Ricoh 161 paper tray won't open

SOURCE: Ricoh Aficio 1515

is thera paper jam sensor wigle paper in and out unplug unit from wall 2 min ten back in hit sensor with paper hit reset on unit

SOURCE: ricoh 2022sp internal tray 1

Where the paper comes out there is a little black thing that is supposed to stick out. Somebody has pushed it in.

SOURCE: Ricoh AP3800C "Output tray full"

Check the little black piece of plastic that senses the printed page exiting the machine. Our sensor was stuck and I was getting the same message (an similar Ricoh product). When I gently reset the black piece to center, moving freely, printing worked again. I think the sensor got jammed up when we were trying to remove a bad paper misfeed.

Ricoh manuals very confusing on this error message. They refer to standard tray, tray one, etc. without being clear whether it's a paper feed tray or the so-called "standard OUTPUT tray." The output is not really a tray, it's just the depression where your sheet lands after printing. I wrenched on the paper feed trays and their settings for an hour before I figured out they meant OUTPUT.

SOURCE: Ricoh Aficio 1075 - Change paper size on TRAY 1

you need to set the dial on the back of the paper tray

SOURCE: I broke the paper tray on my Ricoh AP 2000; need a replacement

You might try using ABS plumbing glue. Often the trays are ABS plastic and the glue is pretty strong. Without a pix of the broken part I can;t tell if it MIGHT be repairable. The glue is black color. If you can build up a fillet with a couple coats that helps.