3. Duplex control board bracket [A] (! x 2, " x 8)
[B]
G571R106.WMF
4. Duplex inverter motor 1 [B[ (! x 2, " x 1, 1 timing belt)
1.1.4 DUPLEX INVERTER MOTOR 2 AND SWITCH
[B]
[A]
G571R107.WMF
1. Top cover (☛ 1.1.1 TOP COVER)
2. Duplex unit (☛ 1.1.2 DUPLEX CONTROL BOARD)
3. Duplex control board bracket
4. Duplex inverter motor 2 [A] (! x 2, " x 1, 1 timing belt)
5. Duplex inverter unit switch [B] (! x 1, " x 1)
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23 February, 2001DUPLEX INVERTER UNIT
1.1.5 EXIT SENSOR 3 AND DUPLEX INVERTER SENSOR
1. Open the duplex inverter unit [A]
2. Exit sensor 3 [B] (" x 1)
3. Duplex inverter sensor [C] (! x 1, " x 1)
[A]
1.1.6 EXIT SENSOR 1 AND 2
1. Top cover (☛ 1.1.1 TOP COVER)
2. Open the duplex unit
3. Exit sensor 1 [A] (! x 1, " x 1, 1 bracket)
4. Exit sensor 2 [B] (" x 1)
[B]
[C]
G571R101.WMF
[A][B]
G571R103.WMF
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DUPLEX FEED UNIT23 February, 2001
1.2 DUPLEX FEED UNIT
1.2.1 DUPLEX DRIVE BOARD
[B]
[A]
G571R108.WMF
1. Open the front cover
2. Duplex feed unit [A] (! x 1)
3. Inner cover [B] (! x 1)
1. Duplex drive board [C] (! x 2, " x 3)
[C]
G571R111.WMF
1.2.2 DUPLEX FEED MOTOR
1. Duplex feed unit (☛ 1.2. 1 DUPL EX
DRIVE BOARD)
2. Inner cover [A] (! x 1)
3. Duplex feed motor [B] (! x 1, " x
1, 1 timing belt)
[A]
[B]
G571R110.WMF
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23 February, 2001DUPLEX FEED UNIT
1.2.3 DUPLEX FEED SENSOR
[A]
G571R109.WMF
1. Duplex feed unit (☛ 1.2.1 DUPLEX DRIVE BOA RD)
2. [A] Duplex feed sensor (" x 1)
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OVERVIEW23 February, 2001
2. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
2.1 OVERVIEW
12
9
8
7
6
5
4
G571D101.WMF
3
1. Exit sensor 1
2. Junction gate
3. Duplex feed sensor
4. Duplex inverter sensor
5. Junction mylar 3
• For duplex printing, the second page (rear side) is printed first.
• To print on the second side, the duplex inverter unit (on the side of the machine)
inverts the paper from the fusing unit and feeds it to the duplex feed unit (inside
the machine).
• The duplex feed unit feeds the inverted paper back to the paper feed section.
• When both sides have been printed, the duplex inverter unit feeds the paper out
to the finisher.
• If the mailbox or standard exit tray (on top of the machine) was selected to
receive the duplex copies, the print will not enter the duple x unit after the second
side has been printed. The junction gate inside the printer directs it upwards to
the selected tray.
• Duplex copies are not fed out to the external tray (on the left of the machine).
6. Junction mylar 2
7. Exit sensor 3
8. Junction mylar 1
9. Exit sensor 2
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23 February, 2001DUPLEX OPERATION
2.2 DUPLEX OPERATION
2.2.1 UP TO A4/LT(8
There are three sheets of paper in the paper feed path at the same time, using the
interleave method.
Example: 8 pages. The number [A] in the illustration shows the order of pages. The
number [B] in the illustration shows the order of shee ts of paper (if shaded, this
indicates the second side).
[A]
⇒⇒6⇒⇒8⇒⇒5⇒
12431423
[B]
2.2.2 LARGER THAN A4/LT(8
There is only one sheet of paper in the paper feed path at one time.
Example: 8 pages. The numbe r [A] in the illustration shows the order of pages. The
number [B] in the illustration shows the order of shee ts of paper (if shaded, this
indicates the second side).
1/2
" X 11") LEF
1/2
" X 11") LEF
3142
7
G571D113.WMF
[A]
[B]
⇒⇒6⇒⇒8⇒⇒5⇒
124
42
31
3142
3
G571D114.WMF
7
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DUPLEX INVERTER UNIT23 February, 2001
2.3 DUPLEX INVERTER UNIT
2.3.1 DRIVE
[B]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[F]
[G]
[H]
[I]
G571D104.WMF
The duplex inverter motor 1 [A] drives the paper exit roller 1 [B], paper transport
roller [C], paper e xit roller 2 [D], and upper inverter roller [E].
The duplex inverter motor 2 [F] drives the exit roller 3 [G], paper exit roller 4 [H],
and lower inverter roller [I].
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23 February, 2001DUPLEX INVERTER UNIT
2.3.2 FEED TO EXTERNAL EXIT TRAY (NON-DUPLEX MODE)
[B]
[A]
G571D106.WMF
This shows how the machine feeds paper through the duplex unit to the external
tray [A], when duplex mode has not been selected.
NOTE: The paper cannot be fed out to the external tray if duplex printing is
selected.
The junction gate [B] directs the paper from the fusing unit out to the external tray if
thick paper or OHP mode is selected, or if the external tray is selected as the
output tray with the printer driver.
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DUPLEX INVERTER UNIT23 February, 2001
2.3.3 FEED TO DUPLEX FEED UNIT
[A]
[C]
G571D107.WMFG571D111.WMF
This shows how the machine feeds paper back into the machine after side 1 has
been printed.
[B]
The junction gate [A] diverts the paper from the fusing unit to the lower part of the
inverter unit. After the duplex inverter sensor [B] has been activated, the machine
waits until the trailing edge has passed junction mylar 3 [B]. Then, the paper is
switched back and junction mylar 3 directs the paper back into the machine for the
second side.
The next page shows how the paper is fed out to the finisher after both sides have
been printed.
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23 February, 2001DUPLEX INVERTER UNIT
2.3.4 FEED TO TWO-TRAY FINISHER
With Optional One-Tray Paper Feed Unit
[B]
[D]
[A]
[D]
G571D107.WMF
[C]
G571D108.WMF
The paper is fed out to the finisher from the upper exit [A].
The junction gate [B] diverts the paper from the fusing unit to the lower part of the
inverter unit. After the duplex inverter sensor [C] has been activated, the machine
waits until the trailing edge has passed junction mylar 1 [D]. Then , the paper is
switched back and junction mylar 1 directs the paper out to the finisher.
With Optional LCT or Two-Tray Paper Feed Unit
[B]
[A]
[D]
[D]
G571D109.WMF
[E]
[C]
G571D110.WMF
The paper is fed out to the finisher from the lower exit [A].
The junction gate [B] diverts the paper from the fusing unit to the lower part of the
inverter unit. After the duplex inverter sensor [C] has been activated, the machine
waits until the trailing edge has passed junction mylar 2 [D], but before it passes
junction mylar 3 [E]. Then, the paper is switched back and junction mylar 2 directs
the paper out to the finisher.
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DUPLEX FEED UNIT23 February, 2001
2.4 DUPLEX FEED UNIT
2.4.1 DRIVE
[A]
G571D105.WMF
The duplex feed motor [A] drives all paper transport rollers.
2.4.2 FEED-IN AND FEED-OUT
[A]
G571D112.WMF
The duplex feed unit feeds the paper from the duplex inverter unit to the relay roller
[A].