6.9.1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................6-38
6.9.2 DRIVE.............................................................................................6-39
6.9.3 DEVELOPER MIXING ....................................................................6-39
6.9.4 DEVELOPMENT BIAS ...................................................................6-40
6.9.5 TONER SUPPLY ............................................................................6-41
Toner Bottle Replenishment Mechanism ............................................6-41
Overview.............................................................................................6-43
Toner Concentration Measurement ....................................................6-45
Vsp/Vsg Detection ..............................................................................6-45
Toner Supply Reference Voltage (Vref) Determination.......................6-45
Toner Supply Determination ...............................................................6-45
ID Sensor............................................................................................6-47
TD Sensor...........................................................................................6-47
Toner Near End Detection ..................................................................6-48
Toner Near End Recovery ..................................................................6-48
Toner End Detection ...........................................................................6-48
Toner End Recovery ...........................................................................6-48
6.10.1 DRUM CLEANING........................................................................6-49
6.10.2 TONER RECYCLING ...................................................................6-49
6.11 PAPER FEED........................................................................................6-50
6.11.1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................6-50
6.11.3 PAPER FEED AND SEPARATION MECHANISM........................6-51
6.11.5 PAPER END DETECTION ...........................................................6-52
Paper Tray ..........................................................................................6-53
By-pass Tray.......................................................................................6-54
6.11.7 SIDE FENCES..............................................................................6-55
6.11.8 PAPER REGISTRATION..............................................................6-55
6.12.1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................6-56
6.12.4 PAPER SEPARATION MECHANISM...........................................6-58
6.13.1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................6-59
Fusing Unit Drive ................................................................................6-60
Contact/Release Control.....................................................................6-60
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