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Operating Instructions

Adjustment Item Menu Guide: TCRU/ORU

For safe and correct use, be sure to read the Safety Information in "Read This First" before using the machine.

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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Adjustment Item Menu Guide TCRU ORU For safe and correct use be sure to read the Safety Information in Read This First before using the machine...

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Page 3: ...2 Details of Menu Items in Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators Menu Items and Functions 17 Setting Values 23 Machine Image Position 23 Machine Image Quality 28 Machine Paper Feed Output 32 Machi...

Page 4: ...Paper Delivery Adjustment 81 Image Position Scaling Adjustment 81 Line Speed Adjustment 86 Toner Adhesion Adjustment 92 Transfer Adjustment 94 Fuser Adjustment 105 Decurler Adjustment 111 Finishing P...

Page 5: ...ual contains detailed instructions and notes on the operation and use of this machine For your safety and benefit read this manual carefully before using the machine Keep this manual in a handy place...

Page 6: ...nt will the company be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages as a result of handling or operating the machine Notes The manufacturer shall not be responsible for any d...

Page 7: ...djustment Settings for Skilled Operators and the advanced settings for custom paper adjustment in System Settings Replacement Guide This manual explains how to replace the machine s components Trouble...

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Page 9: ...ttings for Skilled Operators Button To use the Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators you must first configure your machine s Administrator Authentication Management setting 1 Press the User Tools...

Page 10: ...3 Press Administrator Tools 4 Press Next 5 Press Administrator Authentication Management 6 Press Machine Management 1 Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators 8...

Page 11: ...7 Select On for Admin Authentication 8 Press OK 9 Press Exit The Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators button appears Displaying the Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators Button 9...

Page 12: ...Operators 1 Press Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators 2 Press Login 3 Enter your login user name and then press OK If you are logging on as the administrator for the first time enter admin 1 Adj...

Page 13: ...4 Enter your login password and then press OK The Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators appears Accessing Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators 11...

Page 14: ...2 1 CWH201 1 Adjustment items are displayed in this area Select the setting you want to specify or change 2 Press this button to display the print screen You can use this screen to view the changes yo...

Page 15: ...ue setting Item setting Executing Display only Value setting Press to increase the value or to decrease Select OK to apply the new setting Item setting Select the item you require Select OK to apply t...

Page 16: ...Display only You can check the setting for the selected item 1 Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators 14...

Page 17: ...tings for each paper tray Settings for each paper weight Settings for each paper size Settings for each paper tray These adjustment settings can be specified for each paper tray The settings are appli...

Page 18: ...ize The settings are applied only to printed copies of each paper size For information about the paper tray paper thickness and tray paper size settings that can be specified for a particular function...

Page 19: ...s see page 28 Machine Image Quality No Item Description 0201 Adjust Image Density DEMS Execute image density control manually DEMS can reduce the variations in thickness that occur in the intervals be...

Page 20: ...tput For details about the following items see page 32 Machine Paper Feed Output No Item Description 0103 Adjust Registration Paper Buckle Adjust the degree of paper arching at the registration gate 0...

Page 21: ...ature and humidity Preprocessing LCT For details about the following items see page 37 Preprocessing LCT No Item Description 0108 Adjust Wide LCT Fan Level Adjust the airflow of the wide LCT for fanni...

Page 22: ...0409 Paper Alignment in Shift Tray Across Feed Direction Adjust the width of the paper alignment jogger in the shift tray in order to reduce vertical variation in paper alignment due to difference in...

Page 23: ...Direction Adjust the travel distance of the paper edge stopper for edge stapling in order to reduce horizontal variation in paper alignment due to difference in size thickness and paper curl when usin...

Page 24: ...on of letters fold in sheets when using the multi folding unit 0606 Folding Unit Tray Full Detection Specify whether or not to automatically detect when the folding unit tray becomes full 0607 Number...

Page 25: ...Side 1 Leading Edge Trailing Edge Left Top Bottom Right Paper feed direction Default CEZ012 Press to shift the image to the right trailing edge Press to shift the image the left leading edge Side 2 Le...

Page 26: ...is too narrow paper jams may occur If the trailing edge margin on Side 1 of the paper is too narrow paper jams may occur when printing on the back side of paper during duplex printing Paper feed direc...

Page 27: ...g edge Left Right Paper feed direction CEZ015 Default Top Bottom Press to shift the image to the top Press to shift the image to the bottom Side 2 Top Bottom Leading edge Trailing edge Left Right Pape...

Page 28: ...ective for paper fed from paper trays with custom paper presets For such paper the value specified in Adj Image Position of Side1 Across Feed Adj Image Position of Side2 Across Feed in Advanced Settin...

Page 29: ...Leading edge Leading edge CWH205 Setting Items Default Value Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Erase Margin of Leading Edge 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 1 mm Adjust Erase Margin of Trailing Edge 0 0 6 0 9 0 0 1...

Page 30: ...executes automatic image density adjustment after a set interval or after printing a specified number of sheets However you can also manually initiate automatic image density adjustment whenever you...

Page 31: ...lue Step Unit Black 0 5 5 1 None Cyan Magenta Yellow Increasing the toner adhesion might reduce fusibility causing toner splatter or distorted text and thin lines 0204 Adjust Line Width Adjust the int...

Page 32: ...and increase it at the top BZS204 Setting Items Default Value Max Value Min Value Step Unit Black 0 5 5 1 None Cyan Magenta Yellow Depending on the machine s other settings this setting may have no ef...

Page 33: ...printing followed by black and white printing When the machine prints a job which involves full color printing followed by black and white printing you can specify whether to perform the black and whi...

Page 34: ...e fusing belt to eliminate the scratches caused by paper edges Setting Items Values Smooth Fusing Belt Press OK 0211 Fusing Ability by Paper Feed Speed Specify appropriately to improve transferability...

Page 35: ...eight 5 to 8 By adjusting the degree of paper arching for relatively stiff thick paper you can prevent image misalignment and paper skew For paper of Paper Weight 1 to 4 specify Adjust Registration Pa...

Page 36: ...it Fan Activation Setting Select when the buffer pass unit fan is to operate The occurrence of blocking toner particles on stacked printed copies sticking together and detaching because of heat and pr...

Page 37: ...agenta Yellow Perform this only once every time you replace a unit Do not perform it repeatedly 0302 Execute Process Initial Setting Initialize print settings at once Perform this after replacing the...

Page 38: ...the unit after replacing the cleaning web For details about replacing units see the Replacement Guide This operation takes about one minute During this operation a message appears on the control panel...

Page 39: ...Preprocessing LCT 0108 Adjust Wide LCT Fan Level Adjust the airflow of the wide LCT for fanning the sheets The wide LCT Trays 3 to 5 fans sheets by blowing air between the sheets before feeding them B...

Page 40: ...ckup Assist Setting Specify the paper feed roller movement If the paper feed roller fails to pick up slippery paper such as coated paper and misfeeding of paper occurs set this to On Setting Items Val...

Page 41: ...U 4 Holes Type NE 2 Holes Type US 0402 Adjust Punch Position With Feed Direction Adjust the horizontal position of the punch holes when using Finisher SR4090 or Finisher SR4100 Press to move the posit...

Page 42: ...4 Holes Type NE 2 Holes Type US 0403 Adjust Staple Position Adjust the vertical position of the staples when using Finisher SR4090 or Finisher SR4100 Press to move the position forward up or to move...

Page 43: ...81 2 11 81 2 11 8K 16K 16K Other Paper Sizes 0404 Adjust Staple Position for Booklet Adjust the horizontal position of the booklet staples when using Finisher SR4100 Press to move the position to the...

Page 44: ...0 8K 3 0 3 0 Other Paper Sizes 1 8 1 8 0405 Adjust Folding Position for Booklet Adjust the horizontal position of the folding when using Finisher SR4100 Press to move the position to the right across...

Page 45: ...t A3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 mm B4 JIS A4 B5 JIS 12 18 11 17 81 2 14 81 2 11 8K Other Paper Sizes 0406 Adjust Folding Speed for Booklet Adjust the speed of center folding by Finisher SR4100 By reducing the fo...

Page 46: ...djust the amount of skew correction for punching in order to reduce punch skew due to difference in size thickness and curl of paper when using Finisher SR4090 or Finisher SR4100 If the sheets become...

Page 47: ...JIS B5 JIS A5 12 18 11 17 81 2 14 81 2 11 81 2 11 51 2 81 2 8K 16K 16K Other Paper Sizes 0408 Punch Skew Correction Disable punch skew correction if jams or edge folding problems occur particularly wh...

Page 48: ...ross Feed Direction Adjust the width of the paper alignment jogger in the shift tray in order to reduce vertical variation in paper alignment due to difference in size thickness and paper curl when us...

Page 49: ...Sizes 0410 Paper Alignment for Stapling Across Feed Direction Adjust the width of the staple jogger for edge stapling in order to reduce vertical variation in paper alignment due to difference in siz...

Page 50: ...ir Adjust the width of the staple jogger for booklets in order to reduce vertical variation in paper alignment due to difference in size thickness and paper curl when using Finisher SR4100 Press to ma...

Page 51: ...17 81 2 14 81 2 11 8K Other Paper Sizes 0412 Adjust Paper Tapping for Extra Feed for Stapling Adjust the paper tapping for extra paper feed to the paper guide for stapling Adjust this setting if the...

Page 52: ...0413 Adjust Claw Shift for Center Folding Adjust the paper alignment in the paper feed direction for center folding Adjust this setting if the paper alignment in the paper feed direction is inaccurate...

Page 53: ...4 B5 JIS 12 18 11 17 81 2 14 81 2 11 8K Other Paper Sizes 0501 Adjust Staple Position Adjust the vertical position of the staples when using Finisher SR4110 Press to move the position forward up or to...

Page 54: ...ion With Feed Direction Adjust the horizontal position of the punch holes when using Finisher SR4110 Press to move the position toward the top edge left relative to the paper feed direction or to move...

Page 55: ...djust the width of the staple jogger for edge stapling in order to reduce vertical variation in paper alignment due to difference in size thickness and paper curl when using Finisher SR4110 Press to m...

Page 56: ...Value Min Value Step Unit A4 0 0 5 0 2 5 0 1 mm B5 JIS 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 mm 81 2 11 0 0 5 0 2 5 0 1 mm Other Paper Sizes 0 0 5 0 2 5 0 1 mm 0505 Paper Alignment in Shift Tray Across Feed Direction Adjus...

Page 57: ...Finishing Fold 0601 Half Fold Position Multi sheet Fold Adjust the folded position S of half folded sheets when using the multi folding unit This setting will be applied if the multi sheet fold funct...

Page 58: ...ti sheet Fold Adjust the fold position for the bottom segment S2 of letters fold out sheets when using the multi folding unit This setting will be applied if the multi sheet fold function is enabled P...

Page 59: ...tter Fold out Position 2 Multi sheet Fold Adjust the overall fold size L of letters fold out sheets when using the multi folding unit This setting will be applied if the multi sheet fold function is e...

Page 60: ...fold position of the bottom segment S of letters fold in sheets when using the multi folding unit This setting will be applied if the multi sheet fold function is enabled Press to increase and to red...

Page 61: ...Multi sheet Fold Adjust the fold position L of letters fold in sheets when using the multi folding unit This setting will be applied if the multi sheet fold function is enabled Press to increase and...

Page 62: ...y becomes full and displays a warning message after printing the number of sheets specified in Number of Sheets Folded after Full Detection Setting Items Values Default Value Folding Unit Tray Full De...

Page 63: ...x Value Min Value Step Unit No of Sheets Folded after Full Detection 0 250 0 1 sheet s If the display of the warning message is delayed the paper delivered to the folding unit tray may not be stacked...

Page 64: ...2 Details of Menu Items in Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators 62...

Page 65: ...t the custom paper profiles registered in Advanced Settings To directly access the advanced settings for custom paper adjustment you must first configure your machine s Administrator Authentication Ma...

Page 66: ...the administrator for the first time enter admin 5 Enter your login password and then press OK 6 Press the Paper Setting key CVK003 7 Press Edit Custom Paper 8 Select the program number of the custom...

Page 67: ...oint to Device Management and then click Configuration 3 Click Custom Paper under Device Settings 4 Check the radio button next to the number of the custom paper profile you wish to adjust and then cl...

Page 68: ...advanced settings Adjusted Custom paper profile changed from the default setting in the advanced settings If you specify a custom paper profile in the Edit Custom Paper screen without registering it...

Page 69: ...specify the machine administrator authentication information 1 Press the User Tools key 2 Press Login 3 Press Login 4 Enter your login user name and then press OK If you are logging in as the administ...

Page 70: ...Press Delete Saved Custom Paper 9 Select the program number of the custom paper profile you wish to delete 10 Press Yes The custom paper profile is deleted 3 Custom Paper Settings for Administrators 6...

Page 71: ...esets in Advanced Settings contact your service representative Displaying the Paper Profile Version This section explains how to display the version of the custom paper profiles registered in the Edit...

Page 72: ...3 Custom Paper Settings for Administrators 70...

Page 73: ...r or not to detect the paper weight 05 Double Feed Detect Specify whether or not to detect double feeding of paper Image Position Scaling Adjustment For details about the following items see page 81 I...

Page 74: ...the following items see page 86 Line Speed Adjustment No Item Description 15 Process Speed Setting Adjust the machine s print speed 16 Registration Motor Feed Speed Adj Adjust the registration motor s...

Page 75: ...ockwise rotation 29 2 sided Exit Motor Feed Speed Adj Adjust the 2 sided exit motor s speed 30 2 sided Transport Roller Shift Adj 1 Adjust the roller s shift amounts produced by Shift System 1in the h...

Page 76: ...ust the current applied for image transfer when printing in each color mode color black and white 38 Image Transfer Current FC Black 39 Image Transfer Current FC Cyan 40 Image Transfer Current FC Mage...

Page 77: ...ed to the trailing edge of the paper for paper transfer when printing in each color mode black and white color 51 Paper Transfer Current Trail Edge FC 52 Ppr Transfer Current Trail Edg Dist BW Adjust...

Page 78: ...ansfer unit to separate during paper contact separation 65 Textured Paper Mode Specify whether or not to enable Textured Paper mode 66 Txt Ppr Ppr Trns Voltage B W Side 1 Adjust the voltage applied to...

Page 79: ...it s accumulated temperature for a specific time after a job starts 79 Adjust Adding Fusing Temperature 2 Adjust the fusing unit s accumulated temperature for a specific time after writing starts 80 P...

Page 80: ...lf fold sheets when using the multi folding unit 91 Letter Fold out Posn 1 Single sheet Fld Adjust the fold position for the bottom segment of letter fold out sheets when using the multi folding unit...

Page 81: ...sing the multi folding unit 98 Adjust Gate Fold Position 2 Adjust the fold width of the bottom segment 2 of gate folded sheets when using the multi folding unit 99 Adjust Gate Fold Position 3 Adjust t...

Page 82: ...the capacity of the Wide LCT fan If double feeding or misfeeding of paper occurs when this setting is at its default value increase the fan capacity Press to increase the fan capacity and to reduce it...

Page 83: ...le Feed Detect Specify whether or not to detect double feeding of paper If this is set to On the machine stops when it detects paper double feeding so as to prevent mixing of unprinted paper The machi...

Page 84: ...e paper Press to shift the image to the left trailing edge Press to shift the image to the right leading edge Leading edge Trailing edge Left Right Paper feed direction Default CEZ013 Top Bottom Setti...

Page 85: ...3 0 0 1 mm 09 Adj Image Position of Side2 Across Feed Adjust the vertical position of the image to be printed on Side 2 of the paper Press to shift the image to the top Press to shift the image to th...

Page 86: ...ue Min Value Step Unit Adjust Erase Margin of Leading Edge 6 0 3 0 0 1 mm 11 Adjust Erase Margin of Trailing Edge Adjust the mask width at the trailing edge of the image By increasing the mask width y...

Page 87: ...educe it CEZ024 Paper feed direction Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Magnification of Side 2 Across Feed Dir 0 000 0 500 0 025 13 Adj Magnification of Side2 With Feed Adjust the hor...

Page 88: ...covering the whole sheet Setting Items Values Trailing Edge Full Bleed On Off Line Speed Adjustment To prevent the paper becoming too tight or too slack during transfer set all the line speed adjustm...

Page 89: ...s to resolve image quality problems such as image scaling errors or jitter 1 Press to increase the speed and to reduce it If you change this setting apply the same values to the following settings 17...

Page 90: ...ed Adj Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Second Transport Motor Feed Speed Adj 3 0 3 0 0 1 19 Third Transport Motor Feed Speed Adj Adjust the third transport motor s speed The third transpor...

Page 91: ...tray Press to increase the speed and to reduce it Enter the same values that are specified for 16 Registration Motor Feed Speed Adj Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Relay Transport Motor Fe...

Page 92: ...ed Speed Adj CW Adjust the switchback rollers speed clockwise rotation Adjust the rollers speed to deliver paper that is turned over Press to increase the speed and to reduce it Enter the same values...

Page 93: ...eed Two Sided Exit Motor exit motor for duplex printing drives the rollers at the exit of the horizontal duplex paper transfer unit Press to increase the speed and to reduce it Enter the same values t...

Page 94: ...tal duplex paper transfer unit for duplex printing When paper with a feed length of 220 mm 8 66 inches or less is used only Shift System 2 can be used When paper with a feed length of more than 220 mm...

Page 95: ...Adjust Toner Adhesion Cyan 5 5 1 None 35 Adjust Toner Adhesion Mgenta Adjust the intermediate transfer belt toner adhesion for magenta Use this to adjust the density and color of the printed image De...

Page 96: ...on due to the paper for example due to the paper s moisture content Press to increase the current and to reduce it Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Image Transfer Current Setting FC Black 7...

Page 97: ...Value Step Unit Image Transfer Current Setting FC Yellow 70 0 1 A 42 Paper Transfer Current B W Side 1 Adjust the current applied to Side 1 for paper transfer when printing in black and white mode Us...

Page 98: ...reduce image quality degradation due to the paper for example due to the paper s moisture content Press to increase the current and to reduce it Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Paper Tran...

Page 99: ...leading edge of the paper for application of paper transfer current Specify the length of area at the leading edge of the paper to which the current set in 46 Paper Transfer Current Lead Edge B W is...

Page 100: ...r Transfer Current Trail Edge FC Adjust the paper transfer current at the trailing edge of the paper when printing in full color Specify the paper transfer currents as a percentage of the currents spe...

Page 101: ...Max Value Min Value Step Unit Paper Transfer Current Trail Edge Dist Full Color 100 0 1 mm 54 Ppr Trns CV Start Timing B W Side 1 Adjust the timing to start constant voltage control for the bias on S...

Page 102: ...ress or to adjust the start timing Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Ppr Trns CV Start Timing FC Side 1 100 0 1 ms 57 Ppr Trns CV Start Timing FC Side 2 Adjust the timing to start constant v...

Page 103: ...tion of constant voltage control for the bias on Side 2 during paper transfer when printing in black and white mode Use this to adjust transferability at the leading edge of the paper Press or to adju...

Page 104: ...banding 63 Adjust Contact Timing of Ppr Trns Adjust the timing for the intermediate transfer belt and the paper transfer unit to come into contact during paper contact separation Use this to reduce t...

Page 105: ...tting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Disengage Timing of Paper Transfer 5 10 1 mm 1 The jitter occurs when the leading or trailing edge of paper that passes through the paper transfer unit...

Page 106: ...Value Min Value Step Unit Txt Ppr Paper Transfer Voltage FC Side 1 14 0 0 0 0 1 KV 69 Txt Ppr Paper Trnsf Voltage FC Side 2 Adjust the paper transfer voltage applied to Side 1 when printing in full co...

Page 107: ...ms Max Value Min Value Step Unit Txt Ppr Ppr Trns Isolation Voltage Side 1 12 0 0 0 0 5 KV You can adjust the value in steps of 0 1 kV using from Web Image Monitor 73 Txt Ppr Ppr Trns Isolatn Voltag S...

Page 108: ...r Temperature Adj Adjust the pressure roller temperature Press to increase the temperature and to reduce it Decreasing the temperature too much may cause the toner to not properly fuse to the paper co...

Page 109: ...Step Unit Adjust Fusing Temperature to Transfer Paper 6 1 1 None 78 Adjust Adding Fusing Temperature 1 Adjust the fusing unit s accumulated temperature for a specific time after a job starts Dependin...

Page 110: ...perature and the size of paper if you increase the interval by pressing the copy print speed may decrease Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Paper Feed Interval Setting 100 1 1 81 Reduce Init...

Page 111: ...ture Environment Do not Reduce Reduce Level 1 Reduce Level 2 Reduce Level 3 82 Reduce Initl CPM Norml High Temp Env Select one of the three levels of copy print speed reduction at normal room temperat...

Page 112: ...interval causes the cleaning web to wear out twice as fast which makes it necessary to replace the cleaning web more often Press to increase the interval and to reduce it Setting Items Max Value Min...

Page 113: ...e the envelope to become wrinkled Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Fusing Nip Width Adjustment for Envelope 2000 0 1 msec Decurler Adjustment 86 Paper Curl Correction Level Adjust the degre...

Page 114: ...ing edge relative to the paper feed direction and the mark indicates the trailing edge CEZ001 L S Paper feed direction Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Z fold Position 1 4 0 4 0 0 2...

Page 115: ...ing the multi folding unit This setting will not be applied when the multi sheet fold function is enabled Press to increase S and to reduce it The mark indicates the leading edge relative to the paper...

Page 116: ...irection Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Letter Fold out Position 1 Single sheet Fold 4 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 mm 1 For B5 paper any adjustment greater than 3 mm is rounded down to 3 mm 92 L...

Page 117: ...sition of the bottom segment S of letter fold in sheets when using the multi folding unit This setting will not be applied when the multi sheet fold function is enabled Press to increase S and to redu...

Page 118: ...s Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Letter Fold in Position 2 Single sheet Fold 4 0 4 0 0 2 mm 95 Double Parallel Fold Position 1 Adjust the fold position of the bottom segment 1 S1 of double paral...

Page 119: ...folding unit Press to increase S2 and to reduce it The upper right illustration shows a partly opened double parallel folded sheet folded in half and the lower right illustration shows a fully folded...

Page 120: ...direction Setting Items Max Value Min Value Step Unit Adjust Gate Fold Position 1 4 0 4 0 0 2 mm You cannot specify this setting when using 12 18 paper 98 Adjust Gate Fold Position 2 Adjust the fold w...

Page 121: ...when using the multi folding unit Press to increase S3 and to reduce it The upper right illustration shows a partly opened double parallel folded sheet folded in half and the lower right illustration...

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