Detailed Description Manual MP CW2200SP
Detailed Description Manual MP CW2200SP
Detailed Description Manual MP CW2200SP
DETAILED
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MANUAL
D124
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 1
1.1 GENERAL ......................................................................................................1
1.1.1 CONFIGURATION ................................................................................1
1.1.2 FEATURES ...........................................................................................2
1.1.3 COMPARISON TO D093/D094 ............................................................3
D124 and D093/D094 Compared .............................................................3
1.1.4 SIMILARITIES WITH PREVIOUS MACHINES .....................................4
Horizontal Carriage Movement During Printing ........................................4
Vertical Paper Feed..................................................................................5
Maintenance Unit .....................................................................................6
Ink Supply ................................................................................................7
Waste Ink Collection.................................................................................8
DRESS Sensor ........................................................................................9
1.1.5 SOME UNIQUE FEATURES OF D124 ...............................................10
Main Machine Stand and Scanner Stand ...............................................10
Front Cover Switches .............................................................................10
Ink Level Detection .................................................................................11
Cutter .....................................................................................................11
Paper Feed Control ................................................................................12
Improved Productivity .............................................................................13
1.2 GENERAL LAYOUT ....................................................................................14
1.3 MAIN UNIT LAYOUT ...................................................................................16
1.4 MOTORS, CLUTCHES, AIR RELEASE SOLENOID ...................................18
1.5 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..............................................................................21
1.6 ORIGINAL PATH, PAPER PATH SENSORS ..............................................22
1.7 GENERAL OPERATION SEQUENCE .........................................................26
1.7.1 1 POWER ON .....................................................................................26
1.7.2 2 SCANNING ......................................................................................27
1.7.3 3 PAPER FEED ..................................................................................28
1.7.4 4 PRINTING........................................................................................30
1.7.5 5 CUTTING .........................................................................................32
1.7.6 6 PAPER EXIT AND JOB END ...........................................................33
1.8 SERVICE PRECAUTIONS ..........................................................................34
1.8.1 HANDLING ROLLERS........................................................................34
1.8.2 PERMANENT (PAINT-LOCKED) SCREWS .......................................35
Main Frame Screws ...............................................................................35
Right Plate Screws .................................................................................35
Maintenance Unit Base Screws .............................................................36
Solenoid Bracket Screw .........................................................................37
Main Carriage Screws ............................................................................37
Platen Plate Guide Rod Screws .............................................................38
1.1 GENERAL
This section is a quick summary of the external components of the D124. More details
are provided in later sections of this document.
1.1.1 CONFIGURATION
The angle of the operation panel can be adjusted to reduce glare on the LCD
panel.
A [Home] button has been added so the operator can easily return to the Home
Screen at any time.
Five function keys are available on the left side can be assigned for a desired
function.
The SD card/USB card slots are placed on the right side of the operation
panel.
Scan-to-media, Media-to-Print. SD card or USB clip memory. One SD card slot and
one USB memory slot is provided on the right side of the operation panel.
Warm-up time. Short warm-up time: less than 40 sec. at 23°C (73.4°F).
Roll feed. Two roll feed units (one standard, one option), and manual bypass feed are
possible. A paper holding lever is provided on the right side of the machine allows
loading cut sheets for copying and printing.
Security. Standard HDD overwrite and encryption functions for security are provided.
A horizontal motor (1) and long drive belt drive (2) move the carriage unit (3)
mounted on a guide rod (4) left and right over the surface of the paper during
printing. Normally, the machine prints on the right to left pass only, but
bi-directional printing (laying down ink on both passes left and right) is also
possible.
The operation of the horizontal motor is controlled by a long horizontal encoder
strip (5) stretched across the width of the main unit.
A horizontal encoder sensor (6) mounted on the back of the carriage unit reads the
codes on the strip to control operation of the motor and carriage unit as the
carriage unit moves left and right.
Occasionally, the carriage is moved all the way to the right so that the main ink
level sensors (7) can read the actuators of the ink sub tanks on the carriage, which
monitor the ink levels.
A vertical feed motor (1) and drive belt (2) rotate the registration roller (3) and exit
roller (4) to feed paper in the paper path. The diameter of the exit roller is slightly
larger than the diameter of the registration roller. This keeps the paper slightly
stretched to prevent buckling.
The operation of the vertical motor is controlled by a vertical encoder wheel (5)
mounted on the left side of the machine in front of the vertical feed motor.
A vertical encoder sensor (6) bracketing the edge of the vertical encoder wheel
reads the codes on the edge of the wheel as it rotates to control vertical paper
feed.
The vertical encoder HP sensor (7) stops the motor when the wheel reaches the
home position at the end of a job.
The maintenance unit on the right side of the machine cleans the print heads.
There are two motors in the maintenance unit: the maintenance motor and the
maintenance lift motor.
The maintenance motor (1) raises the suction cap (K1 unit head/cap) (2) that
cleans the print heads, raises the rubber scraper (3), moves the wipers (4) and
drives the suction pump (5).
The maintenance lift motor (6) raises the three print head caps (K2, C, YM unit
heads/caps) (7) that protect the print heads from drying out and slides the
cleaning unit (8) forward and backward.
The maintenance lift motor and the sliding cleaning unit is a new mechanism.
The ink supply unit (1) on the right side of the machine holds four ink cartridges
(KCMY).
Each cartridge has an ID chip (2). The ID chips attached to each ink cartridge
keeps an accurate count of the amount of ink remaining in each sub tank in the
carriage unit.
The CCB (Cartridge Control Board) (3) of each cartridge is the contact point
between the ink cartridge and the ink supply unit. This signals the machine that
the ink cartridge is installed correctly.
An ink pump motor (4) rotates a cam (5) against the side of the flexible ink supply
tube (6). The alternate pressure and release of the cam against the tube form
enough suction to draw ink from the ink cartridge.
The ink is pumped through the tube and into the ink sub tank in the print head unit
(7), which is mounted in the carriage unit (8).
There are four short ink supply tubes (one for each cartridge) between the ink
cartridge port and the ink pumps. The black tube splits into two supply tubes, one
for K1 and one for K2, bringing the total number of tubes to 5 with one ink pump
for each of the five tubes.
An ink end sensor (9) and a small cylinder (10) with a floating impeller comprise
the ink end mechanism. When ink runs out, the suction in the tube with no ink in it
A waste ink collector tank (1), mounted on the right side of the machine below the
maintenance unit (2), collects the ink removed from the print heads by the
maintenance unit during print head cleaning. The ink collector tank has an ID chip
that keeps a count, and will signal when the tank is full and needs to be replaced.
A right ink sump (3), mounted behind the waste ink collector, catches waste ink
that is scraped from the surfaces of the heads during print head cleaning by the
maintenance unit.
A left ink sump (4) on the left side of the machine collects ink that is vented from
the print heads occasionally during printing to prime the print heads and prevent
them from clogging.
The DRESS (Direct Realization Edge Scanning Sensor) sensor is mounted on the left
side of the carriage unit (shown above with the left cover the carriage unit removed). It
performs these functions:
Paper width detection. The sensor checks the right and left edges of the paper
on the platen to check the size of the paper.
Image registration. Detects the leading edge, right edge, and left edge of the
paper so the machine can position the image on the paper.
Skew correction. Checks and corrects skew at the right edge of the paper. If the
edge is skewed more than ±10 mm, the machine rewinds the paper onto the roll.
Dot position correction (color registration). The carriage moves across the
paper during printing, so the ink drops cannot fall vertically. The readings of the
DRESS sensor are used to adjust the timing of the piezo-electric elements in the
print heads that release the ink. Timing is adjusted for the height of the carriage
(and print heads), paper thickness, speed of the carriage, and print mode
(uni-directional or bi-directional).
The scanner unit and main unit are mounted on separate stands.
The front cover (1) can be raised to remove paper jams and to load paper for
bypass feeding.
The left front cover switch (2) and right front cover switch (3) are push-switches
that detect when the front cover is raised and lowered.
The guide pins on either end of the front cover are set in tracks which guide the
An OCFS (On Carriage Fill Sensor) system constantly monitors the ink level of each
sub tank for each color.
Cutter
A one-direction cutter cuts roll paper from right to left and returns to the right side of
the machine after cutting below the paper, without interfering with paper feed.
The DSP control (Digital Signal Processing) system controls paper feed with encoder
wheels. It assures accurate roll paper feed and constantly monitors the amount of
paper remaining on the rolls.
Encoder sensor 1 [1]. Counts rotations of the roll feed motor. This pulse count is
used to measure the operation time of the roll feed motor.
Encoder sensor 2 [2]. Counts the rotations of the edge roll core which vary
depending on how much paper remains on the roll. (The number of rotations
increases as the diameter of the paper roll decreases.) This pulse count is used in
a calculation to determine how much paper remains on the roll.
During black-and-white printing [A], only the K1 print head (1) and K2 print head (2)
are used. These black print heads are offset so they can cover a wider band with
black ink. This increases printing speed because a wider band can be covered with
one pass in a black-and-white print. During color printing [B], the K2 (3), C (4), and
YM (5) print heads are used. The band is narrower because the forward sitting K1
print head is not used.
The operation panel (1) and scanner unit (2) are mounted on the scanner stand
(3).
The main unit is mounted on the main unit stand (4). The main unit and scanner
stand can be easily separated. Separation is required for most service procedures.
Also, the scanner unit can be easily removed and placed on a table or desk for
easy access so that the machine can be operated from a sitting position.
The carriage unit (5) houses the print head units, the DRESS sensor, horizontal
encoder sensor, lift sensors (used for print head gap adjustment) and the OCFS
system that monitors ink level in the print head unit sub tanks during printing.
The air release solenoid (6) purges air from the ink supply system.
The maintenance unit (7) cleans the print heads mounted on the bottom of the
carriage unit. It contains two motors and three sensors that control the print head
cleaning cycle. (This is described in a later section.)
The ink supply unit (8) houses the ink cartridges and ink pumps that supply ink to
each print head unit when ink runs low in a print head unit sub tank.
Roll Unit 1 (Standard) (9). Holds one roll of paper. The stoppers can be adjusted
easily to accept different widths of roll paper.
Roll Unit 2 (Option) (10). Holds one roll of paper. Its stoppers can also be adjusted
easily to accept different widths of roll paper.
The exit stacker (11) (Standard) is mounted on the front of the machine and
requires installation. The exit stacker can be folded in when it is not being used (or
for stacking outputs in a well-like structure) or extended for output of long sheets.
No. Item
1 Horizontal motor
2 Timing belt
3 Carriage unit
4 Horizontal encoder sensor
5 Horizontal encoder strip (semi-transparent)
6 DRESS sensor
7 Cutter motor
8 Cutter
9 Cutter return switch
10 Cutter HP switch
11 Maintenance unit
12 Ink collector tank
13 Right ink sump
14 Left ink sump
15 Vertical motor
The scanner motor (1) drives the original entrance roller and original exit roller of
the scanner unit.
The horizontal motor (2) drives the timing belt that moves the carriage unit left and
right during printing.
The vertical motor (3) drives the registration roller and exit roller that feed paper.
The maintenance motor (4) and maintenance lift motor (5) are housed inside the
maintenance unit. The maintenance lift motor raises the right print head caps (K2,
Y, CM) to cap and uncap the K2, C, and YM print heads, and moves the
maintenance cleaning unit that holds the cleaning components (suction cap,
wipers) to the front and rear. The maintenance motor raises and lowers the left
print head cap (suction cap) to cap and uncap the K1 print head, or to clean a print
head. The maintenance motor also operates the suction pump that sucks ink from
the surfaces of the print head being cleaned.
The roll paper feed motor 1 clutch (6) and motor (7) feed roll paper from Roll Unit
1.
The roll paper feed motor 2 clutch (8) and motor (9) feed roll paper from Roll Unit
2.
The five ink pump motors (10) (one assigned to each print head sub tank inside
the carriage unit) drive the pumps that supply ink to the print head units.
The cutter motor (11) drives the circular cutter from left to right during paper
cutting.
Here is a brief summary of what happens when an original is scanned and printed
with roll paper from Roll Unit 1. Every phase of this operation summary is described in
detail in later sections of this document.
The general operation sequence is composed of these steps:
1 Power ON
2 Scanning
3 Paper Feed
4 Printing
5 Cutting
6 Paper Exit and Job End
1.7.1 1 POWER ON
1. The machine checks for paper jams, and issues a jam alert if one is detected.
2. The maintenance unit print head caps are lowered to uncap the print heads.
3. The horizontal motor switches ON and moves the carriage to the start position and
then back to the maintenance unit.
4. The positions of the print head OCFS feelers are checked to determine whether
sufficient ink remains in each sub tank.
5. The print head sub tanks are air purged and filled as needed and then the print
heads are cleaned.
6. The print heads are capped.
7. The printer beeps twice when it is ready for operation.
Notes
When the machine is powered on, especially after a cold start, the machine
automatically checks temperature, ink level, and air sensors. Then it cleans and
re-fills the print heads. This can require more time, depending on how long the
machine has been off.
If the machine is accidentally unplugged from the wall power socket, or if a power
outage occurs during the cleaning cycle after power on, the cycle will not resume
from where it was interrupted after power is restored. You must do cleaning with
the user tools after power is restored.
The carriage moves to the left and the DRESS sensor, mounted on the left side
of the carriage, checks the right edge of the paper. Then, the machine feeds
more paper and then the sensor checks the right edge again.
If the 1st and 2nd readings deviate by more than ±10 mm, this indicates
excessive skew.
The paper is rewound and the operator must set the paper again.
5. If no skew is detected, the carriage moves to the left side of the machine and the
DRESS sensor detects the left edge of the paper. This detection of the right and
then the left edge of the paper is for image registration.
6. The paper is reverse fed as far as the registration roller and stops. This is the
registration standby position and the machine is ready to start printing.
When an OCFS detects low ink, the machine will refill the sub tank.
3. The cutter motor switches on and drives the circular cutter from right to left to cut
the paper.
4. When the cutter reaches the left side of the machine, the cutter drops into a track
below the paper, and then the cutter motor reverses and returns the cutter
(passing below the paper) to its home position on the right side of the machine.
The surfaces of the main rollers (original feed roller, original exit roller, registration
roller, and exit roller) are covered with a soft urethane coating. This coating is soft and
can be damaged quite easily (even with a fingernail).
Never touch the surface of these rollers with bare hands.
Always hold the rollers by the bare ends where they are not coated.
Never use any type of strong organic solvent to clean the surface of these rollers.
Use only a cloth very slightly dampened with alcohol or water to clean the rollers.
There are paint-locked screws across the top of the machine (under the top cover).
These screws are positioned and adjusted at the factory. Never loosen or attempt to
adjust these screws.
You can see the heads of four paint-locked screws around the top of the maintenance
unit. These screws hold a re-enforcement plate. Never loosen or remove any of these
screws.
The two base plate screws at the back on the right rear panel should never be
loosened or removed.
There are also two paint-locked screws at the front. One screw at the front below the
switch bracket [A] on the right. The other screw [B] is to the right of the
temperature/humidity sensor above the ink supply unit.
The position of the air solenoid bracket is adjusted at the factory. This screw is also
paint-locked to remind you that it should not be removed.
The illustration above shows the left cover of the carriage unit removed. It is
extremely important you never loosen or remove these screws. Tampering with these
screws could cause the carriage unit to fall out of alignment or onto the platen plates.
Never loosen the center screws of the brackets that hold the platen plate guide rod in
place. The platen plates should never be removed.
This screw is paint locked. However, this bracket must be removed in order to remove
the carriage unit. The bracket must be reinstalled at exactly the same position so the
sensors are positioned correctly.
No. Item
1 Original width sensors
2 Original set sensor
3 Original entrance roller
4 Original registration sensor
5 CIS unit
6 Original exit sensor
7 Original exit roller
8 Scanner motor
No. Item
1 Safety switches
2 Scanner motor
3 SIB
4 Original set sensor
5 Original registration sensor
6 Original exit sensor
7 CIS unit (5 elements)
8 Original stop switch
9 Original width sensors
Several sensors are used to detect the width of the original when it is set on the
original table:
Metric. 10 sensors: 9 original width sensors plus the original set sensor [1] which
also functions as a width sensor.
Inch. 11 sensors: 10 original width sensors and the original set sensor [1] which
also functions as a width sensor. The NA machine has one additional width sensor
[2] (30") .
If the original output trays are removed, the original feeds straight out of the rear
of the machine. The user should remove the original output trays when scanning
thick originals.
The scanner motor (10) drives the entrance roller and exit roller in the scanner unit
via a single timing belt.
During scanning, the CIS corrects the image density line by line. To do this, it starts 3
mm from the leading edge of the original [B], and reads 60 mm to the left and to the
right of center.
These start positions can be adjusted with the following SP codes:
SP4901-005 Digital AE -Start Position
SP4901-006 Digital AE -Left Start Position
SP4901-007 Digital AE -Right Start Position
The scanner motor (1) (a stepper motor) and timing belt (2) drive the original
entrance roller (3) and original exit roller (4).
The original set sensor (5) turns the motor on when the original is set.
The original exit sensor (6) switches the motor off when the sensor detects the
trailing edge of the original.
In the diagram above, the red numbers (%) below the horizontal axis of both graphs
show the magnification steps for copy jobs. The green numbers (dpi) below the
horizontal axis of both graphs show the resolution steps for scanning jobs.
During copying, the speed of original feed is adjusted for magnification (resolution is
fixed at 600 dpi). During scanning to a file, the speed of original feed is adjusted for
resolution (magnification is fixed at 100%).
The scanning speed increases as resolution or magnification lowers. But to prevent
color separation caused by excessive speed, scanning speed does not increase any
more when resolution (or magnification) reaches the following values, and then image
processing reduces the data:
Black-and-white: When resolution is less than 300 dpi or less, or magnification is
less than 50% [A]
Full color: When resolution is less than 400 dpi or less, or magnification is less
than 66% [B]
This machine uses 5 contact image sensors (1) linked in a staggered configuration
mounted below the original feed path. The CIS scans both black-and-white and color
originals at a maximum of 926.5 mm (361/2 inches) wide with 600 dpi.
A pair of safety switches (2) cut off the power circuits of the CIS unit when the scanner
cover is raised. This prevents the CIS unit from lighting up accidentally when the
cover is open.
The CIS unit is made of 5 contact image sensors connected at 4 joints. If you look
from above, the CIS sections are numbered from left to right as CIS-1 to CIS-5.
When you look at the copy to identify the areas scanned by each section, the
numbering is in the opposite sequence, with CIS-5 on the left to CIS-1 on the right.
CARRIER SHEET
When a long original, or a special original (extremely thin or fragile) with a carrier
sheet, is fed into the scanner unit, this creates a load on the scanner when the
scanned portion of the original behind the scanner unit starts to sag. This can cause
the original to slip in the original feed path and interfere with smooth operation of the
scanner motor. To correct this, the scanning speed can be switched at a desired
location in order to compensate for slippage of the special originals in the original
feed path.
The scanning speed can be switched at designated points:
Up to 15 switching points can be designated for a long original up to the maximum
length of 15,000 mm (15 m or approximately 50 ft.).
The first starting point (the reference point) is upstream of the CIS.
The points can be entered with SP codes SP4993, SP4994
The speed of the scanner motor can be set in the range of ±10% where it can be
adjusted in fine increments (±0.1%)
Look at the settings above. Note that as more of the original feeds through the
scanner unit, the speed of the scanner motor is decreased slightly.
If the speed is set at "0" at any point, the speed will be 100% the normal speed of
the scanner motor.
If the image is to be magnified, the speed of the vertical motor is automatically
adjusted to account for the changes in scanning speed, so magnification will not
be affected.
The machine can also be set not to release the trailing edge of the original at the end
of the scan job. This prevents the original from falling on the floor. The trailing edge is
held in the nip of the exit roller until it can be removed manually. This feature can be
switched on/off with SP4975 (Prevent Original Falling).
The copy modes (selected from the operation on the main machine) are provided to
achieve the best possible results in copying, depending on the type and quality of the
original. Here is a brief summary of the copy modes as they appear in order of
selection on the operation panel.
The print modes (selected with the printer driver) are provided to achieve the best
possible results in print jobs.
Print Mode What It Does
Normal (Default) Target for color reproduction quality in printing is
RGB monitor color.
Color/Black-and-White Aims for B&W reproduction detected by the
human eye.
CUD Print Adjusts colors so they are easily distinguished by
those with color blindness.
POP Optimization Best quality of outstanding colors for POP
printing.
Ink Save Best possible print production with less ink in
order to conserve toner.
Bi-Dir./Uni-Dir. Switching
1 Normal/Monochrome High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
2 Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
3 Normal/Color High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
4 Standard. Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
5 Recycled/Monochrome High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
6 Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
7 Recycled/Color High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
8 Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
9 IJ Normal/Monochrome High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
10 Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
11 IJ Normal/Color High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
12 Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
13 Translucent/Monochrome Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 600
14 Translucent/Color Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 600
15 Matte Film/Monochrome Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 600
16 Matte Film/Color Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 600
17 Coated High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
18 (CAD)/Monochrome Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
19 Coated (CAD)/Color High Speed Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 300
20 Standard Bi-Dir. Yes 600 x 600
21 Coated/Monochrome Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 1200
22 Coated/Color Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 1200
23 Special/Monochrome Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 1200
24 Special/Color Standard Uni-Dir. No 600 x 1200
In the table above:
Uni-Dir means "uni-directional" printing. The print heads lay down ink in only one
pass as the carriage unit moves from right to left.
Bi-Dir means "bi-directional" printing. The print heads lay down ink in two passes
as the carriage unit moves from right to left and then right to left.
Switching. "Yes/No", the operator can/cannot switch between uni-directional and
bi-directional printing.
4.1 OVERVIEW
Just after the machine power is turned on, the nip [1] between the roll feed roller [2]
and its idle roller is closed. When the user installs a roll, the machine initializes the roll
as follows:
When the paper entrance sensor [3] detects the leading edge, the roll feed motor
[4] and roll feed clutch [7] rotate together to feed the paper until the
pre-registration sensor [5] detects its leading edge.
Next, the vertical feed motor [not shown] on the left side of the machine turns on.
When the DRESS sensor [6] detects the leading edge, the motors and roll feed
clutch turn off and the machine checks for paper skew.
Then the roll feed motor and roll feed clutch turn [7] on and reverse feed.
This process opens the nip [1] between the roll feed roller and its idle roller.
The registration roller [8] now has the paper and the vertical feed motor controls
paper feed.
The vertical feed motor feeds the paper to the registration standby position below
the registration roller [8].
The roll feed motor [4] reverse feeds with the clutch [7] off. This rotates the roll
spool in reverse to take up slack.
When the roll paper feed motor [1] rotates forward, the feed roller [2] feeds the
paper into the machine.
When the roll paper feed motor rotates in reverse with the roll feed clutch [3] OFF,
the spool reverses [for example, to take up slack.
When the roll paper feed motor rotates in reverse with the roll feed clutch ON, the
feed roller rotates in reverse. The cam [4] also rotates, and this moves the idle
roller [5] into and out of contact with the feed roller, so the paper reverse feeds
intermittently.
The operator manually inserts the leading edge of the roll sheet into the paper
path slot of the roll feeder as far as the closed nip [1] of the paper feed roller and
idle roller.
The roll feed roller [2] rotates briefly. This grabs the paper, and the roll paper feed
motor [3] stops.
A prompt appears on the screen and asks the user if the paper should be cut
["Cut" or "No Cut"]. The operator presses "Cut" [recommended].
The user then selects Paper Type and Thickness.
The roll paper feed motor [3] starts rotating clockwise. This turns the shaft of the
roll feed roller [2] and feeds the paper.
The roll paper feed motor rotates the roll feed roller via the drive gears [4].
The paper continues to feed through the nip [1] of the roll feed roller and the idle
rollers, which are still lifted into contact with the feed roller.
When the user feeds the edge of a roll into Roll Unit 2, as far as the entrance
sensor [1] for roll 2, the vertical feed motor and the roll paper feed motor for Roll 1
reverse feed the paper from Roll Unit 1.
When the pre-registration sensor [2] detects the edge of the paper, the machine
reverse feeds the paper to the paper standby position [3] for Roll Unit 1. Then the
motors turn off.
"Initializing the First Paper" [described above] is executed for the roll paper in Roll
Unit 2.
The leading edge of the Roll Unit 2 paper stops at the registration standby position
at the registration roller [4].
The vertical motor and roll feed motor [1] reverse feed the paper from the
registration standby position [2] [the roll feed clutch stays off, so only the spool is
reversing the paper, and not the roll feed roller].
When the edge of the paper passes the pre-registration sensor [3], the vertical
motor stops.
When the edge of the paper reaches the roll entrance sensor [4] [or after 5
seconds has passed, whichever is first], the roll feed motor also stops.
Then, the roll feed motor reverses briefly with the clutch on. This closes the nip [5]
between the roll feed roller and its idle roller. So the next time paper is inserted,
the nip is already closed.
The operator then turns the roll by hand until the edge of the paper comes out of
the machine.
The trailing edge of the paper roll may or may not be fastened to the roll core,
depending on the type of roll in use.
If the trailing edge of the paper is not attached to the roll core:
The machine signals roll end when the traling edge passes the roll feeder
entrance sensor (1) and then the roll feeder exit sensor (2).
Both actuators pop up once the trailing edge of the paper passes.
This signals roll end and the machine displays a message to alert the operator
that the roll needs replacement.
If the trailing edge of the paper is attached to the roll core:
At the end of the roll, the trailing edge of the paper remains attached to the roll
core, but the paper continues to feed.
The paper is pulled taut, up against the actuator of the roll end sensor (3). This
signals roll end and switches off the vertical feed motor and horizontal motor. This
shuts down paper feed and printing.
The machine displays a message to alert the operator that the roll needs
replacement.
No. Item
1 Vertical motor
2 Vertical encoder wheel
3 Vertical encoder sensor
4 Vertical encoder HP sensor
5 Timing belt
6 Registration roller
7 Exit roller
The vertical motor (1), controlled by the vertical encoder wheel (2), vertical
encoder sensor (3), and vertical encoder HP sensor (4), drives the timing belt (5)
that rotates the registration roller (6) and the exit roller (7)
No. Item
1 Paper holding lever cam
2 Pressure arm
3 Registration roller idle rollers
4 Vertical motor
5 Drive belt
6 Registration roller
7 Exit roller
8 Vertical encoder sensor
9 Vertical encoder wheel
10 Vertical encoder HP sensor
11 Exit sensor
No. Item
1 Roll feed motor
2 Roll feed clutch
3 Encoder sensor 1
4 Encoder sensor 2
5 Roll core
The two encoders in the roll unit are part of the DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
system used to control machine operation.
Encoder sensor 1 (3). Counts rotations of the roll feed motor. This pulse count is
used to measure the operation time of the roll feed motor.
Encoder sensor 2 (4). Counts the rotations of the edge roll core which vary
depending on how much paper remains on the roll. (The number of rotations
increases as the diameter of the paper roll decreases.) This pulse count is used in
a calculation to determine how much paper remains on the roll.
No. Item
1 Pre-registration sensor
2 Paper transport fan
3 DRESS sensor
4 Registration standby position
5 Cutter
When paper is fed:
The pre-registration sensor (1) detects the leading edge of the paper and turns on
the fan (2).
The DRESS sensor (3) on the left side of the carriage goes ON when it detects the
leading edge of the paper and switches operation of the fan to Duty 1.
The paper transport fan remains in the Duty 1 phase while the paper feeds 79
mm past the registration standby position (4). This provides maximum suction to
keep the leading edge of the paper flat.
When the leading edge of the paper exceeds 79 mm of feed, the motor enters the
Duty 2 phase.
When the paper reaches the cutting position, the fan enters the Duty 3 phase.
When the cutter (5) reaches the left side of the machine after cutting the paper, the
cutter return switch switches on, and the cutter motor reverses to return the cutter
to its home position on the right side of the machine.
SEQUENCE
At the end of the job the cutter unit cuts from right to left. The circular cutter leaves its
home position on the right, cuts the paper as it moves to the left, and then drops
below the paper and returns to its home position on the right.
1. At the end of the job, the cutter motor (1) switches on.
2. The timing belt pulls the cutter (2) to the left as its circular blade (3) cuts the paper
in its path.
3. When the cutter reaches the cutter return switch (4) at the end of the cut, the
cutter motor reverses.
4. Immediately, the cutter drops into a lower race at (5). This lowers the cutter so it is
below the paper.
5. The motor and drive belt pull the cutter back to the right. When the cutter reaches
the cutter HP sensor (6), the sensor signals the machine to shut down the motor
and the cutter stops at its home position.
No. Item
1 Bypass sensor
2 DRESS sensor
3 Carriage unit
4 Registration standby position
Here are the steps for loading paper in the bypass paper path:
1. First, the operator rewinds the roll paper onto the roll so there is no paper in the
paper path.
2. Next, the operator presses the bypass feed icon on the Copier screen, and then
presses [#]. This opens a menu so the paper size and orientation can be selected.
3. The operator raises the front cover, and then raises the paper holding lever on the
right side of the machine.
4. The paper must be inserted with the right edge of the paper on the alignment mark
[A] at the right end of the platen.
Normally, the margin at the trailing edge is 18 mm, except when printing with color in
the following cases:
Media Print Mode
Special Standard
Special Quality
Matte Film Quality
Tracing Paper Quality
5.1 OVERVIEW
Ink inside each cartridge is enclosed in a airtight packet (1) that collapses as ink is
drawn from the cartridge. The unique combination of runners and tracks on the
bottoms of the cartridges (2), and slots in the ink supply unit, prevents any cartridge
from being installed in the wrong position.
Each cartridge is provided with an ID chip (3). The machine monitors the ink levels
(based on counts of ink pump operation) and stores this information in ID chips of the
ink cartridges.
This count data is used to create the graphic display on the operation panel that
shows the amount of ink consumed, as well as the amount of ink remaining.
At the 5th level (35 to 20%):
When the ink level is between 35% and 20%, this signals pre-near end. The
machine displays a message that alerts the operator to prepare a new ink
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cartridge to replace the old one.
When the ink level drops below 20%, this signals near-end. The machine displays
a message that alerts the operator that ink will run out soon.
Finally, when the ink level drops to zero (the last level of the display), this triggers
the ink out alert. Printing stops and the empty ink cartridge must be replaced.
As soon as a cartridge runs out of ink, its "end history" is written onto the cartridge
ID chip to permanently disable the cartridge and prevent it from being re-used.
When an ink cartridge is inserted, the ID chip (1) contacts a CCB (2) at the back of the
ink supply unit slot. When the ID chip and CCB (Cartridge Control Board) make
contact, this tells the machine that the cartridge is inserted correctly. Ink usage is
based on pulse counts taken during operation of the ink pump motors. The chip and
CCB contact is also used to transfer the ink usage count from the main machine to
the memory map of the chip.
No. Item
1 Ink cartridge
2 Ink supply needle
3 Cylinder
4 Plunger
5 Ink pump motor
6 Actuator
7 Ink end sensor
When the ink cartridge (1) inserted, the ink supply needle (2) is inserted and
sealed into the ink supply port.
Ink flow flows through the cylinder (3) and over the plunger (4) as the ink pump
motor (5) pumps ink from the cartridge.
While ink is flowing smoothly, the actuator (6) on the end of the plunger remains
outside the gap of the ink end sensor (7).
When the ink in a cartridge runs out, the ink pump motor continues to try to draw
ink from the ink port. But with no ink, this creates a negative pressure between the
pump and the ink cartridge.
The ink pump motor (1) drives the ink pump cam (2) counter-clockwise and
compresses the ink supply tube (3).
The pressure on the tube (4) drives the ink bolus (5) ahead of the cam and creates
enough suction to pull ink through the tube behind the pressure point.
This action of the cam alternately applying and releasing pressure against the side
of the tube drives the ink out of the pump and into the tube (6) to the carriage unit
and print head sub tank above.
The illustration above shows how the actuator moves through gap of the OCFS
(viewed from bottom front)..
As ink is consumed, the side of the tank collapses, and the OCFS actuator moves
through the OCFS sensor gap [1] > [2] > [3].
When the actuator moves out of the gap at [4], the sensor turns off. This signals
low ink. When this occurs, the ink pump motor in the ink supply unit pumps ink to
the tank until the sensor returns to [5].
The motor pumps a prescribed amount of ink (Wcc) determined by the machine’s
software to be enough to turn the sensor back on.
After that, the machine continues to pump ink a very short time (tsec).
This is the ink full position [6].
When an air sensor detects air in a sub tank, the air is not purged until the job ends.
At the end of the job:
The machine moves the carriage unit to the right and stops when the tank to be
purged is aligned with the air release solenoid.
The correct position to stop is detected by monitoring the horizontal encoder strip
behind the carriage unit.
When the carriage unit has positioned the print head tank [1] behind the air
release solenoid [2], the solenoid switches on and pushes the plunger [3].
The plunger pushes in the purge valve [4] and the excess air is purged from the
sub tank.
After the air has been purged, the ink supply motor turns on to supply more ink to
replace the purged air with ink.
As more ink flows into the tank, the actuator moves in direction of the red arrow
toward the full position.
After air has been purged, ink is pumped from the cartridge up to the sub tank, and
then 0.6 cc of ink is pumped out by reversing the ink pump.
No. Item
1 Horizontal motor
2 Drive belt
3 Carriage unit
4 Horizontal encoder sensor
5 Horizontal encoder strip
6 DRESS sensor
The horizontal motor (1), the large motor on the back of the left side of the
machine, drives the belt (2) attached to the back of the carriage unit (3). This
mechanism moves the carriage unit left and right when the motor alternately
rotates forward/reverse.
The horizontal encoder sensor (4) brackets the top edge of the horizontal encoder
strip (5), which stretches behind the drive belt and across the platen. The sensor
reads the timing notches from the strip as the carriage is driven left and right by
the horizontal motor. This controls the operation of the motor and movement of the
carriage unit during printing and other operations, such as paper registration and
image registration.
The DRESS sensor (6) performs paper registration and image registration while
the carriage unit is moving during paper feed.
There is one piezoelectric element for each print head: K1 (10), K2 (11), C (12),
and YM (13). An electric charge applied to the element makes it expand and
discharge ink through the print head nozzles and onto the paper below.
At the beginning of a print job, the carriage moves left then back to the right, so
that the DRESS sensor (14) on the side of the carriage can detect the side edges
of the paper below. Based on these readings, the machine determines the image
print start position.
Ink level sensor 1 (15) checks the position of the feeler mounted on the side of the
K1 ink sub tank. Ink level sensor 2 (16) measures the positions of the feelers on
the sides of the K2, C, Y, and M sub tanks. The position of the feelers is used to
determine how much ink needs to be supplied. While ink level sensor 1 services
only the K1 print head unit, and ink level sensor 2 services the other four sub
tanks.
The temperature/humidity sensor (17) constantly measures the temperature and
The K1 print head (H1) sits forward of the K2 print head (H2) in the direction of paper
feed. This allows a greater band of coverage during black-and-white printing. Three
nozzles at the rear section of K1 and three nozzles at the front section of K2
overlap the same area on the paper. However, the arrangement of the nozzle ports is
staggered so positions of the nozzle ports complement one another when ink is
put down on the paper.
No. Item
1 Print head
2 Piezoelectric element
3 Vibration plate
4 Flow plate
5 Nozzle array plate
Each print head (1) is comprised of the above parts.
When a small electric charge is applied to the piezoelectric element (1), this
causes it to expand and expel ink under pressure.
The vibration plate (3) and flow plate (4) apply the ink evenly to the back of the
nozzle array plate (5).
The ink flows evenly through the ports of the nozzle array plate.
The DRESS (Direct Realization Edge Scanning Sensor) sensor is mounted on the left
side of the carriage unit (shown above on the left cover with the carriage unit
removed).
The sensor contains an LED (1) and a receptor (2). The sensor detects the edge of
the paper when it detects the change in reflectivity between the paper and platen at
the edges.
The DRESS sensor performs these functions:
Paper width detection: The sensor checks the right and left edges of the paper
on the platen to check the size of the paper.
Image registration. Detects the leading edge, right edge, and left edge of the
paper so the machine can position the image on the paper.
Skew correction. Checks and corrects skew at the right edge of the paper. If the
edge is skewd more than ±10 mm, the machine rewinds the paper onto the roll.
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Dot position correction (color registration). The carriage moves across the
paper during printing, so the ink drops cannot fall vertically. The readings of the
DRESS sensor are used to adjust the timing of the piezo-electric elements in the
print heads that release the ink. Timing is adjusted for the height of the carriage
(and print heads), paper thickness, speed of the carriage, and print mode
(uni-directional or b-directional).
1. When a job starts, the horizontal motor switches on and moves the carriage (1)
across the paper so that the DRESS sensor (2) can detect the right and left edges
of the paper.
The gap between the print heads and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate
thick paper. Raising the print heads and widening the gap between the print heads
and the paper prevents the print heads from abrading the paper during printing.
No. Item
1 Head lift motor
2 Cam
3 Carriage unit
4 Head lift sensor 1
5 Head lift sensor 2
When the operator selects the setting to change the height of the carriage, the
carriage moves to the right, so that the coupling on the end of the shaft can
engage the head lift motor (1).
The head lift motor rotates the cam (2) and raises the carriage unit (3) with the
cam pressing against the bottom of the carriage.
The Prevent Paper Abrasion setting must be done with the User Tools menu
before starting the print job.
1. Press the on the machine operation panel.
2. Touch [System Settings], touch [Next], and then touch [Prevent Paper Abrasion].
3. The first selection is for a bypass print job. The second and third selections are for
Roll Feed 1 and Roll Feed 2, respectively.
6.8.1 OVERVIEW
The maintenance unit performs these important functions:
Raises the print head caps to cap the print heads, to prevent them from drying out
while the machine is idle.
Lowers the print heads at the start of a job, to uncap the print heads.
Cleans the print heads when required.
No. Item
1 Carriage unit
2 Maintenance unit
3 Print head cap (K1)/Suction cap
4 Slide sensor
5 Maintenance motor
6 Suction pump
7 Suction cap sensor
8 Suction cap actuator
9 Color print head caps (K2, C, YM)
10 Lift lever (K2, C, YM)
11 Carriage stopper
12 Lift sensor
13 Lift sensor actuator
14 Lift motor
15 Cap pads (K2, C, YM)
While the machine is idle, the K2, C, and YM print heads (1) on the bottom of the
carriage unit are capped and sealed by the print head caps (2).
At the start of the next print job, the lift motor (3) rotates forward and lowers the
K2, C, and YM caps to uncap the K2, C, YM print heads.
The rotating lift actuator (4) (mounted on a shaft with a cam driven by the lift
motor) and lift sensor (5) control the lowering of the three print caps.
The caps rest on the absorbent cap pads (6) while they are down.
This step moves the cleaning unit from [A] to [B] in order to clean the K2, C, and YM
print heads.
This step is done for cleaning the K2, C, and YM print heads in order to position
the suction cap (print head cap for K1) correctly.
If only the K1 print head is to be cleaned, the cleaning unit is positioned to start
cleaning immediately with the suction cap forward at [A].
At the start of the cleaning cycle, the carriage unit (1) positions itself over the
maintenance unit (2).
The lift motor (3) rotates in reverse and drives the gear train (4).
The carriage moves to the left and stops, with the print head (1) to be cleaned
directly above the suction cap (2).
The maintenance motor (3) rotates forward and raises the suction cap.
The suction cap actuator (4) (attached to the shaft with the cam driven by the
maintenance motor to raise the suction cap) and suction cap sensor (5) signal the
machine to turn off the motor when the cap is up and sealed on the print head.
The maintenance motor (1) reverses and rotates the cam inside the suction pump
(2).
The rotation of the cam alternately squeezes and releases the suction tube (3) to
create enough pressure to draw ink from the surface of the print head (4).
The ink is drawn through the tube which exits at the back of the maintenance unit
(5) and continues down to the ink collector tank below the maintenance unit on the
right side of the machine.
The suction cap lowers away from the print head after suctioning ink for the
prescribed time.
The maintenance motor continues to rotate after lowering the suction cap, and
drives the cam and linkages that complete the cleaning cycle at this step.
The rubber scraper [1] is raised to the surface of the print head.
The knock lever [2] taps the edge of the scraper to scrape ink from the print head.
The ink falls into a vent [3] which opens over the right ink sump below the
maintenance unit.
Next, the linkage cocks the spring loaded wipers [4] to the rear, and then releases
them so that they spring forward and flick any remaining ink into the vent. This is
done twice.
This completes the cleaning cycle.
Idle (or downtime) refers to the length of time that a print head has not been used.
For example, If the machine is used for extensive black-and-white copying and
printing over a period of several days, a count of idle time for the color print heads
(C, YM) is maintained even though the machine has not been turned off.
These idle time counts are used to execute these operations:
Air purging (ink supply and purging, filling and cleaning, and air purging/filling
together)
Ink supply sequence
Cleanings and flushing (refreshing) done by the operator manually
Ink purging done after idle time
The illustration above shows droplets of mist and paper fibers and dust that
can collect near the nozzles. This undesirable condition is corrected with periodic
automatic cleanings while the printer is in use, greatly extending the length of time the
machine can be used without operator intervention.
Mist count. A "mist count" triggers automatic cleaning. This mist count can be
extended to increase the timing between automatic cleanings. The mist count,
which determines the intervals between automatic cleanings, has been doubled
for this machine.
Count adjustment. The count is automatically adjusted for the width of the paper
and total print area.
Paper dust count. The paper dust count (the total number of pages printed,
cutting count) are used to determine when cleaning is done for paper dust.
No. Item
1 Maintenance unit
2 Ink collector tank
3 Ink collector tank chip
4 Right ink sump
5 Left ink sump
The machine executes the print head cleaning cycle with the carriage unit
positioned over the maintenance unit (1).
The ink collector tank (2) collects the ink drawn from the print heads by the suction
pump inside the maintenance unit during the print head cleaning cycle.
The ink collector chip (3) detects when the ink collector tank is installed correctly. It
will signal an error if the tank is not installed or not set correctly. Printing cannot be
done unless the tank is set correctly. This sensor also detects when the ink
collector tank is full.
The right sump (4) resides behind the ink collector tank and directly below the
maintenance cleaning unit. This is an open sump that collects the ink that is wiped
and scraped from the print heads at the end of the cleaning cycle.
During printing, the machine occasionally flushes ink through the print head
nozzles (with a very small amount of ink) which falls into the left ink sump (5). This
keeps the nozzles primed and in good working condition. This operation is
controlled by the machine firmware and is not part of the print head cleaning cycle.
The ink collector tank collects ink during print head cleaning. Ink is drawn from the
surface of the print head [1] into the suction cap [2]. The suction pump [3] pumps the
waste ink directly out the back of the maintenance unit to the ink collector tank [4].
The ink collector tank must be replaced after it becomes full.
The ink collector tank has an ID chip that confirms when the tank was installed,
and that it is the correct type of tank for the machine.
The machine cannot operate if the tank is not installed correctly.
Prompts alert the operator when the tank is near-full and then full. These alerts are
triggered by the information stored in the ID chip of the tank.
A software count totals the usage of the tank in the number of times the
maintenance unit sucks ink from the print heads during the head maintenance
cycle. The count is stored in the ID chip of the ink collector tank.
The near full alert is triggered at 361 cc and the tank full alert is triggered at 425
cc.
The ink collector tank must be replaced; it cannot be emptied and reused. After a
tank becomes full, an "end history" setting is written into the ID chip to prevent the
tank from being used again.
The tank near full and full thresholds that trigger the near-full and full alerts can be
adjusted with SP2507-001, 002.
The ink scraped and wiped from the print head [1] by the scraper and wipers [2] flows
through a vent [3] through the open top of the right ink sump [4].
A software count triggers a prompt to tell the operator when this tank is near-full and
then finally full and in need of replacement. The count is done by counting the usage
of the wiper mechanism in the maintenance unit. The two strokes of the wiper
removes ink from the cleaning plate and drops the ink down into the sump below. The
wiper operation count is stored in NVRAM. The right ink sump has no ID chip.
The tank is near full at 125 cc and full at 147 cc. The estimated time between
replacements is about 5 years.
Prompts
Tank near full. A prompt appears on the operation panel of the machine, and the
machine will continue to operate.
Tank full. A prompt appears on the operation panel of the machine. If a page is
being printed, the print will finish, and then the machine will shut down and cannot
be used until after the tank has been replaced with a new tank and the counter has
been reset to "0" with an SP2505-002.
There are seven important adjustments on the Maintenance Menu that the service
technician must be familiar with.
1. Press the button on the operation panel.
Always print the Nozzle Check Pattern before cleaning or flushing the print heads.
1. Press the button on the operation panel.
2. Touch [Maintenance].
If the print heads are operating normally, none of the lines are broken.
Abnormal
If you see bare patches caused by broken lines, one or more print head need
cleaning or flushing.
7. Go to the next section below to clean the print heads.
Print head cleaning consumes ink. Do this procedure only after you have detected
broken lines or white patches in the in a printed Nozzle Check Pattern.
1. First, always check the ink level indicator in the printer driver to confirm that there
is ink in the cartridge.
If one or more ink tanks are empty, replace the ink cartridge, and then print
another Nozzle Check Pattern.
3. Touch each selection once to select the print head for cleaning, and then touch
[Start]. A message will ask you to wait while the print heads are being cleaned.
Cleaning one print head takes about 60 sec.
The Magenta and Yellow print heads require about 120 sec.
4. When the message tells you that print head cleaning has completed, touch [Exit].
6. The display loops back to the Maintenance Menu. Print another Nozzle Check
Pattern and check the results.
7. If one or more pattern is abnormal, repeat the cleaning procedure from Step 3.
8. Print another Nozzle Check Pattern and check the results.
9. If one or more pattern is abnormal, repeat the cleaning procedure from Step 3. Be
sure to select only the print head where the pattern is broken.
10. After the third cleaning if one or more of the patterns is abnormal, go to the next
section below and flush the print head where the pattern is abnormal.
Flushing a print head consumes ink. Never flush a print head until you have
followed the procedure above to clean it at least three times.
2. Select the print head where the pattern is broken, and then touch [Start]. A
message asks you to wait while the print head is flushing. Flushing a print head
requires about 3 minutes.
3. When the message tells you that the flushing is completed, touch [Exit].
4. The display will loop back to the Maintenance Menu. Touch [Print Nozzle Check
Adjust the print head position if you see these problems in the prints:
Broken vertical lines
Blurred or streaked colors
1. Press the button on the operation panel.
2. Touch [Maintenance].
4. Select the Target Location and Resolution, and then touch [Start Printing].
A message will ask you to wait while the adjustment is done and a pattern
prints.
If the adjustment succeeded, the pattern will look like the one above. The black
arrow indicates the direction of paper feed.
Do this procedure if "Auto Print Head Adjustment" (described in the previous section)
fails.
1. Press the button on the operation panel.
2. Touch [Maintenance].
6. Touch [Adjustment].
8. Print another test pattern, to make sure that the numbers you entered correspond
to the results in the test pattern.
6. The adjustment value appears to the left of the lightest gray square with straight
horizontal lines on both sides.
7. Touch [Adjustment].
Do this procedure to check and adjust the print start position at the upper left corner of
each sheet where printing starts.
1. Press the button on the operation panel.
2. Touch [Maintenance].
5. Touch [Start Printing]. A message will ask you to wait while the test sheet is
printing.
Increasing the value for the top and left margins moves the print position
down and to the right. You will see the blue square move as you change
the settings, so you can confirm the effect of the changes.
The illustrations below show the basic layout of the main machine circuit boards. For
more details, please refer to the point-to-point diagram.
8.1.1 SIB
SIB (Scanner Interface Board). Located at the left rear corner of the scanner unit,
interfaces with the five CIS elements and corrects sub scanning. Image data scanned
by the CIS elements is converted from analog to digital data by the SIB and then sent
to the IPU for processing.
Operation Panel Boards. Four boards: USB, LCDC, OP-L, and OP-R.
The diagarm above shows the back of the operation panel placed face down.
USB. This is the board that controls the USB connection points on the right side of
the operation panel.
LCDC. (LCD Controller) Controls the operation panel.
OP-L. (Operation Panel-Left). Relays key presses from keys located on the left
side of the panel. Also contains the LEDs for the left side keys.
OP-R. (Operation Panel-Right). Relays key presses from keys located on the right
side of the panel. Also contains the LEDs for the right side keys.
This is the main control board of the machine. It does the following:
System control
Base engine control
Scanner control
Image processing
The MCU also sends load signals and supplies power to:
Base engine (high voltage power pack, motors, sensors, solenoid, and clutch.)
Scanner (sensors, motors, etc.)
The MCU DIP switches must always be OFF (default) and they must not be
changed in the field.
The IPU (Image Processing Unit) processes image data from the CIS (Contact Image
Sensors).
8.1.6 PSU
The PSU (Power Supply Unit) supplies DC power for all electrical components in the
machine.
The controller board controls the memory and all peripheral devices. The GW
architecture controls all applications, i.e. copying, printing, and scanning. The
controller board has board slots and SD card slots that allow installation of the
controller options.