How to fix SC542 Ricoh error? Here is the steps:

1. Press the “Clear Mode” key. As shown in the figure below:

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2. On the operation panel, press “107”. As shown in the figure below:

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3. Press and hold the “Clear” key for more than 3 seconds. As shown in the figure below:

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4. Enter the maintenance mode, as shown in the figure below:

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5. Press the number key “1”, as shown in the figure below:

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6. Press the “Clear Mode” key 2~3 times in succession to exit the maintenance mode. Turn off the machine for 30~60 seconds and then turn it on again to recover, as shown in the figure below:

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Ricoh printer code SC542 is a fuser error. There are two reasons for this:

1. The fuser thermistor is defective or displaced, or covered by dust.

2. The fuser cannot be reset.