Output Options Theory; Mailbox Theory - Lexmark MX81 Series Service Manual

Paper type Paper weight
Rough/cotton
60–90 g/m
(16–24 lb)
Custom type [x]
60–90 g/m
(16–24 lb)
*
The finisher stacks the paper but does not staple or punch holes in it.

Output options theory

• "Mailbox theory" on page 794
•
"Staple finisher theory" on page 795

Mailbox theory

The mailbox is capable of delivering printed media into multiple separate output destinations. This allows multiple
users to automatically segregate the printed output. All of the user's printed outputs can be exited into the specific
output bin assigned to him. The mechanism is controlled by a set of sensors that detect the media and drive motors
that move the media along its paper path.
Mailbox paper path
sensor(bin3 full)
sensor (bin2 full)
sensor (bin1 full)
When the mailbox is installed on top of the printer, the diverter plunger changes the position of the diverter below it.
Since the diverter position of the printer below is opened, the printed paper will be re-routed. Instead of exiting the
standard output bin, the media enters the mailbox. The movement of the diverter plunger can be controlled by its
diverter motor, depending on the printer's commands.
Note: The diverter motor controls the diverter below it. Another way of saying it is that the diverter is controlled by
the diverter motor of the output option above it.
4‑bin mailbox
2
2
sensor (bin4 full)
bin level sensors
Appendix C: Theory of operation
794
Offset stacker Staple finisher
exit rollers
diverter4
diverter3
interface/main motor
diverter2
diverter1
diverter motor
sensor pass through
diverter plunger
7463
Staple, hole punch
finisher