Oki LP-1040 Maintenance Manual page 720

(4) Original document feed (back)
(a) Operation period
From the time the scan has finished until the tail end of the original document is output.
(b) Purpose
To advance the original document, after the scan, from the CIS unit's bottom edge until the
document is completely output from the Printer.
(c) Action
- The motor drives the registration and the rear rollers whose rotations make the original
document to advance.
- The skew sensor checks that the document is not skewed badly to the point where it
could cause a paper jam.
(5) Print (copy function)
(a) Operation period
From the time image data is sent from the ASC1 board to the RIP controller until the actual
data is printed. Printing begins after the original document passes completely through the
tail end of the CIS unit.
(b) Purpose
To create an image on the photoconductor drum based on the data sent from the computer
and to transfer the toner image to the paper.
(c) Action
After the LED head finishes writing, the developer, transfer, and separator units are turned
On in that order.
(6) Transfer data to host (scan to file function)
(a) Operation period
From the time image data is sent from the ASC1 board to the RIP controller until that data
is sent to the host computer. The data transfer from the RIP controller to the host computer
starts after the original document passes completely through the tail end of the CIS unit.
(b) Purpose
To send image data from the ASC1 board to the RIP controller, and then to send the data to
the host computer.
(c) Action
- Image data is sent from the ASC1 board to the RIP controller. Once 1-page data is ready
within the RIP controller, the data is then sent to the host computer.
- Data is stored on the HDD connected to the RIP controller to perform actions, for
example, sorting.
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