Ricoh Aficio FT4027, Service Manual

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3. BASIC OPERATION
3.1 NORMAL MODE AND SORT/STACK MODE
Copies exiting the copier pass through the entrance guide plate [A]. The
transport roller will send copies either to the proof tray or to each bin,
depending on the selected mode.
During copying, all rollers in the sorter stapler transport the paper at a speed
which depends on the copier. When the trailing edge of the copy passes the
fusing exit sensor, the speed of the rollers changes to 600 mm/s. This makes
enough time for the jogger plate to square the stack of paper and to stack the
paper smoothly into the bins.
– Normal (proof) mode –
When the key is pressed, the transport motor [B] energizes to rotate the
transport rollers [C]. The transport rollers send copies to the proof tray
directly.
– Sort mode –
When sort mode is selected, the bin drive motor [D] energizes to rotate the
helical wheels. The helical wheels [E] rotate twice to move the top bin to the
transport roller position, then the first copy is delivered to the top bin.
After the first copy of the first original has been fed to the top bin, the bin
drive motor moves the bins up one step (the helical wheels rotate once) so
that the second copy of the first original will be delivered to the next bin.
The jogger plate [F] squares the copies after each copy has been fed to a
bin. After the copies of the first original have been delivered to each bin, the
sorter stapler maintains its status (the bin drive motor does not rotate).
[F]
[A]
[B]
[D]
[E]
[C]
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