————17

Master Making Part——————————————————————17

Operation Panel———————————————————————18

Specified Original and Print Paper————————————————20

Specified Original—————————————————————20

Specified Print Paper————————————————————21

The Principles of Master Making and Printing———————————21 Master Making —————————————————————21 Printing ————————————————————————22

Part Name and Functions Machine appearance (3608) 3 4

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Item Part Functions. 1 Control panel Displays the machine information, and control

machine’s working process.2 Original receiving tray Delivers and receives the original. 3 Scan cover Original scan. 4 Original guiding tray Feeds and locates the original. 5 Paper receiving tray Receives and loads the printouts. 6 Stand (optional) Machine location. 7 Front door Open the door to replace drum and install ink. 8 Power supply switch Turn on/off power. 9 Paper feed tray Paper loading.

10 Power cord Connect the power.

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Machine appearance (4119)

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Item Part Functions.

1 Top cover Keeps good contact between the original and the scan glass. 2 Scan flat lock level Locks up the scan part. 3 Power supply socket Connect the power. 4 Paper feed tray Paper loading. 5 Power supply switch Turn on/off power. 6 Stand (optional) Machine location.

7 Paper receiving tray Receives and loads the paper.

8 Front door Open the door to replace drum and install ink.

9 Control panel Displays the machine information and control working process master plate and print.

10 Scan glass Locates and scans the original.

Ⅰ Paper Feed Part (3508/4119) 9 8 1、Paper feed pressure knob

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2、Power supply socket 3、Paper feed roller 4、Paper detecting switch 5、Friction pad 6、Paper guide 7、Power supply socket 8、Feed tray lock lever 9、Paper guide adjusting knob Paper Feed Part (3608/4129) 10、Paper feed pressure knob 11、Paper guide adjusting knob 12、Power supply socket 13、Paper guide 14、Paper feed roller 15、Friction pad 16、Paper detecting switch 17、Power supply switch

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18、Drum spanner 18 19、Ink bracket

20、Ink case switch 21、Drum lock switch 22、Drum 23、Ink chip device (optional) Ⅲ Paper Receiving Part 24、Disposal master box switch 25、Printing pressure adjusting lever 26、Blower 27、Central guide 28、Paper receiving guide 29、Paper guide plate 30、Paper transport belt

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Ⅳ Master Disposal Box Part 32 33 31 31、Disposal master box cover

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32、Cover switch 33、Disposal master full switch 34、Blower mouth 34 Ⅴ Master Making Part 35、Master guide board 36、Cutter switch 37、Thermal head release lever 38、Master core bracket 39、Master 40、Cutter 41、Master chip device (optional)

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Operation Panel

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Item Name Function. 1 Zoom rate key To switch between automatic zoom mode and manual free zoom mode.

2 Power save key After 1 minute of pressing the key, the machine enter power save mode, then exit by pressing any key.

3 Set key To enter password set interface. 4 Photo mode key Press it to enter photo mode interface.

5 Auto zoom key Press it to enter zooming rate interface.

6 File mode key Press it to enter file mode interface. 7 Confirm key Confirm the selected item or the set parameters. 8 Numeral Key Press it to input the printing number. 9 Test print key Print one sheet of test printout, and main display is effective.

10 Master making key Print it to start master making. 11 LCD screen brightness

adjust key Adjust the backlight brightness of LCD.

12 Paper clip’s location Temporary location for paper clips used on the original. 13 Original size key Press it to select original size. 14 Copy size key Press it to adjust copy size. 15 Density key Press it to adjust density of scan or master plate，increase the density. 16 Density key Press it to adjust density of scan or master plate，reduce the density. 17 Density convert key Press to convert between scan density and master plate density. 18 Print Speed key L Press it to reduce print speed. 19 Print Speed key R Press it to increase print speed.