SYSTEM FEATURES
21 May, 1999
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2.3.4 PAGE SEPARATION AND DATA REDUCTION
Incoming pages that are only slightly longer than the copy paper may be reduced
in the sub-scan direction. Whether or not this happens depends on the settings of
printer switches 04 and 05.
Reduction Enabled
If bit 0 of printer switch 03 is at 1 (Enabled), the data will be reduced in the page
memory to fit on the copy paper. However, data will only be reduced if the length of
the incoming page is
±
5 mm shorter than a certain maximum length. The
maximum reducible incoming page length depends on the copy paper size and the
reduction ratio stored for that paper size in printer switches 04 and 05.
Each paper size can be programmed with a separate reduction ratio. In each of the
two bit switches, there is one bit for each possible paper size. The combination of
the bit settings determines the ratio for that paper size.
Bit No.
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
Switch
No.
Not used Not used
Legal
F4
A4
Letter
Not used
A5
sideways
Sw 04
0: 4/3
1: 4/3
0: 8/7
1: 12/11
Sw 05
0:
0:
1:
1:
The following table shows the maximum reducible incoming page length for each
copy paper size. All lengths are in millimeters. The factory setting of the reduction
ratio is 4/3.
Paper
Printable Page
Maximum Reducible Incoming Page Length
Type
Length
Ratio = 4/3
Ratio = 8/7
Ratio = 12/11
A5 Sideways
147.8 mm
190.1 mm
162.9 mm
155.3 mm
Letter
279.2 mm
365.2 mm
313.0 mm
298.7 mm
A4
296.9 mm
388.8 mm
333.2 mm
318.2 mm
F4
330.1 mm
402.0 mm
371.2 mm
354.3 mm
Legal
355.6 mm
402.0 mm
400.3 mm
382.1 mm
Incoming pages that are longer than the maximum length will not be reduced, but
will print on two pages and be treated in accordance with the setting of bit 1 of
printer switch 00. If this bit is 1, the bottom few lines of the page will continue from
where the first page left off. If it is 0, the next page continues from where the
previous page left off.
