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TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

BULLETIN NUMBER: D027/D029 – 019 REISSUE # 1/25/2011


APPLICABLE MODEL:
GESTETNER – MP C4000/MP C5000
LANIER – LD540C/LD550C
RICOH - AFICIO MP C4000/MP C5000
SAVIN – C4040/C5050

SUBJECT: “TONER END” DISPLAY IS NOT CLEARED

SYMPTOM:
The “Toner End” display is not cleared when the toner bottle is replaced.

CAUSE:
The rotor inside the Pump Unit moves in an elliptical pattern (instead of straight up and down), as shown in
the illustration on the right below. This causes a gap to form between the Rotor and Stator. As a result, toner
is not supplied correctly from the toner bottle to the Development Unit, and the machine incorrectly detects
the “Toner End” condition.

Theoretical behavior Actual behavior


stator
rotor
rotation stator behavior

rotor behavior gap


rotor behavior

Pump Unit

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Tech Service Bulletin No. D027/D029 – 019 REISSUE #

SOLUTION:
Production Countermeasure:
The shape of the stator has been changed as follows, which prevents a gap from forming between the rotor
and stator. The serial number cut-in information was not available at the time of this publication.

Field Countermeasure:
Perform the following in the field:

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Tech Service Bulletin No. D027/D029 – 019 REISSUE #

Contact the Tech. Support Hotline

Countermeasure 1:
1. Check the Toner Supply Tube.
2. If it is bent or disconnected, straighten it out or connect it correctly.

Countermeasure 2:
1. Remove the Toner Bottle for the color on which the symptom occurs.
2. Disconnect the Toner Supply Tube from the Toner Pump Unit.
3. Remove the toner that is blocked in the Toner Supply Tube with a vacuum cleaner.

Countermeasure 3:
Replace the Toner Pump Unit.

NOTE: This is to prevent the pump unit from becoming damaged over time.

OLD PART NO. NEW PART NO. DESCRIPTION QTY INT


D0293201 D0293221 Pump Unit BK 1 1
D0293202 D0293222 Pump Unit Y 1 1
D0293203 D0293223 Pump Unit C 1 1
D0293204 D0293224 Pump Unit M 1 1

IMPORTANT:
You MUST separate the root cause using the flow chart and confirm the cut-in serial number
before replacing the above pump units. If the root cause is different, the symptom will reoccur in
a short period.

Countermeasure 4:
Replace the PCU.

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Tech Service Bulletin No. D027/D029 – 019 REISSUE #

# UNITS AFFECTED:
All copiers listed below and manufactured after the serial numbers provided will have the new parts installed
during production.

Cut-in serial numbers:


Model Name Code Serial Number
D027-17 V1205500931~ From July 2010
D027-19 V1206600001~ RAI production
D027 D027-21 V1206600003~
D027-27 V1203100610~
D027-28 V1206600023~
D027-29 V1206610001~
D029-17 -
D029-19 V1306600001~
D029 D029-21 V1306600003~
D029-27 V1303100398~
D029-28 -
D029-29 V1306610001~

IMPORTANT:
You MUST separate the root cause using the flow chart and confirm the cut-in serial number
before replacing the above pump units. If the root cause is different, the symptom will reoccur in
a short period.

INTERCHANGEABILITY CHART:
OLD and NEW parts can be used in both OLD and NEW parts CAN NOT be used in OLD machines.
0 NEW machines.
2 OLD parts can be used in OLD and NEW machines.
NEW parts can be used in OLD and NEW machines. OLD parts CAN NOT be used in NEW machines.
1 OLD parts CAN NOT be used in NEW machines.
3 NEW parts CAN NOT be used in OLD machines.
Must be installed as a set on units manufactured prior to the S/N cut-in. On units manufactured after the S/N cut-in or
3/S previously modified, use the new part numbers individually.

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