Ricoh VT3600 Service Manual

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RICOH GROUP COMPANIES

C218

SERVICE MANUAL

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SERVICE MANUAL

C218

RICOH GROUP COMPANIES

C218

SERVICE MANUAL

PN: RCSM3600

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LEGEND

PRODUCT CODE COMPANY

GESTETNER RICOH SAVIN

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DOCUMENTATION HISTORY

REV. NO. DATE COMMENTS

* 9/94 Original Pr in ti n g

Table of Contents

OVERALL MACHINE INFORMATION

1. SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

2. GUIDE TO COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

3. OPERATION PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

4. PRINTING PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

5. MECHANICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

6. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

7. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS . . . . . . 1-14

8. DRIVE LAYOUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19

DETAILED SECTION DESCRIPTIONS

1. MASTER EJECT SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

1.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

1.2 MASTER EJECT ROLLER ROTATING MECHANISM . . . . . . . . 2-2

1.3 MASTER EJECT ROLLER DRIVE MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

1.4 MASTER EJECT CLAMPER MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

1.5 PRESSURE PLATE UP/DOWN MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

1.6 ELECTRICAL TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

1.7 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

2. SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.2 SCANNER MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

2.3 PLATEN COVER POSITION DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

2.4 ELECTRICAL TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

2.5 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

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3. MASTER FEED SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

3.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

3.2 MASTER CLAMPER OPENING MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

3.3 MASTER FEEDING MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

3.3 MASTER WRAPPING MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

3.4 CUTTER MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

3.5 ELECTRICAL TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

3.6 CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30

4. PAPER FEED SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31

4.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31

4.2 PAPER FEED ROLLER/UPPER SEPARATION

ROLLER MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32

4.3 FEED ROLLER PRESSURE MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33

4.4 PAPER SEPARATION MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

4.5 SEPARATION ROLLER PRES SURE

RELEASE MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

4.6 SEPARATION PLATE PRES SURE

RELEASE MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

4.7 PAPER RETURN MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39

4.8 SECOND FEED ROLLER MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40

4.9 PAPER TABLE SIDE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . 2-43

4.10 PAPER TABLE UP/DOWN MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44

4.11 PAPER SIZE DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46

4.12 ELECTRICAL TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49

4.13 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

5. PRINTING SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

5.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

5.2 PAPER DETECTING AND PRINTING

PRESSURE ON/OFF MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52

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5.3 PRINTING PRESSURE ON/O FF

MECHANISM FOR A4/LT DRUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53

5.4 PRINTING PRESSURE RELEASE MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . 2-54

5.5 CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55

6. DRUM SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56

6.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56

6.2 DRUM ROTATION MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 7

6.3 DRUM LOCK MECHANISM 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-58

6.4 DRUM LOCK MECHANISM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59

6.5 DRUM LOCK MECHANISM 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60

6.6 DRUM CONNECTION MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-61

6.7 INK SUPPLY MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62

6.8 INK KNEADING MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63

6.9 DRUM MASTER DETECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-64

6.10 DRUM TYPE IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-65

6.11 INK DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-66

6.12 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68

7. DELIVERY SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-70

7.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-70

7.2 EXIT PAWL DRIVE MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-71

7.3 VACUUM UNIT DRIVE MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72

7.4 PAPER EXIT PAWL AIR PUMP MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-73

7.5 WING GUIDE MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74

7.6 PAPER DELIVERY TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75

7.6.1 Master Eject Unit Lock Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75

7.6.2 Paper Delivery Table Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-76

7.7 ELECTRICAL TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-77

7.8 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-78

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8. IMAGE POSITIONING SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-79

8.1 OVERALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-79

8.2 IMAGE POSITIONING MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80

8.3 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81

9. IMAGE PROCESSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82

9.1 CCD (CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82

9.2 A/D CONVERSION PCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-84

9.2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-84

9.2.2 Inversion and Amplification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-85

9.2.3 A/D Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-86

9.2.4 Reference Data Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-89

9.3 IMAGE PROCESSING PCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-95

9.3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-95

9.3.2 MTF Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-97

9.3.3 Main Scan Magnification And Image Shift Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-100

9.3.4 Binary Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102

9.3.5 Photo Data Compensation Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-103

9.3.6 Half-tone Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-105

9.3.7 Make-up Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-110

9.4 PLOTTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-123

9.4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-123

9.4.2 Thermal Head Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-124

9.4.3 Thermal Head Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-126

9.4.4 Thermal Head Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-129

10. OTHERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-131

10.1 INTERLOCK SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-131

10.2 MONITOR INDICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-132

10.2.1 Cover Open Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-132

10.2.2 Key Counter Indicator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-132

10.2.3 Master Eject Box Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-133

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10.2.4 Ink Supply Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-133

10.2.5 Master Supply Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-134

10.2.6 Paper Supply Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-134

10.2.7 Master Eject Error Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-135

10.2.8 Paper Misfeed Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-135

10.2.9 Paper Delivery Error Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-135

10.2.10 Paper Wrap Message 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-136

10.2.11 Paper Wrap Message 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-136

10.2.12 Master Clamp Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-136

10.2.13 Original Misfeed Indication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-137

10.2.14 Other Guidance Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-138

10.2.15 Other Monitor Indications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-139

10.3 MASTER PLOTTING AND PRINTING AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-140

10.4 PAPER MISFEED DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-144

10.5 PROTECTION FROM OVERCURRENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-145

INSTALLATION

1. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

1.1 ENVIRONMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

1.2 ACCESS TO THE MACHINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

1.3 POWER SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

1.4 ACCESSORY CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

1.5 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

1.5.1 MAIN BODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

1.6 COLOR DRUM UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

1.6.1 Key Counter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

SERVICE TABLES

1. SERVICE TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

1.1 MAINTENANCE TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

1.1.1 Lubrication Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

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1.1.2 User’s Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

1.1.3 Table of Periodic Inspection (every 6 months). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

1.1.4 Table of Periodic Inspection (every 12 months). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

1.2 TABLE OF SERVICE CALL CODES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

1.3 TABLE OF DIP SW, LED, VR, TP (ON THE MAIN CONTROL PCB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

1.3.1 DIP SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

1.3.2 Photodiode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

1.3.3 VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

1.3.4 TP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

1.4 EXPECTED LIFE OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

1.5 SPECIAL TOOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

2. SERVICE PROGRAM MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

2.1 SERVICE PROGRAM MODE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

2.1.1 Service Program Mode Access Procedure (for engineers) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

2.1.2 Service Program Mode Access Procedure (for users). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

2.1.3 Change Adjustment Values or Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

2.2 SERVICE PROGRAM TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

2.3 THERMAL HEAD TEST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

2.4 COMMAND SHEET CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

2.5 INPUT/OUTPUT CHECK MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

2.5.1 Input Check Mode Access Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

2.5.2 Output Check Mode Access Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

2.5.3 Input Check Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

2.5.4 Output Check Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

2.6 USER CODE MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

2.6.1 User Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

2.6.2 How To Use a User Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

3. DRUM/MASTER INTERCHANGEABILITY. . . . . . . . . . 4-37

REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT

1. EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

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1.1 EXTERIOR COVERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

2. SCANNER SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

2.1 ADJUSTING THE SCANNER POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

2.2 FLUORESCENT LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

2.3 A/D CONVERSION PCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

2.4 SCANNER TIMING BELTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

3. OPTICS SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

3.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

3.2 PREPARATION FOR ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

3.3 ADJUSTING THE REDUCTION RATIO

(MOIRE ADJUSTMENT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 8

3.4 ADJUSTING THE FOCUS (MTF ADJUSTMENT) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

3.5 ADJUSTING THE READING START POSITION IN

THE MAIN SCAN DIRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

3.6 ADJUSTING THE SCAN LINE POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

3.7 ADJUSTING THE SHADING PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

3.8 ADJUSTING THE WHITE LEVEL AND BLACK LEVEL . . . . . . 5-10

4. MASTER FEED SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

4.1 ADJUSTING THE THERMAL HEAD POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

4.2 THERMAL HEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

5. IMAGE ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

5.1 SUB SCAN MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

5.2 IMAGE CENTER ADJUSTMENT (Side to Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

5.3 SCANNER LEADING EDGE REGISTRATION ADJUSTMENT 5-14

6. MASTER FEED SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

6.1 ADJUSTING THE THERMAL HEAD VOLTAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

6.2 ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

6.3 ADJUSTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT CUTTER SWITCHES . . 5-17

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6.4 CUTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18

6.5 THERMAL HEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

6.6 THERMAL HEAD DRIVE PCB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20

7. MASTER EJECT SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21

7.1 ADJUSTING THE MASTER EJECT SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21

7.2 ADJUSTING THE MASTER EJECT SOLENOID. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

7.3 ADJUSTING THE AIR KNIFE MOTOR SAFETY SWITCH . . . . 5-23

7.4 MASTER EJECT UNIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24

7.5 MASTER EJECT SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

7.6 MASTER EJECT BELT/ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

8. PAPER FEED SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

8.1 ADJUSTING THE PAPER TABLE OPEN SWITCH . . . . . . . . . 5-27

8.2 ADJUSTING THE PAPER TABLE HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28

8.3 ADJUSTING THE SEPARATION PLATE

RELEASE SOLENOID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

8.4 ADJUSTING THE PAPER FEED ROLLER PRESSURE . . . . . 5-31

8.5 ADJUSTING THE LOWER GUIDE PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33

8.6 ADJUSTING THE UPPER SECOND FEED ROLLER. . . . . . . . 5-34

8.7 ADJUSTING THE SEPARATION

PLATE PRESSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35

8.8 ADJUSTING THE FEED-LENGTH OF THE

PAPER FEED ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36

8.9 ADJUSTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE PAPER

FEED SECTOR GEAR STOPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

8.10 ADJUSTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE SECOND

FEED ROLLER SECTOR STOPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38

8.11ADJUSTING THE FEED-LENGTH OF THE

SECOND FEED ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39

8.12 ADJUSTING THE FEED TIMING OF THE

SECOND FEED ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40

8.13 PAPER FEED ROLLER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42

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8.14 PAPER FEED ROLLER UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43

8.15 UPPER SEPARATION ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44

8.16 SEPARATION PLATE RELEASE SOLENOID AND

PAPER RETURN MOTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45

8.17 SEPARATION PLATE/LOWER SEPARATION ROLLER . . . . 5-46

9. PRINTING SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47

9.1 ADJUSTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE PAPER

DETECTING ARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47

9.2 ADJUSTING THE PRESS ROLLER POSITION 1. . . . . . . . . . . 5-48

9.3 ADJUSTING THE PRE SS ROLLER POSITION 2

(FOR THE A4/LT DRUM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49

9.4 ADJUSTING THE PRESSURE TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50

9.5 ADJUSTING THE PRINTING PRESSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51

9.6 ADJUSTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE

PRINTING PRESSURE SOLENOID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52

9. PRESS ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53

10. DRUM SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54

10.1 ADJUSTING THE MAIN DRIVE BELT TENSION . . . . . . . . . . 5-54

10.2 ADJUSTING THE DRUM MASTER DETECTION

SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55

10.3 ADJUSTING THE PRINTING SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56

10.4 ADJUSTING THE DRUM STOPPER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57

10.5 ADJUSTING THE DRUM LOCK SOLENOID . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58

10.6 ADJUSTING THE MASTER FEED CLAMPER CAM . . . . . . . 5-59

10.7 ADJUSTING THE MASTER EJECT CLAMPER CAM. . . . . . . 5-60

10.8 ADJUSTING THE POSITIO N OF THE

INK DETECTING PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61

10.9 ADJUSTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE

DOCTOR ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62

10.10 ADJUSTING TH E INK ROLLER WITH THE

DRUM UNIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63

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10.11 ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE

INK SUPPLY SOLENOID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64

10.12 ADJUSTING INK DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65

10.13 SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66

10.14 DRUM DRIVE BELT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67

11. DELIVERY SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71

11.1 ADJUSTING THE FIRST PAPER EXIT SENSOR . . . . . . . . . 5-71

11.2 ADJUSTING THE SECOND PAPER EXIT SENSOR . . . . . . . 5-72

11.3 ADJUSTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE EXIT PAWL . . . . . . 5-73

11.4 ADJUSTING THE EXIT PAWL TIMING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74

11.5 ADJUSTING THE PAPER EXIT PAWL AIR PUMP . . . . . . . . 5-75

11.6 TRANSPORT UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76

11.7 DELIVERY BELT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-77

11.8 TRANSPORT VACUUM FAN AND PAPER

EXIT SENSORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78

12. IMAGE POSITIONING SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-79

12.1 ADJUSTING THE IMAGE POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-79

TROUBLESHOOTING

1. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TROUBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

2. TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

2.1 IMAGE TROUBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

2.2 PAPER FEED TROUBLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

TAPE MARKER

1. SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

2. BASIC OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

2.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

2.2 DRIVE AND CUTTING MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

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2.3 MANUAL CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

3. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

3.1 ACCESSORY CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

3.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

4. REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

4.1 CUTTER REPLACEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

4.2 CUTTER HOME POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT . . . . . . 7-9

4.3 TAPE CUT LENGTH ADJUSTMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

DOCUMENT FEEDER

1. OVERALL MACHINE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

1.1 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

1.2 MECHANICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

1.3 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

2. SECTIONAL DESCRIPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

2.1 DRIVE MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

2.2 PAPER FEED AND SEPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

2.3 ORIGINAL SIZE DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

2.4 ADF OPEN/CLOSE DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

2.5 ADF POSITION DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

2.6 ELECTRICAL TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

2.6.1 ADF (Before Scanning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

2.6.2 ADF Scanning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

2.6.3 Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

2.7 CIRCUIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

2.8 ORIGINAL MISFEED DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

3. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

3.1 ACCESSORY CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

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4. REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

4.1 ADF COVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

4.2 ADF UNIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

4.3 SEPARATION ROLLER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

4.4 PICK-UP ROLLER AND FEED ROLLER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

4.5 TRANSPORT ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

4.6 ORIGINAL REGISTRATION SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21

4.7 ADF POSITION SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

4.8 ORIGINAL SET SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23

4.9 SCAN LINE SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

4.10 ORIGINAL EXIT SENSOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

4.11 ADF MOTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25

5. ADJUSTMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26

5.1 PICK-UP TORQUE AND SHUTTER TORQUE

ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26

5.2 SEPARATION ROLLER PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . 8-27

5.3 SEPARATION TORQUE ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28

5.4 ORIGINAL SKEW ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28

5.5 ADF HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29

5.6 IMAGE SCAN MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30

5.7 IMAGE CENTER ADJUSTMENT (Side to side) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30

5.8 SCANNER LEADING EDGE REGISTRATION

ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31

PRIPORT CONTROLLER INSTALLATION GUIDE

1 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

1.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

1.3 PARTS LISTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

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9.5 CABLING BETWEEN PCRIP-10 AND COMPUTER. . . . . . . . . . 9-8

A. IBM AND COMPATIBLES - PARALLEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

B. IBM AND COMPATIBLES - SERIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

C. MACINTOSH COMPUTERS - APPLETALK STANDARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

9.6 SYSTEM VERIFICATION AND DEFAULT

CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

9.7 CABLE PIN-OUT DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

A. PARALLEL INTERFACE, PIN-OUT CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

B. PARALLEL INTERFACE CABLE, PIN ASSIGNMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

C. SERIAL INTERFACE CABLE, PIN-OUT CORRECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

D. SERIAL INTERFACE CABLE, PIN ASSIGNMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

9.8 RAM UPGRADE PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

PRIPORT CONTROLLER USER’S GUIDE

9.9 REGULATORY NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

9.10 TRADEMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

9.11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23

9.12 PRIPORT CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24

9.13 CONFIGURATION OF IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES . . . . . . 9-24

9.14 CONFIGUTATION OF MACINTOSH COMPUTERS. . . . . . . . 9-28

9.15 APPLICATION SOFTWARE SET-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29

9.16 PRIPORT CONTROLLER OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30

9.17 COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31

9.18 TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34

9.19 APPENDIX A - DIAGNOSTIC STATUS PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37

9.20 PARTS CATALOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39

BULLETINS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICES

PREVENTION OF PHYSICAL INJURY

1. Before disassembling or assembling parts of the printer and peripherals,
make sure that the power cord is unplugged.

2. The wall outlet should be near the copier and easily accessible.

3. If any adjustment or operation check has to be made with exterior covers
off or open while the main switch is turned on, keep hands away from
electrified or mechanically driven components.

HEALTH SAFETY CONDITIONS

1. If you get ink in your eyes by accident, try to remove with eye drops or
flush with water as first aid. If unsuccessful, get medical attention.

2. If you ingest ink by accident, induce vomiting by sticking finger down
throat or by giving soapy or strong salty water to drink.

OBSERVANCE OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY STANDARDS

1. The printer and its peripherals must be installed and maintained by a
customer service representative who has completed the training course
on those models.

SAFETY AND ECOLOGICAL NOTES FOR DISPOSAL

1. Dispose of replaced parts in accordance with local regulations.

2. Used ink and master should be disposed of in an environmentally safe
manner and in accordance with local regulations.

-- CAUTION --

The RAM pack has a lithium battery which can explode if handled
incorrectly. Replace only with same RAM pack. Do not recharge or burn
this battery. Used RAM packs must be handled in accordance with local
regulations.

OVERALL MACHINE INFORMATION

PRIPORT CONTROLLER INSTALLATION GUIDE

DETAILED SECTION DESCRIPTIONS

PRIPORT CONTROLLER USER’S GUIDE

INSTALLATION

TAB POSITION 1

TAB POSITION 2TAB POSITION 3TAB POSITION 4

SER VICE T ABLES

REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT

TROUBLESHOOTING

TAPE MARKER C532

TAB POSITION 5TAB POSITION 6

DOCUMENT FEEDER C532

TAB POSITION 7

TAB POSITION 8

OVERALL MACHINE

INFORMATION

1. SPECIFICATIONS

Configuration: Desk top
Master Processing: Digital
Printing Process: Fully automatic one-drum stencil system
Original Type: Sheet/Book
Original Scan Area

Size:
Reduction Ratio: LT version: 93%, 77%, 74%, 65%

Enlargement Ratio: LT version: 155%, 129%, 121%

Image Mode: Line/Photo/Sharpen
Zoom: From 50% to 200% in 1% steps
Color Printing: Drum unit replacement system (red, blue, green and brown)
Master Feed/Eject: Roll master automatic feed/eject
Leading Edge

Margin:
Print Paper Size: Maximum: 325 mm x 447 mm (12.7" x 17.5")

Printing Area: Maximum:

Print Paper Weight: 47.1 g/m
Printing Speed: 60, 75, 90, 105, 120

First Print Time: 38 s/A3/DLT (with "L" drum)

Paper Feed Table
Capacity:

Paper Delivery
Table Capacity:

Power Source: 120 V, 60 Hz, 4.1 A (for

Power
Consumption:

Weight: 128 kg (282.2 lb)

Maximum: 307 mm x 432 mm (12.0" x 17.0")

A4 version: 93%, 87%, 82%, 71%

A4 version: 141%, 122%, 115%

8 ± 3 mm (0.32" ± 0.12")

Minimum: 90 mm x 148 mm (3.6" x 5.8")

290 mm x 412 mm (11.4" x 16.2")
at 23°C/65% RH (A3/DLT drum)
Maximum:
290 mm x 204 mm (11.4" x 8.0")
at 23°C/65% RH (A4/LT drum)

sheets/minute (5 steps)

35 s/A4/LT (lengthwise with "L"
drum)
26 s/A4/LT (with "S" drum)

1000 sheets (75 g/m

1000 sheets (75 g/m

N.America)
220/240 V, 50 Hz, 2.1 A
(for Europe, Asia)

120 V, 60 Hz, 374 W (for
N.America)
220/240 V, 50 Hz, 380 W
(for Europe, Asia)

Cabinet: 23.5 kg (51.8 lb)

2

to 209.3 g/m2 (12.5 lb to 55.6 lb)

2

, 20 lb)

2

, 20 lb)

Overall

Machine

Information

SM 1-1 C218

Dimensions
(W x D x H):

Original Scanning
Time:

Pixel Density: 400 dpi
Master Eject Box

Capacity:
Paper Separation: Friction roller/center separation

Feed Table Side
Plate Movement
Distance:

Paper Feed Roller
Pressure:

Separation Roller
Pressure:

Separation Plate
Pressure:

Side Registration:
Vertical

Registration:
Paper Table

Raising/Lowering
Speed:

Ink Supply: Automatic ink supply system
Press Roller

Pressure:
Paper Delivery: Air knife/vacuum delivery
Delivery Side Plate

Movement
Distance:

Print Counter: 7 digits
Noise Emission: Less than 74 dB

Stored: 719 x 698 x 644 mm

(28.3" x 27.5" x 25.4")

Set up: 1331 x 698 x 644 mm

(52.4" x 27.5" x 25.4")

Cabinet: 1331 x 698 x 1070 mm

(52.4" x 27.5" x 42.1")

3 ms/line

50 masters with "L" drum
90 masters with "S" drum

system
88 mm to 336 mm (3.46" to 13.2")

Normal position 300 g
Thick paper position 600 g

Normal position 125 g
Weak position 50 g

Weak 10 g
Normal 20 g
Strong 1 40 g
Strong 2 60 g

±

10 mm

±

20 mm

22 mm/s (50 Hz)
26 mm/s (60 Hz)

12.5 ± 0.5 kg

80 mm to 327 mm (31.5" to 12.9")

Printing (Average):

60 rpm less than 64 dB
90 rpm less than 67 dB
120 rpm less than 72 dB

C218 1-2 SM

Supplies: Master

Thermal master 320 mm width
225 masters/roll

Master length 540 mm/master
Max run length 2000 prints

Ink

800 cc ink pack (black)
500 cc ink pack
(red, blue, green, brown)

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SM 1-3 C218

2. GUIDE TO COMPONENTS

Original Holder

A convenient place for
holding originals while
operating the mach i ne .

Platen Cover

Lower this cover over
an original before
printing.

Original Table Release Lever

Use to open the original table
unit when installing the master.

Feed Roller Pressure
Lever

Use to adjust the contact
pressure of the paper feed
roller according to paper
thickness.

Separation Roller
Pressure Levers

Use to adjust the
separation roller
pressure to prevent
double feed.

Paper Feed Table

Set blank paper on this
table for printing.

Front Door

Open for access to
the inside of the
machine.

Paper Feed Table
Down Key

Press to lower the
paper feed table.

Paper Feed Side
Plates

Use to prevent pa pe r
skew.

Side Plate Fine
Adjustment Dial

Use to shift the
paper feed table
sideways

C218 1-4 SM

Master Eject Unit Open
Button

Press to remove misfed
paper or a misfed master.

Main Switch

Use to turn the
power on or off.

Master Eject
Container Cover

Open when removing
the master eject box.

Paper Delivery
Side Plates

Use to align the
prints on the
paper delivery
table.

Paper Delivery End
Plate

Use to align the
leading edge of prints
larger than A4, 8

1/2

" x

11".

Small Size Paper Delivery
End Plate

Use to align the l ea di n g ed ge
of prints that are A4, 8

1/2

" x

11" or smaller.

Original Table

Place the origina l s
on this table.

Master Cut Button

Press this button to cut
the master paper
leading edge after
installing a new master
roll.

Pressure Release
Lever

Use to install the
master roll.

Operation Panel

Operator controls
and indicators ar e
located here.

Drum Rotation
Button

Press to replace
the drum.

Drum Unit Lock
Lever

Lift to unlock and
pull out the drum
unit.

Drum Unit

The master is wrapped
around this unit.

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Paper Delivery Table

Completed prints are
delivered here.

SM 1-5 C218

Ink Holder

Set the ink cartridge in
this holder.

3. OPERATION PANEL

– Keys and Indicators –

54 3 2 1

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1. Reset key Press to reset error indicators.

2. Directional
Magnification key

3. Image Shift key Press to shift the image.

4. Contrast key Press to select the desired contrast according to

5. Screen key Press to select the desired grade of screening to

6. Make Up key Press to use the make-up function.

7. Combine 2 Originals
key

8. Im age Density key Press to make prints darker or ligh te r.

9. Image Mode key Press to select line mode, photo mode or sharpen

10. Zoom keys Press to alter the reproductions ratio in 1%

11. Reduce/Enlarge key Press to reduce or enl ar g e th e im ag e.

12. Full Size key Press to make prints the same size as the original.

Press to enter the horizontal or vertical
magnification for copies, using the number keys.

the type and quality of the original.

be applied to the image according to the type and
quality of the original.

Press to combine two originals onto one print
image.

image mode according to the type and quality of
the original.

increments from 50 % to 200 %.

13. Auto Cycle key Use to automatically pro c ess mast er s an d m ake

prints.

C218 1-6 SM

18 17 16 15 14

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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14. Clear Modes key

15. Program key

16. Enter key

17. Counter

18. Monitors

19. Speed keys

20. Image Position key

21. Memory/Class
Indicators

22. Number keys

23. Memory/Class key

24. Clear key

Press to cancel all previously ent ered settings and
modes.

Press to input or recall user programs.
Press to input information into memory.
Displays the number of prints entered. While

printing, it shows the number of copies left to print.
Light or blink when a non-standard condition

occurs within the machine.
Press to adjust the rot at ion spee d of the drum

according to the type of image and printing paper.
Press to shift the image forwards or backwards on

the print paper.
Shows the number entered in memory mode or

class mode.
Press to enter the number of prints.
Press to select group printing in memory mode or

class mode.
Press to change the number set in the counter.

Also use to change make-up mode. This key can
be used only after the machine stops operation.

25. Stop key

26. Proof key

27. Print Start key

28. Master Making key

SM 1-7 C218

Press to stop the machine operation. The
machine will continue operation when the Print
Start key or Master Making key is pressed.

Press to make trial prints or extra prints.
Press to start printing.
Press to make a master.

4. PRINTING PROCESS

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2

4

1

6

7

5

1. Master Ejecting: Ejects the used master that was wrapped

around the drum i nt o th e m ast er eje c t bo x.

2. Original: The original is placed onto the exposure glass.

3. Scanning: Scans the original image with the CCD through

the mirrors and the lens while moving the lamp
across the original.

4. Master Feeding: Converts the imag e sign al r ea d by th e CC D

into digital signal s an d sen ds th em to the
thermal head to plo t ho les on the ma ste r. The
new master is the n wr ap pe d ar o un d th e dr u m .

5. Paper Feeding: Feeds the paper to the drum section.

6. Printing: Presses the paper fed from the paper feed

section against the dr u m . This tr a nsf er s th e i nk
through the dru m scre en , th e m ast er an d on to
the paper.

7. Paper Delivering: Peels the printed paper off the drum with the

exit pawl and air knife and ejects the paper
onto the paper delivery table.

C218 1-8 SM

5. MECHANICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT

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2122

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123456

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Machine

Information

1. Drum Unit

2. Lens

3. CCD

4. Reverse Roller

5. Master Feed Roller

6. Platen Roller

7. Thermal Head

8. Master Roll

9. Plotter Unit

10. Upper Separation Roller

11. Paper Feed Roller

12. Paper Table

13. Separation Plate

14. Lower Separation Roller

15. 2nd Feed Roller

16. Doctor Roller

17. Press Roller

18. Ink Roller

19. Paper Exit Pawl Air Pump

20. Paper Exit Pawl

21. Transport Unit

22. Paper Delivery Table

23. Master Eject Box

24. 2nd Eject Roller

25. 1st Eject Roller

26. Master Eject Unit

27. 3rd Mirror

28. 1st Mirror

29. 2nd Mirror

30. Reflector

31. Fluorescent Lamp

32. Exposure Glass

SM 1-9 C218

6. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT

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36

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9

8

7

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2

3

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4

5

10

11

12

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15

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C218 1-10 SM

1. Scanner Motor

2. Fluorescent Lamp Stabilizer

3. CCD PCB

4. Platen Cover Position Sensor

5. A/D Conversion PCB

6. Original Sensor

7. ADF Set Sensor

8. Scanner Home Position Sensor

9. Fluorescent Lamp

10. Scanner Unit Safety Switch

11. Paper Return Motor

12. Paper Table Down Button

13. Paper End Sensor

14. Paper Width Sensor

15. Paper Table Open Switch

16. Paper Table Safety Switch

17. Paper Detection PCB
(Paper Length Sensor)

18. Cassette Size Detection PCB

19. Paper Table Height Sensor

22. Transformer

23. Paper Table Lower Limit Sensor

24. Main PCB

25. Printing Pressure Sensor

26. Front Door Safety Switch

27. Power Supply Unit

28. Vacuum Fan Motor

29. 1st Paper Exit Sensor

30. Drum Detection Switch

31. 2nd Paper Exit Se nsor

32. Circuit Breaker

33. Delivery Table Open Switch

34. Main Switch

35. Interlock Switch

36. Air Knife Motor Safety Switch

37. Drum Rotation Switch

38. Drum Rotati on LED

39. Total Counter

40. Operation Pa ne l

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20. Image Processing PCB

21. Separation Plate Release
Solenoid

SM 1-11 C218

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60

45

62

63

64

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61

57

59

55

54

53

52

51

50

49

48

44. Ink Supply Solenoid

45. Drum Lock Solenoi d

46. Master Eject Unit Safety Switch

47. 2nd Drum Positio n Se nso r

48. Noise Filter

49. Printing Pressure Solenoid

50. Main Motor

51. Drum Rotati on Sensor
(Pulse Generator)

52. Paper Table Drive Motor

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46

47

55. AC Drive PCB

56. Master Eject Clamper Solenoid

57. Image Position Sensor

58. Master Feed Clamper Solenoid

59. Ink Detection PCB

60. Master Cut Button

61. Image Positioning Motor

62. Drum Unit Safety Switch

63. 1st Drum Position Sensor

64. Drum Master Det ect i on Sens or

53. Paper Table Drive Motor
Capacitor

54. Paper Feed Solenoid

C218 1-12 SM

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74

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82

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66

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70
71

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68

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65. Pressure Plate Motor

66. Lower Pressure Plate Sensor

67. Upper Pressure Plate Sensor

68. Full Master Detection Sensor

69. Master Eject Senso r

70. Master Eject Sol en oid

71. Air Knife Motors

72. Master Eject Box Switch

73. Master Eject Mot or

74. Thermal Head Drive PCB

72

76. Cutter Motor

77. Master End Senso r

78. Right Cutter Switch

79. Thermal Head

80. Master Buckle Senso r

81. Master Feed Motor

82. Left Cutter Switch

SM 1-13 C218

7. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS

Index No. Name Function

Motors

* ADF

option

11 Paper Return Motor Returns paper to the paper table when

28 Vacuum Fan Motor Provides suction so paper is held firmly

Original Transport
Motor

Transports the original to the scanner
section.

the paper table is lowered.

on the transport belt.

* ADF
option

50 Main Motor Drives paper feed, drum, pr i nt ing and

52 Paper Table Drive

61 Image Positioning

65 Pressure Plate Motor Raises and lowers the pressure plate.
71 Air Knife Motors Rotates the fan to separate the paper

73 Master Eject Motor Sends used master into the master

76 Cutter Motor C uts the master.
81 Master Feed Motor Feeds the mast er to the drum .

1 Scanner Motor Transports the lamp across the original

Solenoids

21 Separation Plate

44 Ink Supply Solenoid Releases the spring clutch to turn on

45 Drum Lock Solenoid Prevents the drum unit from being

ADF Drive Motor Feeds the original to the scanne r

section.

paper delivery unit components.
Raises and lowers the paper table.

Motor

Changes the timing between the paper

Motor

Release Solenoid

feed roller and the drum to adjust the
vertical image po siti o n.

leading edge fr om th e dr u m .

eject box.

Releases the separation plate when the
paper table is lo w ered.

activate the ink supply pump.

removed during the printi ng run.

49 Printing Pressure

Solenoid

54 Paper Feed Solenoid Releases the sector gears to feed the

56 Master Eject

Clamper Solenoid

* ADF Option - Refer to Section 8.

C218 1-14 SM

Engages the pressure ON/OFF lever
when a paper misfeed occurs.

paper.

Opens the master clamper to eject the
master.

Index No. Name Function

58 Master Feed

Clamper Solenoid

70 Master Eject

Solenoid

Opens the master clamper to clamp the
master.

Presses the lower master eject roller
against the drum surface.

Sensors

*ADF

option

Original Registration
Sensor

Informs the CPU when the original
activates the sensor. Also, detect s the
original misfeed.

*ADF

option

Scan Line Sensor Informs the CPU when the original

activates the sensor. Also, detect s
original misfeeds.

*ADF

option

*ADF

option

Original Exit Sensor Informs the CPU when the original exits

the ADF.

Original Width

Informs the CPU of the original width.

Sensor

13 Paper End Senso r Informs the CPU if the paper is set on

the paper table.
14 Paper Width Sensor Informs the CPU of the paper width.
19 Paper Table Height

Sensor

Informs the CPU if the paper table is at

the paper feed position.

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23 Paper Table Lower

Limit Sensor

25 Printing Pressure

Sensor

29 1st Paper Exit

Sensor

31 2nd Paper Exit

Sensor

47 2nd Drum Positio n

Sensor

51 Drum Rotat i on

Sensor

57 Image Position

Sensor

63 1st Drum Position

Sensor

* ADF

ADF Cover Sensor Detects when the ADF cover is opened.

option

Informs the CPU if the paper table is at

the lowest position.

Informs the CPU if printing pressure is

applied. Also, detects paper misfeeds.

Detects paper misfeeds.

Detects paper misfeeds.

Checks the position of the drum.

Supplies timing pulses to the CPU

based on the main motor speed.

Informs the CPU of the image position.

Checks the position of the drum.

* ADF Option - Refer to Section 8.

SM 1-15 C218

Index No. Name Function

* ADF
option

4 Platen Cover

64 Drum Master

66 Lower Pressure

67 Upper Pressure

68 Full Master

Original Set Sensor Detects when an original is inserted

into the ADF

Detects when the platen cover is

Position Sensor

opened more than 25°

Informs the CPU if the master is on the

Detection Sensor

drum.

Informs the CPU if the pressure plate is

Plate Sensor

at the lower limit position.

Informs the CPU if the pressure plate is

Plate Sensor

at the upper limit position.

Informs the CPU when the master eject

Detection Sensor

box is full of masters.
69 Master Eject Sensor Detects used master misfeeds.
77 Master End Sensor Informs the CPU if the plotter unit runs

out of master roll.
80 Master Buckle

Sensor

Informs the CPU if the master is

buckling.

Switches

9 Scanner Unit Safety

Switch

Cuts off the power line of the main and

paper table drive motors when the

scanner unit is open.
12 Paper Table Down

Button

Informs the CPU to turn on the paper

table drive motor to lower the paper

table.
15 Paper Table Open

Switch

Checks whether the paper table is

opened correctly or not.
16 Paper Table Safety

Switch

Stops lowering the paper table to

prevent catching fingers under it. Cuts

the AC power line.
26 Front Door Safety

Switch

Cuts off the power line of the paper

table drive motor when the front door is

open.
30 Drum Detection

Switch

33 Delivery Table Open

Switch

Checks whether the drum unit is set

correctly or not.

Checks whether the delivery table is

opened correctly or not.
34 Main Switch Turns the power on or off.

* ADF Option - Refer to Section 8.

C218 1-16 SM

Index No. Name Function

35 Interlock Switch Disables the front door, paper table,

master eject unit, and scann er un it

safety switches.
36 Air Knife Motor

Safety Switch

Cuts off the power line of the paper

table drive motor whe n th e m ast er ej e ct

unit is open.
37 Drum Rotat i on

Switch

Informs the CPU to rotate the drum at

10 rpm.

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Information

*ADF

option

46 Master Eject Unit

ADF Safety Switch Cuts the power line of the paper table

drive motor off when the ADF is open.

Cuts off the power line of the paper

Safety Switch

table drive motor whe n th e m ast er ej e ct

unit is open. (Also, cuts off the power

line of the main motor in the 220/240 V

version machines.)
60 Master Cut Button Informs the CPU to cut the master

paper leading edge.
62 Drum Unit Safety

Switch

72 Master Eject Box

Switch

Checks whether the drum unit is set

correctly or not.

Checks whether the master eject box is

set correctly.
78 Right Cutter Switch Detects when the cutter position is far

right (non-operation side).
82 Left Cutter Switch Detects when the cutter position is far

left (operation side).

*ADF

ADF Set Switch Detects when the ADF unit is opened

option

Printed Circuit Board

3 CCD PCB Converts light intensity into an electrical

signal.
5 A/D Conversion PCB Converts the analog signal into a digital

signal.
17 Paper Detection

PCB

18 Cassette Size

Detection PCB

20 Image Processing

PCB

Detects the size of the paper set on the

table.

Detects the size of the cassette set on

the table.

Controls the image proces sing

performance.
24 Main PCB Controls all machine functions both

directly and throu gh other boards.
55 AC Drive PCB Controls the AC component by relays.

* ADF Option - Refer to Section 8.

SM 1-17 C218

Index No. Name Function

59 Ink Detection PCB Controls the ink supply.
74 Thermal Head Drive

PCB

Supplies the power to t he the rm al he ad

according to the signal from the

scanner section.

Counters

39 Total Counter Keeps track of the total number of

prints made.

Others

2 Fluorescent Lamp

Stabilizer

Stabilizes the power supplement to the

fluorescent lamp.
22 Transformer Steps down the wall voltage.
27 Power Supply Unit Provides power for all DC components.
32 Circuit Breaker Cuts the AC line off.
38 Drum Rotat ion LED Turns to green fr om r ed wh en the dr um

stops to the home po sition.
9 Fluorescent Lamp Applies light to the original for exposure.
48 Noise Filter Filters electrical noise on the AC power

input lines.
53 Paper Table Drive

Motor Capacitor

75 Reverse Roller

Magnetic Clutch

Protects the AC drive PCB from

induced current.

Stops the reverse roller turning while

the master buckle sensor i s OFF.
79 Thermal Head Plots the master usin g he at .

C218 1-18 SM

8. DRIVE LAYOUT

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Information

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9

15

1. Scanner Belt

2. Scanner Motor

3. Image Position Motor

4. Master Eject Motor

5. Drum Drive Gear

6. Drum Unit Gear

7. Drum Drive Pulley

8. Main Drive Belt

9. Transport Belt

10. Printing Pressure Pulley

11. Printing Pressure Gear

14

13

12. Idle Gear

13. Idle Pulley

14. Main Motor

15. Paper Table Drive Motor

16. Paper Feed Cam Gear

17. Master Feed Motor

18. Timing Belt

19. Platen Roller Gear

20. Master Transport R olle r Gea r

21. Reverse Roller Gear

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11

10

SM 1-19 C218

DETAILED SECTION

DESCRIPTIONS

1. MASTER EJECT SECTION

1.1 OVERALL

At the end of the printing cycle, th e use d mast er rema ins wrap pe d aro und
the drum to prevent the ink on the drum surface from drying. When the
Master Making key is pressed to make a new master, the used master is
then ejected from the drum.

The master is pulled off the drum, by the eject rollers and is fed into the
master eject box. A pressure plate compacts the used master.

[A]

•

Drum [B] rotates in reverse
(opposite to printing direction).

•

Master eject rollers [A] rotate.

[C]

•

[B]

Lower eject roller [C] is pressed
against the drum .

[E]

[D]

•

The trailing edge of the master

Drum

[F]

curls off the drum and pass es
between the uppe r [E] and lower
[F] eject rollers, and the master [D]
is dumped into the master eje ct

[G]

box [G].

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

SM 2-1 C218

[H]

[I]

•

The pressure plate [H] compacts
the ejected master [I].

1.2 MASTER EJECT ROLLER ROTATING MECHANISM

[I]

[J]

[H]

[G]

[A]

[B]

[E]

[F]

[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

[F]

When the original i s set an d th e Mast er M akin g key is presse d, the mai n
motor starts turning at 30 rpm in the reverse direction. The drum will rotate in
the reverse direction (ccw ) (compared with the printing rotations).

At this time, if the drum m ast er de tection sensor detects a mast er on the
drum, the master eject motor [A] starts rotating . Drive is transmitted to gear
[E] and to the uppe r fir s t eje c t r oll e r s [G] through the timin g belt [B] and gears
[C] and [D]. Gear [F] drives the lower first eject rollers [H]. The belts [I]
transmit drive from th e fi rs t ej ect rol l ers to t he upp er an d low e r second fe ed
rollers [J].

(If the drum master detection sensor detects no master on the drum when
the Master Making key is pressed, the machine skips the master eject
process and goes directly to the master making process.)

After the master eje c t pro c ess is com ple te d, the dr um r et urn s to i ts ho me
position. The master eject rollers then stop rotating.

The model VT3600 has five rollers on each eject roller shaft. The roller shafts
can feed up to A3/DLT sized masters.

C218 2-2 SM

1.3 MASTER EJECT ROLLER DRIVE MECHANISM

[A]

[B]

[E]

[F]

[G]

[D]

[C]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[H]

The drum position is dete cte d by th e fi rs t [G] and secon d [H] dr um po si tio n
sensors. When the drum reaches its home position, the first drum position
sensor [G] is activated by the interrupter [F] at the rear side of the drum.

To eject the master, the drum turns in the reverse direction (CCW) (oppos ite
to the printing direct ion). When the drum is 70° from the home position, the
master eject solenoid [A] turns on and the supporter [C] rotates
counterclockwise on the upper eject roller shaft [D]. This forces the lower first
eject rollers [E] against the drum surface.

The drum will momentarily stop its reverse rotation for 150 milliseconds,
when the trailing edge of the master is about 5 millimeters from the master
rollers to ensure the com p l et ion of th e m ast er eje c t pro c ess.

As the drum turns, the curled trailing edge of the master [B] passes between
the upper and lower first eject rollers. The first eject rollers then peel the
master from the dr u m .

SM 2-3 C218

[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

When the drum is 109 degrees from the home position, the master eject
solenoid [A] turns off, separating the lower first eject rollers [C] from the
surface of the drum.

When the ejected master passes between the upp er and lower first eject
rollers, the master eject sensor [B] is actuated. The master is then dumped
into the master eject bo x [D].

C218 2-4 SM

1.4 MASTER EJECT CLAMPER MECHANISM

[G]

[F]

Rear side of
machine

[B]

[A]

[E]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[C]

When the drum rot at es 30 6 de gr e es ( in th e r eve r se di r e ctio n) pa st th e home
position, the master eject clamper solenoid [A] turns on and lever [B] will
rotate counterclockwise as shown. This moves the cam [D] inside the drum.
The drum rotation will bring the clamper sector gear [E] against the cam [D].
Gear [F] will rotate counterclockwise as it engages the clamper sector gear,
thus opening the master clamper [G]. The opened master clamper will
releases the master from the drum.

The drum will continue to turn until the interrupter at the rear side of the drum
moves 13 degrees past the first drum position sensor. The main motor will
then turn off. Half a second later, the master eject clamper solenoid [A] turns
off and spring [C] pulls cam [D] back to its init ial position. The drum then
rotates forward to its home position.

[D]

SM 2-5 C218

1.5 PRESSURE PLATE UP/DOWN MECHANISM

[B]

[M]

[C]

[L]

[D]

[A]

[K]

[I]

[J]

[Pressure Plate Down]

When the interrupter at the rear side of the drum interrupts the first drum
position sensor (this means the end of the master eject process), the
pressure plate motor [B] starts rotating. This drives gear [H] clockwise by
means of gears [C], [D], [E], and [F].

Pin [I] on gear [H] moves the link [G ] down until the link interrupter [L]
interrupts the lower pressure plate sensor [J]. Spring [M] pulls down on the
pressure plate and th e ejected master in the master eject box is compressed
by the pressure plate [A].

[E]

[F]

[G]

[H]

If the full master detection sensor [K] does not turn on when the pressure
plate goes down, the master eject box is filled with ejected masters. In this
case, the Master Full indicator will blink, and the machine will stop after a
new master is wrapped around th e drum.

Reset the Master Full indicator by turning the Master Eject Box switch OFF
and ON (Remove and insert this box). This will prevent the master full
indicator from being reset without removing the ejected masters from the
box. When the Master Full indicator is blinking, the Master Making key will
not work, but the Print Start key and Proof key function correctly.

C218 2-6 SM

[A]

[B]

[G]

[C]

[D]

[F]

[E]

[Pressure Plate Up]

When the master has been wrapped around the drum in the master making
process and the master cutter leaves the home position to cut the master,
the pressure plate motor [B] starts rotating to raise the pressure plate.

When the pressure plate motor [B] turns, the gear [C] is driven through the
relay gears. The pin [F] on the gear in the link [D] rises and lifts the left end of
the link, thus raisin g th e pr e ssur e plate.

The gear [C] continues turning until the interrupter [G], which is installed onto
the front end of the pressure plate, blocks the upper pressure plate sensor
[A]. At this time, the master eject motor [B] will stop and the pressure plate
will be held in the upper position.

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[Pressure Plate Motor Lock Detection]

To prevent the pressure plate motor from locking the error indicator, "E-12"
will light up on the operation display panel if any of the following conditions
occur:

1. The upper [A] or lower [E] pressure plat e sen sor rem a i ns act ivated for
more than 4 seconds after th e pr e ssur e plat e m ot or sta rts tu r nin g.

2. The lower pressure plate sensor [E] is not activat ed wit hi n 8 secon ds of
the pressure plate motor starts turning even though the upper pressure
plate sensor [A] is de- act iv at ed .

3. The upper pressure plate sensor [A] is not activated within 8 seconds of
the pressure plate motor starts turning even though the lower pressure
plate sensor [E] is de- act iv at ed .

SM 2-7 C218

1.6 ELECTRICAL TIMING

T1

First Drum Position Sensor
Second Drum Position Sensor

Main Motor Reversing

30 rpm

Main Motor Forwarding

Master Eject Motor

T2

Master Eject Solenoid
Master Eject Clamper Solenoid

X1

T1: When the Master Making key is

pressed, the main motor and
master eject motor will start turning.
At the same time, the paper table
drive motor will start to lift the paper
table to the paper f ee d po siti o n.

T2: When the drum rotates X1 degrees

past the first drum po siti o n sen sor
actuation positio n (dr u m home
position), the mast er eject solenoid
is energized. This will press the
lower eject rollers against the drum
surface. The master eject solenoid
is de-energized when the drum
rotates X2 degrees more.

306°

X2

T4

13°

30 rpm

T3

500 msec

0°

0°

70°

39°

The drum rotation angles X1 and
X2 depend on the drum type. This
machine has two types of drums:
one is the A3/DLT dru m (st an da r d) ,
and the other is the A4/LT drum
(optional). X1 and X2 for eac h drum
are as follows:

Drum Type A3/DLT A4/LT
X1 (degree) 70 174
X2 (degree) 39 55

C218 2-8 SM

T3: When the drum rotates 306

degrees past the home po si tio n, the
master eject clamper sole no i d is
energized.

T4: When the drum rotates 13 degrees

past the drum home position, the
drum stops rotating.

500 milliseconds later (the drum
completely stops during this
period), the mast er eje c t clam p er
solenoid is de-energized and the
drum starts rotating forward. The
drum then returns to its home
position. The master ej e ct process
is now over.

Soon after this, the machine wll
start feeding a new master and the
drum will start rotating in reverse to
begin the master making process.

13°

0°

0°

306°

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

SM 2-9 C218

First Drum Position Sensor

Master Eject Solenoid

Print key on

Misfeed Indicator Lights

39° 18°

50° 50°

Sensor ON Check

70°

Drum Rotation

Reverse Reverse

Master Eject Sensor

Master Eject Motor

68°

Foward

[Master Eject Misf e ed Det e ction]

The misfeed indicator for the master eject section blinks in the following
cases:

Case 1: The master eject sensor is not activated and the drum has turned

50 an additional degrees (still in reverse and after de-activation of
the master eject solenoid). The machine will know that the eject
rollers have failed to catch the master. The dru m re tu rns 68
degrees (by rotating in the forward direction, the printing direc tion)
to repeat the master eje c t pro c ess on e mor e ti me. The m ast er
eject solenoid is agai n ene rgi ze d w hil e the drum tu r ns an ot he r 18
degrees (in the reverse direction) to try to catch the c urled edge of
the master.

If the master ejec t sen sor ag ain fai ls to det ect the master, the drum
will return to its home position and the misfeed indicator will blink.

Case 2: The drum finishes its rotation for th e m ast er eje c tin g pr o cess an d

retuns to the home position, but the master eject sensor does not
turn off. This means that the master is still in between the master
eject rollers, the misfeed indicator will blink.

C218 2-10 SM

1.7 CIRCUIT

[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

1
2

3
1

2

3

1
2

3

CN101

-24

-23

-22

-27

-26

-25

-30

-29

-28

-17

-16

-19

-18

Main PCB

5V

GND

5V

GND

5V

GND

5V
LED DRIVE

5V

24V

24V

FU101

FU102

GND

CN103

-21

-10

-20

-11

-19

-12

-25

-6
CN101

-20

-21

SOL

M

M

SOL

[E]

[F]

[G]

[H]

[I]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

Component

Name

Upper Pressure
Plate Sensor [A]

Lower Pressure
Plate Sensor [B]

Full Master De­tection
Sensor [C]

In/Out Main PCB Description

CN No. Signal Level

In 101-23 Signal goes High when the pressure

0V

In 101-26 Signal goes High when the pressure

0V

5V

plate is at the highest position.

5V

plate is at the lowest position.

In 101-29 Signal goes High when the interrupter

5V

0V

of the pressure plate passes through
the sensor. (Master full detection in the
master eject box.)

Master Eject
Sensor [D]

In TP104

101-18

0.7V

Signal goes High when the sensor

3V

detects the master. This is a pulse
signal.

Sensor LED [D] Out 101-16 Pulse signal goes to Low and the LED

Master Eject So-

Out 103-10 Signal goes Low when the solenoid

lenoid [E]
Master Eject Mo-

Out 103-11 Signal goes Low when the motor turns

tor [F]
Pressure Plate

Out 103-12 Signal goes Low when the motor turns

Motor [G]
Master Eject

Out 103- 6 Signal goes Low when the solenoid

Clamper Sole-

5V

3.5V
24V

24V

24V

24V

3 msec

lights when the main switch is turned

600

µ

sec

on.

0V

turns on.

0V

on.

0V

on.

0V

turns on.

noid [H]
Master Eject

Box Switch [I]

In 101-20 Signal goes Low when the master eject

5V

0V

box is installed.

SM 2-11 C218

2. SCANNER

2.1 OVERALL

A book type scanner is used in the model VT3600. There are 2 modes for
scanning originals.

Platen Cover Mod e: The ori g i nal is pla c ed on th e exp osu re gl a ss, an d th e
scanner motor drives the scanner to across the original.

Optional ADF Mode: Wh en an op tio na l Docum e nt Feed er is insta l led , th e
original is fed across the exposure glass. The scanner move s 24 mm away
from the CCD and then remains still as it scans the original. The scanner will
return to the home positio n when the scanning is finished.

[I]

[H]

[G]

[F]

[E]

The light from the fluorescent lamp [A] is reflected from the original, by the
first [B], second [F], and third [E] mirrors and goes through the lens [D] into
the CCD [C].

In the Platen Cover Mode, the CCD measures the reflector light off the white
plate [H] on the back of the original scale [I] each time before scanning to
obtain a standard white level before the original is scanned. The standard
white level data is used to correct distortion. The scanner is in the home
position when it measures the white level.

[A]

[C]

[B]

[D]

[G]: Reflector

In the ADF mode, as the scanner moves 24 mm, the CCD will then measure
the white plate installed on the ADF.

C218 2-12 SM

[A]

[B]

[C]

[F]

[D]

[E]

[Light Source]

A high frequency (15 kHz) fluorescent lamp [D] is used as a light source for
high speed reading. The light is reflected off the original at two angles, direct
and reflected. The reflector mirror [F] is used to prevent shadows from the
edges of cut-and-paste originals from appearin g as lines on the printed
copies. The original guide plate [C] blocks part of the direct light from the
fluorescent lamp to ensure that the light intensity of both the direct light and
reflected light the same. A heater [E] is wrapped around the fluorescent
lamp. The lamp will turn on for one minute when the main switch is turned on
to quickly raise the lamp temperature. This will prevent a loss in light intensity
that would occur if the lamp temperature were too low.

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[Platen Cover]

The CCD reads the reflected light off the platen cover [A] to obtain a
standard white level before the original is read. The standard white data are
used to correct for distort ion such as bright or dull spots in the light path
(lamp, reflectors, exposure glass, mirrors, lens, and CCD).

SM 2-13 C218

Fluorescent

Lamp

Original
Scanning
Signal

CN601

-A13

Main PCB

[Lamp Heater]

+5V

+24V

4.3K
TH601

110K

[B]

[A]

24K

A/D Conversion PCB

Q605

10K

5

6

CN608

-1

18K

[D]

-2

+

7

_

IC

Q602

-3

[C]

-4

Lamp
Heater

The thermistor [C] mounted in the lamp heater is used to maintain the lamp
temperature at about 40°C.

If the lamp temperature drops too low, the voltage at [B] goes High. The
resistance of thermistor [C] will increase, causing the voltage at IC-pin 7
(operational amplifier) to go High. Q602 will then turn on and the lamp heater
[D] is energized. As the lamp temperature rises, the voltage at [B] will
become less than that at IC-pin 6, causing IC-pin 7 to go Low, which will turn
off the lamp he at er .

Thermistor TH601, located on in the A/D conversion PC B, mo nit or s th e
temperature inside the machine. If the temperature is low, the increased
resistance of TH601 dro ps th e voltage at [A] and the contr ol te m pe rature of
the heater thermistor (heater ON/OFF temperature) is raised slightly. If the
temperature is high, the control temperature is lowered slightly.

If Q605 turns on, the voltage at [B] becomes 0 volt and the lamp heater turns
off. Q605 is turned on when the original scanning signal (active low) is sent
from the main PCB. Consequently, the heater is always off during the original
scanning process.

C218 2-14 SM

[A]

[B]

[C]

[Lens]

The lens assembly [B] consists of 6 lenses to transfer the image to the
photoelectric elements of the CCD. It is possible to adjust the focus by
moving the lens assembly.

[Shading Plate]

Compared with the ends, the middle of the lamp is too bright. To correct this,
a shading plate [A] is placed in front of the lens. The shading plate will block
some of the light in the center to distribute it more uniformly, across the CCD.

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[CCD (Charge Coupled Device)]

The CCD [C] is a solid-state device similar to a photodiode array, but unlike a
photodiode array, a CCD can read one complete scan line at a time. The
CCD produces an analog signal which is converted into a digital signal in the
A/D conversion PCB.

SM 2-15 C218

2.2 SCANNER MECHANISM

[C]

[Rear Side]

[A]

[B]

[Front Side]

[E]

[D]

[F]

[G]

A stepper motor is used as the scanner motor [A] to drive both scanners. The
first scanner [B], which consists of the exposure lamp and the first mirror, is
driven by the first scann er belt [F]. The second scanner [C], which consists of
the second and the thir d m ir r or, is driven by the second scanner be lt [D ] .
Both scanners move along the guide rails.

The timing belt [G] moves the second scanner at half the speed of the first
scanner. This is to maintain the focal distance between the original and the
lens during scanning .

The scanner home position is de te cte d by th e ho me po si tio n sen sor [E ]. In
the Platen Cover Mode, the scanner scans the original on the exposure glass
for the full A3 length, then returns until the scanner home position sensor is
activated. In the ADF Mode, the scanner moves 24 mm backwards (awa y
from the CCD), to scan the original which is fed by the ADF. When the
master making process is finished and the ADF motor sto ps, the scann er is
returned to the home position.

C218 2-16 SM

2.3 PLATEN COVER POSITION DETECTION

[B]

[A]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

When the platen cover is op ened about 25 degrees, the Platen Cover
Position Sensor [A] is deactivated. When this sensor is deactivated, the
Original Sensor [B] is able to detect the original on the exposure glass.

When the Platen Cover Position Sensor is deactivated and the Original
Sensor detects no original on the exposure glass, the machine indicates
"SET THE ORIGINALS" on the operation display. This is to preve nt wasting
of the master that would occur when the Mast er Makin g key is pressed with
no original placed on the ex posure glass.

The Margin Erase function will erase the shadows around the original. This
function is useful when printing from thick books or similar originals. Margin
erase function is also enabled when the Margin Eras e key is pressed. When
this key is pressed, the ma chin e er a ses m ar g in th at is sho w n on the
operation displa y di sr eg ard i ng of ho w much the platen cover is opened .

When the original is place d on the expo sur e glass an d th e M ast er M akin g
key is pressed with the platen cover opened more than 25 degrees (as the
Platen Cover Position Sensor is deactivated), the shadow erase function is
enabled.

SM 2-17 C218

Notes regarding the shadow erase function:

•

Margins of 1 mm, 0.02" on all four sides of the original will be erased. The
width of the margins will change depending on the reproduction ratios.

•

Shadows near the book edge might not be erased completely.

•

If the shape of the ori g ina l s are as sho w n be l ow, shadows might appear
on the prints. In this case, make the master with the platen cover closed.

Shadow

Scanning dire ction

•

If a line or solid image is on the margin at the center and at the edges
being erased, the image might be erased as sho wn below.

Scanning dire ction

C218 2-18 SM

2.4 ELECTRICAL TIMING

First Drum
Position Sensor

Second Drum
Position Sensor

Main Motor
Reversing

Scanner Home
Position

Scanner Motor
Scanner Motor

Reversing
Master Feed

Motor
Reverse Roller

Clutch
Master Feed

Clamper Solenoid

160° of Drum Rotation

Buckle Sensor
Main Motor

Advancing

Left Cutter
Switch

Right Cutter
Switch

218.5° of Drum R otation

Plotting Start

Plotting Max.

Scanner HP

To Trial Print

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

Cutter Motor
Cutter Motor

Reversing

a: 21.5 mm b: 0.9 mm
e: 412 mm f: 60 mm
g: 40 mm c: 38 mm
d: 5 mm

T1: After the master eject process is completed, the main motor rotates in the

reverse rotation at 30 rpm. At the same time, the master feed motor and
the reverse roller magnetic clutch turn on to feed the master 21.5
millimeters.

T2: The master feed clamper solenoid is energized when the drum rotates

160 degrees past the seco nd drum po si tio n sen s or. At the same time, the
reverse roller magnetic clutch is turned on and the scanner motor will
start to rotate.

SM 2-19 C218

T3: When the scanner has moved 20 millimeters away from its home

position, the master star t s to be fed . W he n th e mast er ha s bee n fe d 0. 9
millimeters, the thermal head will start to plot (burn) the data onto the
master.

The leading edge is zero when the scanner is 12 millimeters from its
home position. The leading edge margin can be adjusted within the
range of 4 to 10 millimeters by SP mode No.33.

T4: When the master has been fed 38 millimeters, the reverse roller

magnetic clutch will turn off. The master is then fed 5 additional
millimeters and the master feed clamper solenoid is de-energized to
close the master clamper. The original transport and the master feed
motors speed up once the master plotting is completed. The master
feeding lengths for plotting are:

412 millimeters: A3/DLT drum
204 millimeters: A4/LT drum

T5: When the scanner has scanned the full scanning length (the same length

as the master feeding length), the scanner motor will start its reverse
rotation to bring the scanner back to the home position.

T6: The master feed motor will stop when the master has been fed 534.4

millimeters. At the same time, the cutter motor will rotate to cut the
master. The cutter motor will change its rotation direction when the cutter
holder pressess against the right cutter switch. The cutter motor stops
when the cutter holder returns back to the home position to activate the
left cutter switch.

When the right cutter switch is activated, the drum will start rotating to
return back to its home position. When the left cutter switch is activated
(when the cutter had returned to its home position), the master feed
motor will turn on again to feed the master 40 millimeters.

T7: When the scanner motor stops its reverse rotation, the scanner motor will

then rotate in the forward direction until the scanner home position
sensor is activated.

C218 2-20 SM

2.5 CIRCUIT

[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

AD Conversion

Image Processing Main PCB

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

Scanner

Component
Name

Fluorescent
Lamp [A]

Fluorescent
Lamp [A]

Original Sensor
[B]

Scanner HP
Sensor [C]

Platen Cover
Position Sensor
[D]

ADF Set Sensor
[E]

I/O MAIN PCB Description

CN No. Signal Level

Out 109-A34
Out 109-A35
In 109-A31
In 109-A28
In 109-A29

In 109-A30

Signal goes high when the lamp

0V

24V

Signal goes low when the lamp on

5V

Signal goes low when the sensor

Signal goes high when the sensor

0V

Signal goes high when the sensor

0V

5V

Signal goes low when the lead

5V

on signal turns on.

0V

signal turns on.

0V

detects an original.

5V

detects an original.

5V

detects an original.

0V

switch is turned on.

SM 2-21 C218

3. MASTER FEED SECTION

3.1 OVERALL

[A]

[B]

[C]

The thermal head [B] will burn the image (scanned by the CCD) onto the
master [A] as it is being fed onto the drum [C]. The completed master is
clamped to and wrapped around the drum.

C218 2-22 SM

3.2 MASTER CLAMPER OPENING MECHANISM

[A]

[B]

[D]

[C]

[F]

[H]

[G]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[E]

After the master eject process had completed and the interrupter [A] is
positioned in the first drum position sensor [B] (drum home position), the
main motor will turn on and the drum will start rotating (30 rpm) in the reverse
direction (opposite to the printing direction).
When the drum rot at es 16 0 de gr e es pa st th e act ua ti o n po si tio n of the
second drum position sensor [C], the master feed clamper solenoid [D] will
energize and cam [H] will move towards the drum.
When the drum turns another 58.5 degrees, the sector gear [F] will rotate
upwards as it contacts the cam [H]. This will engage the sector gear and
gear [E], which will turn counterclockwise to open the clamper [G]. At the
same time, the drum will stop and the clamper will remain open ready to
clamp onto the leading edge of the master.

SM 2-23 C218

3.3 MASTER FEEDING MECHANISM

[E]

[D]

[C]

[B]

[A]

[F]

[L]

[K]

[J]

[I]

[L]

[M]

[M]

[O]

The drum will rotate 218.5 degrees past the second drum position sensor
and then will stop. At this time, the magnetic clutch [A] located behind the
reverse roller [L] and the master feed motor [H] will turn on. The rotation of
the master feed motor [H] is transmitted to the platen roller [E] through the
belt [G] and the gear/pulley [F]. The platen roller will then feed the master
and press it against the thermal head [K]. Also, the rotation of the gear/pulley
[F] is transmitted to a gear [J] through the relay gear [I] to drive the upper
feed roller [D] and the lower feed roller [C] for feeding the new master.

When the magnetic clutch [A] turns on, the rotation of the upper feed roller
[D] is transmitted to the reverse roller [L] through the relay gears [B], thus
feeding the master. Also, the master is directed down to the clamper [N] of
the drum by the revers e gu ide [O] . The counter rollers [M] are used to
prevent the leading edge of the master from wrapping around the reverse
roller [L].

[N]

[G]

[H]

After the master is fed 59.5 millimeters, the magnetic clutch [A] will turn off
and the reverse roller [L] will stop. After the master is fed another 5
millimeters, the master feed clamper solenoid will turn off because the
leading edge of the mast er has already reached the clamper [N].

C218 2-24 SM

3.4 MASTER WRAPPING MECHANISM

[B]

[A]

[C]

[D]

[A]

[D]

[C]

[E]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

When the magnetic clutch [B] is turned off, the reverse roller [A] will stop.
However, since the feed rollers [C] turn continuously, the master continues to

be fed, causing the master to buckle. This buckle [E] is detected by the
master buckle sensor [D]. When the sensor turns on, the main motor will turn
on at 10 rpm to rotate the drum. The main motor will turn off when the sensor
turns off.

The master is fed by repeating the ON/OFF action of the master buckle
sensor. This mechanism pre vents the shockwav e from having an effect on
plotting (Burning the image onto the master) when the drum pulls the master
(for instance by jiggling the master above the thermal head).

SM 2-25 C218

3.5 CUTTER MECHANISM

[A]

[C]

[A]

[B]

[E]

[F]

[G]

[D]

After the master making process (plotting proce ss) is complet ed, th e mast er
feed motor will turn off and the cutter motor [A] will turn on.

The cutter motor [A] starts turning in reverse (arrows) when the cutter holder
[B] pushes against the left cutter switch located at the front (operation side)
end of the cutter rail (cutter holder home position). This will drive the cutter
holder [B] toward the re ar on the machine (non-ope r at i on side) by mea ns of
the gear/pulley [C] and the wire [D] on which the cutter holder [B] is fixed.

When the cutter holder rea ches the rear of the cutter rail and pushes against
the right cutter switch, the cutter motor [A] will change the rotating direction,
so the cutter holder [B] will start to move toward the front, cutting the master.
The cutter motor [A] will stop turning when the cutter holder [B] returns to its
home position and pushes against the left cutter switch. The master cutting
process is now completed.

While the cutter holder [B] is traveling to the rear, the roller [E] installed in the
cutter holder is turning clockwise because it touches the cutter rail. The roller
[E] rotates the rotary cutter blade [F] as indicated by the arrow. The master is
positioned between the rotary blade and blade plate [G] and as the cutter
moves back to its home position, it will cut the master. The blade plate also
serves as a lower guide pla te for the master.

[B]

After the master cut t in g pr o cess i s fi nish ed , th e m ast er is fed anoth er 40
millimeters and the master feed process is finished.

C218 2-26 SM

3.6 ELECTRICAL TIMING

First Drum Position Sensor
Second Drum Position Sensor

Main Motor Reversing

Original Transport Motor

Master Feed Motor

Reverse Roller Clutch

Master Feed Clamper Solenoid

Buckle Sensor

Main Motor Forwarding

Left Cutter Switch

Right Cutter Switch

Cutter Motor Reversing

218.5° in Drum Rotation

T1

15.5 mm

21.5 mm

160° in Drum Rotation

T3

T2

Plotting Start

38 mm

5 mm

T4

Plotting Max.

X

Y

T6

40 mm

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

To Trial Print

T5

Cutter Motor Forwarding

T1: After the master eject proc ess is

completed, the main motor starts
rotating in reverse (opposite to
printing direction) at 30 rpm. At the
same time, the master feed motor
and the reverse roll e r ma gn et i c
clutch are turned so on to feed the
master 21.5 millimeters.

T2: The master feed clamper solenoid

is energized when the drum rotates
160 degrees (in rever s e) pa st th e
second drum position sensor
actuation positio n.

80°

160°

0°

0°

240°

SM 2-27 C218

T3: When the drum rotates 58.5

degrees more, the drum master
clamper is completely open, and
the drum stops.

When the drum stops, the original
will be fed. After the original has
been fed 15.5 millimeters, the
master will start being fed, and the
thermal head will start plotting on
the master.

At the same time, the reverse roller
magnetic clutch will turn to feed the
master 38 millimeters. The master
will start to buckle when the reverse
roller magnetic clutch turns off.

T4: After the reverse roller magnetic

clutch is turned off, th e m ast er is
fed 5 millimeters more. Then, the
master feed clamper solenoid is
de-energized and the master
clamper is closed. (At this moment,
the master plotti ng has alr e ad y
begun.)

80°

80°

0°

58.5°

160°

218.5°

0°

298.5°

240°

298.5°

Because the shockwave from
clamping might affe ct plotting (for
instance by jiggling the master
above the thermal head). The extra
5 millimeters that the master is fed
will buckle the master and the
buckle will absorb the shockwave.

298.5°

C218 2-28 SM

When the master feed clamper solenoid is de-energized, the drum will
start rotating for wa r d ( th e pr in ti n g dir e cti o n) at 10 rpm to wra p th e m ast er
around the drum. The drum will pull the master and straighten out the
buckle. The drum will stop when the buckle sensor is de-activated. The
master again buckles since the master feed motor continues to feed the
master. The master is wra pped ar ou nd the drum by r ep ea tin g th ese
steps, controlled by the ON / OFF act i on of th e bu ckle sen s or.

The original transport and master feed motor will speed up once the
master plotting is completed, so the bla nk sect ion of the mast er is now
being wrapped quickly. The master feeding length for the plotting area is
fixed at 410 millimeters (maximum plotting length) in the standard
A3/DLT drum (206 millimeters in the A4/LT drum).

The master feed motor will stop after the master is fed X1 and X2
millimeter. X1 and X2 depend on the drum type as follows:

Drum Type A3/DLT A4/LT

X1 (mm) 410 206
X2 (mm) 60 61

T5: The drum (main motor) will stop after the master has been fed 537

millimeters.
At the same time, the cutter motor starts rotating and the master is cut.

The cutter motor will change the rotating direction when the cutter holder
pushes against the right cutter switch. The cutter motor will stop when the
cutter holder returns to the home position and the left cutter switch is
again activated. (At the same time,the pressure plate motor will also start
to turn to raise the pressure plate).

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

When the right cutter switch is activated, the drum will start rotating in the
forward direction at 30 rpm to return to its home position. The drum will
continue to rotate forward to make a trial print.

T6: When the left cutter switch is activated (the cutter home position) and the

cutter motor will stop, the master feed motor again turns on to feed the
master 40 millimeters an additional, then will turn off.

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3.7 CIRCUIT

[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

CN108

1
2

3

1

-10

-11

2

3

-12

CN108

CN104

-7

-8

-9

-3

-1

-4

-2

-2

-1

Main PCB

24V

5V

GND

5V

GND

GND

GND

GND

FU101

CN108-13

-14

CN109

-B33

-B34

-A1

-A2

-A3

Image Processing
PCB

CN108-5

CN103-6

C

M

[F]

CN403

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

[G]

+24V

CN706

-10

-9

-8

-7

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

Thermal Head
Drive PCB

Master
Feed
Motor

M

Component

Name

Master Buckle
Sensor [A]

Master Roll De­tection
Sensor [B]

Left Cutter
Switch [C]

Right Cutter
Switch [D]

Master Cut
Button [E]
see note

Reverse Roller
Magnetic Clutch
[F]

Cutter Motor
(Forward) [G]

Cutter Motor
(Reverse) [G]

In/Out Main PCB Description

CN No. Signal Level

In 108-8 Signal goes High when the sensor

0V

In 108-11 Signal goes Low when the sensor

In 108-3 Signal goes Low when the cutter

5V

5V

5V

detects the master buckle.

0V

detects the master on the master roll.

0V

holder pushes the switch actuator
(home position).

In 108-4 Signal goes Low when the cutter

In 104-2 Pulse signal goes to Low when the

Out 108-14 Signal goes Low when the clutch is

Out 108-5 Signal goes High when the cutter

Out 108-6 Signal goes High when the cutter

5V

7.5V
0V

24V

0V

0V

7.5V

0V

5 msec

5 msec

0V

holder pushes the switch actuator.

button is pressed.

0V

energized.

24V

holder is returning.

24V

holder is moving toward the rear.

NOTE: Measure 0.9V on DC meter

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4. PAPER FEED SECTION

4.1 OVERALL

[A]

[B]

[F]

[E]

[C]

[D]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

This mechanism uses a center separation system, which consists of the
separation plate [F], upper separation roller [B], and the lower separation
roller [E]. If a few sheets of paper are pic ked up from the paper stack (paper
table) by the pape r fee d r oll e r [A] , on ly one shee t of paper is transporte d to
the second upper feed r oll e r [C] an d seco nd lo wer fe ed ro ll er [D ] .

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4.2 PAPER FEED ROLLER/UPPER SEPARATION ROLLER
MECHANISM

[A]

[B]

[M]

[C]

[D]

[L]

[K]

[J]

[I]

[H]

The sector gear [J], loca te d on the non - op era ti o n si de of th e mach i ne ,
rotates the paper feed roller [M] and the upper separation roller [A]. When the
paper feed solenoid [G] is engaged, the link [F] is pulled downward. When
the cam roller [D] is positioned on top of the paper feed roller cam [C], the
sector stopper [E] will turn counterclockwise as a clearance is formed
between the pin [I ] and the stop pe r [E] . The cam ro ll er [D ] of th e sector gear
will move along the cam face of the paper feed roller cam [C].

When moving the cam roller [D] from the bottom to the top of the paper feed
roller cam [C], th e sect or ge ar [J] turns clockwise and the ge ar [H ] is tu rne d
counterclockwise. The rotation of the gear [H] is transmit ted to the upper
separation roll er sha ft [ B] by a one- w ay clut ch i nsid e th e ge ar [H], and the
upper separation roller [A] will turn counterclockwise.

[E]

[F]

[G]

At the same time, the pulley [K] mounted on the upper separation roller shaft
[B] will turn, and the belt [L] will rotate the paper feed roller [M]
counterclockwise to feed the printing paper.

When the cam roller [D] m oves from the top to the bottom of the paper feed
roller cam [C], the sector gear [J] turns counterclockwise and the gear [H] is
turned clockwise. Ho weve r, du e to the one - way clutch inside the gear [H],
the upper separation roller [A] and the paper feed roller [M] do not turn.

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4.3 FEED ROLLER PRESSURE MECHANISM

[A]

[D]

[B]

[C]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

The weight of the feed roller assembly [C] will press the paper feed roller
onto the paper that is stacked on the paper table. This is because the feed
roller assembly rotates freely around its shaft [D].

The spring [A] applie s ten si on to th e fe ed rol ler asse mbl y i n the di r e ctio n i n
which the paper feed roller is pulled up. When the feed roller pressure lever
[B] is moved up, the spring [A] will also moved upward. The tension of the
spring is increased, weakening the feed roller pressure.

Originally, the feed roller pressure lever is in the up position (standard
paper). When thick paper (132.5 to 215 g/m2, or 35.2 to 57 lb.) is used and
frequently paper is not fed, push down the feed-pressure lever. The feed
roller pressure will increase.

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4.4 PAPER SEPARATION MECHANISM

[A]

[B]

[D]

[A]

[C]

[E]

[G]

[F]

Spring tension [F] holds the separation plate [G] against the upper separation
roller. A rubber pa d l oca te d on top of th e sep ar a tio n pl a te is use d to sepa rate
a few sheets of paper before they reach the lower separation roller. If too
many sheets of paper are fed to the lower separation roller at the same time,
the lower separation roller will not separate the sheets, it can separate only
two or three sheets of pap er.

[D]

[C]

Springs pull lever [A] pushes the lower separation roller [E] upward. This
roller presses the sheets to be fed against the upper separation roller [B].
The lower separati on ro ll er does not turn in the paper fee di n g dir e cti o n. (I t
turns in the opposite dir e cti o n be cau se of the one - way clutch bearings [D]
located on both right an d left separation levers [A].) When 2 sheets of paper
are fed, brake force is applied to the lower sheets of paper by the friction
between the paper and the lower separation roller. Then, the sheets are
separated and a single sheet of paper is fed to the second feed rollers.

The pressure between upper and lower separation rollers can be adjusted in
two steps by changing the right and left separation pressure adjusting levers
[C] as follows:

Levers Up: Separation pressure decreases.
Levers Down: Standard position.

When dog-eared or wrinkled prin ts are delivered, the separa tion pressure
should be decreased.

C218 2-34 SM

[Fig. 1-3] [Fig. 1-2]

"E"

[Fig. 1-1]

[A]

Direction of
Paper Feed

←

[C]

[A]

[B]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

View from

"E"

[H]

[C]

[D]

[H]

[F]

[G]

The lower separation roller [C] will turn slightly (Fig. 1-1) due to the one-way
clutch bearings when paper passes through the roller. The lower separation
roller [C] and its shaf t [D ] ar e sli gh tl y pu she d do w nwa r d by th e pa pe r [ B]
when the upper separat i on roller [A] is feeding the paper. (View from "E")
Just when the paper is be ing f ed out from the rollers, th e l ower separation
roller [C] and its shaft [D] will spring back against roller [A]. (Fig. 1-3) This
rotates the lower separation roller and insures that it will wear out evenly.

There are four paper guide rollers [G] to reduce curl in the paper’s leading
edge, and to feed the paper smoothly into the guide plates. There are four
slots [N] on the bracket [F] corresponding to the rolle r position s as shown in
the lower figure.

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[A]

[B]

[C]

The side pads [A] are inst al le d i n th e fro nt and rear paper side guide s to
prevent multiple feed. These are especially useful when thin paper is used.
After adjusting the paper side plates to the prope r paper width (so that they
touch the paper lig htly), move the fron t an d rea r sid e pa d leve r s to th e r i gh t.
Normally, the side pads pressure should be released by moving the levers to
the left.

The separation plate pressure can be adjusted to match the type of paper
being used. The plate which supports the pressure plate spring [B], can be
moved up or down by turnin g th e ecce nt r ic cam shaf t [C].

If multiple paper fe ed fr eq ue ntly occurs, the plate sho uld be moved upward.
If paper misfeeds fr e qu en tl y, the plate should be move d do wnw a r d.

C218 2-36 SM

4.5 SEPARATION ROLLER PRESSURE RELEASE
MECHANISM

[A]

[B]

[C]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[D]

[E]

When printing is finished or a misfeed occurs, the paper table drive motor will
rotate for 500 milliseconds to lower the paper table. The paper on the pape r
table will move down from the paper feed roller [D]. The paper feed bracket
[A] is pulled downward by its own weight.

At this time, the shaft [B] will push the left separation lever [C] down. This
will move the lower separation roller [E] slightly downward.

This mechanism will make it easier to remove paper that is caught between
the upper and lower separation rollers.

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4.6 SEPARATION PLATE PRESSURE RELEASE MECHANISM

[A]

When the paper table starts to move down, the separation plate release
solenoid [A] is energized. The pressure release arm [D] turns clockwise, and
the separation plate [C] moves down from the upper separation roller. This
mechanism will allow for the easy removal of any paper this is caught
between the uppe r sepa r at i on ro ll er an d th e sep ar a ti o n pla t e .

[B]

[C]

[D]

After the paper table is lowered, the separation plate release solenoid is
de-energized. Spring [B] tension will move the separation plate back to the
original position.

C218 2-38 SM

4.7 PAPER RETURN MECHANISM

[D]

Paper Table Drive Motor

Paper Return Motor Forward

Paper Return Motor Reverse
Separation Plate Release

Solenoid

[A]

Printing End or Paper Misfeed

500 msec

900 msec

1.2 sec

[C]

[B]

[B]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

When the paper feed function stops, there may still be some sheets of paper
between the upper and lower separation rollers. This mechanism will return
sheets of paper that are between the rollers back onto the paper stack on the
paper table.

When the paper table ha s been lowered, the paper return motor [B] (stepping
motor) will start to rotate. The paper return levers [A] will turn toward the
paper table, an d pu sh th e she ets of paper betwee n th e up pe r and lo wer
separation roll ers ba ck ont o th e pa pe r stack on the pap er ta bl e .

The paper return levers turn toward the paper table for 900 milliseconds. The
paper return motor will then start rotating in the reverse direction. This will
help the spring [D] to pull back the levers. (In reverse, the motor will not turn
the levers directly through the gears because gear [C] has a one-way clutch.)
The paper return motor will keep rotating for 1.2 seconds. During this period,
the paper return levers hit the edge of a bracket and stop. When the paper
return levers are stopped, the paper return motor is still turning. However,
this rotation is no t tra nsm itted to the levers becaus e of the one- w ay clut ch i n
the gear [C].

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4.8 SECOND FEED ROLLER MECHANISM

[J]

[A]

[I]

[H]

[G]

[F]

[Drive Mechanism]

The lower second feed roller [I] is driven by the sector gear [C] and the feed
roller gear [E]. When the paper feed solenoid [G] turns on, the l ink [F]
combined with the paper feed roller sector stopper [H] are pulled.

The bearing [J] of the sector gear moves along th e ed ge of th e seco nd fee d
roller cam. When the bea ri ng of th e sect or ge ar comes to the top of the lower
second feed roller cam [A], the stopper [B] is released from the sector gear
as a clearance is formed bet w ee n th e pi n of th e sect or ge ar [D ] and the
stopper.

[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

When the feed roller gear turns counterclockwise, its rotation is not
transmitted to th e lowe r secon d fe ed rol ler be cau se of the one -w ay clut ch
bearing press-fit into the gear.

When the bearing of the sector gear moves up from the bottom of the second
feed roller cam, th e sect or ge ar tu r ns cou nt er clo ckw i se an d th e fe ed ro ll er
gear turns clockwise. As the rotation of the feed roller gear is transmitted to
the lower second feed roller, the lower second feed roller will turn clockwise
to feed the paper to the drum section.

C218 2-40 SM

[B]

[A]

[G]

[F]

[A]

[E]

[Release Mechanism]

The release mechanism do es two thi n gs: it rai ses an d low e r s the upper
second feed roller, and it activates the lower second feed roller. It also
synchronizes these two steps.

[C]

[D]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

The mechanism is made up of several parts. First, a cam which transmits
motion to a sector gear [F] ; then another cam [E] that is part of the sector
gear. A lever [D] is rotated by this cam through the lever’s bearing. There are
two rollers called the second feed rollers: the upper second feed roller [B]
and the lower second feed roller [G]. The lever [D] turns a shaft [C] and
moves the upper second feed roller.

At the beginning of each paper feed cycle the two paper feed rollers are
apart, they will come together halfway through the cycle and at the end of the
cycle they will be moved apart.

Initially, the second feed rollers are apart, and the sector gear is ready to
start moving clockwise. The lever’s bearing is in contact with the sector
gear’s cam. As the gear turns clockwise, it will cause the cam to turn the
lever in the same direction (clockwise).

The lever will then lowers the upper second feed roller [B] by turning the
roller’s eccentric shaft [C]. Eccentric means tha t the sha ft does not go
through the cente r of th e r oll e r , act ua l ly it is a l it t le off center. So that whe n
the shaft turns the roller, the roller will move up or down.

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When the cycle is halfway through, the sector gear has reached its maximum
clockwise position. The upper roller will touch the lower roller and a pair of
springs [A] will apply tension at each end of the upper roller. Until this
member, the lower roller has not turned.

At this moment, the paper had arrived from the first paper feed rollers. The
leading edge of the paper hit the two rollers and the paper will buckle slightly.
This will insues that the paper will go into the rollers straight.

The lower roller begin to turn and will feed the paper to the drum section. The
sector gear is turning counterclockwise, and will raise the upper roller. The
gear will return to its original position and the paper feed cycle is now
completed.

C218 2-42 SM

4.9 PAPER TABLE SIDE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

[B]

[A]

[C]

[G]

[F]

[E]

The shaft [D] of the fine adjusting dial [F] is threaded. The inside of the
sleeve [E] is also threaded. The sleeve is fixed to the paper table stay [B]
through a bracket [ A] .

The paper table bra cket [C] is mounted unde r the tab l e i s fi xed on bo th end s
of the adjusting dial sha ft . W he n th e ad j ust ing dial i s turned clockwise, the
feed table bracket [C] and the paper table will move to the right.

[D]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

The indicator [G] is fixed to the bracket [A] and will show the movement value
of the paper tab le.

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4.10 PAPER TABLE UP/DOWN MECHANISM

The paper table is raised and lowered by the paper table drive motor.
The paper end sensor [E] (a reflective photosensor) is actuated when the

paper is set onto the paper table. When the Print Start k ey is pressed, the
paper table drive motor [H] will rotate clockwise and the worm gear [G] will
turn. The worm wheel [F] will rotate clockwise and both gears [D] will turn to
raise the racks [C].

As the paper table rises, the paper will push against the paper feed roller [I].
This will raise the lever [J] which is mounted on the paper feed bracket. This
will activate the paper table height sensor [K] (the phototransistor senses the
light from the ph ot oco up l er , whi ch up to now was cut off by the lever) , w he n
activated, the paper table height sensor will cause the paper table motor [H]
to turn OFF and stop raising the paper table.

As printing proceeds and the level of paper on the table decreases, th e lever
[J] will cut off the light of the photocoupler and the motor [H] will turn
clockwise raising the table until the phototransistor is reactivated. As a result,
the top of the paper stack i s const an tly be ing kept at th e cor re ct he i gh t.

When no paper is present, the paper end sensor [E] is not activated and the
motor [H] turns counterclockwise to lower the paper table. The paper table is
lowered until the actuator [A] (fixed to the front rack) interrupts the lower limit
sensor [B].

When a misfeed occurs or printing is finished, the paper table motor [H] will
turn counterclockwise for 500 milliseconds, to lowering the paper table
slightly.

C218 2-44 SM

[C]

[D]

[A]

[E]

[C]

[D]

[B]

[H]

[F]

[G]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

[I]

[J]

[K]

SM 2-45 C218

4.11 PAPER SIZE DETECTION

This machine uses two methods to detect the paper size. One method is
used for the paper on the paper table, and the other method is used for the
optional cassette.

The machine will determine the master plotting area based on the detected
paper size and the original size (which is detected during the original
scanning process). If the original size is different from the paper size, the
machine will compare the length of the original and paper. The master’s
length will be the shorter of the two. The machine will perform the same
procedure for the width. (The de termined plotting area is not changed if
paper on the paper table is replaced with another size paper during the
master making process.) The master plotting area for each detected paper
size is as follows:

Paper Size

A3
B4
A4

A4-S

B5

B5-S

A5

DLT

LG

LT

LT-S

HLT

-S: Sideways feed

The machine can only distinguish standard sizes. If a non-standard sized
paper or original is used, the machine will judge the non-standard sized
paper or original as a stan da r d size. I f th e act ua l size d pa pe r , th e
non-standard sized paper, or the original is larger than the judged paper size,
the remaining area will not be plotted on the master.

Master Plotting Area

Width (mm) Length (mm)

292
256
208
292
180
256
146
278
214
214
278
138

407
351
284
197
244
169
197
407
343
266
203
203

In that case, in order to obtain the entire image of the original, the original
width, paper size, and cassette size detections can be separately canceled,
using SP mode. However , th e pr e ss rol ler may be com e cont am in at ed with
ink when paper is smaller than the plotted image on the master. The ink will
be transferred to the back side of the prints when the next printing is done
with larger paper.

C218 2-46 SM

[Paper Size Detection for Paper Table]

[B]

[A]

[B]

[F]

[E]

[D]

[C]

[A]

The paper width detection plate [A] installed behind the front paper side
guide [B] has several interrupters, [C] to [F].

[G]

Detailed

Section

Descriptions

The front and rear paper side guides are adjusted to the paper width.
Depending on which paper width sensors [C] [D] [E] [F] (4 photointerrupters)
are interrupted and whether the paper length sensor [G] (a reflective sensor)
on the paper detection PCB is activated, the machine will determine the
paper size as shown in the be low ta ble.

Paper Size A4-SLT-S B5-SLT A4 B5 A5 HLT A3 DLT B4 LG

Paper Width Sensor-0
[C]

Paper Width Sensor-1
[D]

Paper Width Sensor-2
[E]

Paper Width Sensor-3
[F]

Paper Length Sensor [G]

o x oxxxoxxooxox
xooxxxooooxoox
xxoooooxxxxxoo
x x x xxoo ooox x x x

x x x xxxxxxxo o oo

x: Non-blocked or Non- act i vat ed , o: Bl ocke d or Act ivated

-S: Sideways feed

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[Cassette Paper Size Detection]

[A] [B] [C] [D]

[E]

The machine determines the optional cassette size through the cassette size
detection PCB [E]. The ree d swi tch es on this PCB ar e act ivated by magnets
positioned on the bo tt om of the casset te . The ma gn et s ar e po siti o ne d
according to the paper size (the magnet position for each of size paper is
described on the back of the cassette). Depending on which reed switches
[A] [B] [C] [D] are activated, the machine will determine the cassette size as
shown in the table below:

Paper Size A3 B4 A4 A4-S B5 B5-S DLT LG LT LT-S
Switch - 1 [D] xxxxxx xooo
Switch - 2 [C] x x x o o o o x x x
Switch - 3 [B] x o o x x o o o x x
Switch - 4 [A] o x o x o x o x x o

x: Not activated, o: Activated by magnet, S: Sideways feed

C218 2-48 SM