SHARP SP2057 Technical Report

Date: Nov. 5, 1996

COPIER : SF-2014

1.MEASURE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS OF SEPARAT OR PAWL MOVEMENT
ERRORS IN THE FUSING UNIT.

2.MEASURE TO IMPROVE THE ENCODER DETECTOR IN THE SPF UNIT.

3.CHANGE IN THE CONTENT OF THE MSDS CARD.

1. Measure to alleviate problems of separator pawl movement errors in the fusing unit.

1.Model Name: SF-2014/21 14/2214
Z-800 (only for machines bound for Europe and the U.S.A.)
SN-1420/1430 (only for machines bound for the U.S.A.)

No. : SP-2057

2.General: Problems have occurred with the separator pawl failing to operate properly when
attaching the fusing cover. As a measure to alleviate these problems a bumper rib has
been added in one location on the inside of the fusing cover.

Old No rib

Changed to

No gap

Fusing cover (PCOVQ1231FCZ1)

New With rib

Gap: 0.9 mm

Fusing cover (PCOVQ1231FCZ2)

3.Action: ∗1 Japanese production: From 1996 mid-August production.
Chinese (SOCC) production: From the start of 1996 July producti on.
French (SMF) production: From the start of 1996 September production.

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2. Measure to improve the encoder detector in the SPF unit.

1.Model Name: SF-2214
SN-1430 (only for machines bound for the U.S.A.)

2.General: Problems have occurred with the position of the photo-sensor in relation to the square
holes of the encoder in the SPF unit. As a measure to alleviate these problems, a 0.5
mm spacer has been added underneath the photo-sensor.

RE PWB

Added RE PWB spacer
(PSPAK0698FCZZ)

Photo-sensor

3.Action: ∗2 Japanese production: From the start of 1996 August production.
Chinese (SOCC) production: From the start of 1996 July producti on.
French (SMF) production: Running change.

3. Change in the content of the MSDS card.

1.Model Name: SF-2014/21 14/2214 (only for machines bound for the U.S.A., Canada and the U.K.)

2.General: A change has been carried out in the content of the MSDS card in accordance with a

change in standards.

3.Description: The MSDS card (TCADZ1156FCZ1) has been changed to MSDS card (TCADZ1156FCZ2).

4.Action: From 1996 September production.

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