Stapling Position; Staple Sheet Empty Detection - Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual

5. Operations
5.6.2

Stapling position

• When the staple finisher is mounted on the main body, the printed media is fed out face
down with its trailing edge first.
• The staple is driven into the media stack/set at an angle of 49 degrees relative to the
printed surface at the rear corner.
<Typical stapling positions>
5.6.3

Staple sheet empty detection

• Staple empty detection sensor 1, 2 detect whether or not there is a staple sheet still left.
• When the number of staples left in the staple cartridge becomes about 20, a staple sheet
empty condition results, causing a corresponding empty message to appear on the con-
trol panel.
• When the empty condition is detected, the corresponding empty indication is given on
the control panel. At the same time, the Stapling Unit moves to the front.
• When a new staple cartridge is loaded, the stapling motor is energized until the self prim-
ing sensor detects a staple, which results in the staple to be fed up to the stapling posi-
tion.
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Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
Self-priming sensor1, 2
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Staple empty detection sensor1, 2
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