SHARP ARE108 Technical Report

DIGITAL COPIER : AR-280

Date

Sep. 17, 1998

1. CHANGE IN M ATERIALS OF THE PS FRAME R CARRIED OUT AS A MEASURE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

2. MEASURE TO IMPROVE PAPER TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE WHEN USING THE RADF.

3. MEASURE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS OF PAPER CURLING WHEN USING THE ADU.

No. : ARE-108

1. Change in materials of the PS frame R carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

1.Model Name: AR-280/285/335

2.General: A change has been carried out in the materials used for the PS frame R used in the PS

transport unit. This action has been carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

3.Action: From the 1st lot of 1998 August production.

2. Measure to improve paper transport performance when using the RADF.

1.Model Name: AR-285/335

2.General: A change has been carried out in the table glass. The new table glass is electrically

conductive. This action has been carried out as a measure to improve the paper transport performance when using the RADF.

Attachment location for the grounding tape.

Grounding tape

Inside face

Glass retainer left

3.Action: From 1998 mid-May production.

(The grounding tape action has been carried out from the 1st lot of mass production.)

SHARP CORPORATION Reprography Division

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Green

3. Measure to alleviate problems of paper curling when using the ADU.

1.Model Name: AR-285/335 (only for machines bound for the AB series market destinations)

2.General: There have been problems of folded corners, wrinkles and copy paper jams caused by

curling of the copy paper when using European copy paper (IGEPA paper). As a measure to alleviate these problems, a change has been carried out in the material used in the rubber roller of the ADU transport roller.

3.Description: (Old) (New)

Hardness of the rubber roller: 25° → Hardness of the rubber roller: 35° Roller color: Red Roller color: Pink

4.Action: From 1998 mid-June production.

Ref.

Model

No.

name

AR-280

AR-285 AR-335

1. Interchangeable. 4. Not interchangeable.

2. Current type can be used in place of new type. New type cannot be used in place of current type.

3. Current type cannot be used in place of new type. New type can be used in place of current type.

Parts marked with " " is important for maintaining the safety of the set. Be sure to replace these parts with

specified ones for maintaining the safety and performance of the set.

Version P/G No.

23 -26 LFRM-0955FCZZ LFRM-0955FCZ1 AG PS frame R

All

1 -34

Series

2 -21

Current parts New parts

Parts code Parts code

PGLSP0074FCZZ PGLSP0074FCZ8 BK Table glass

---- PTPE-0251FCZZ

NROLR1222FCZZ NROLR1275FCZZ

Price

5. Interchangeable if replaced with same types of related parts in use.

6. Others.

Parts name

rank

Grounding tape * 6

ADU turnover roller

Effec-

tive

time

1st lot

'98/8

Mid-

'98/5

Mid-

'98/6

* 1st lot of mass production.

Inter-

change-

ability

Note

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