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FA-F320
WARNING
1.1 Specifications ..........................................................................................
1.2 Features ..................................................................................................
1.3 Exterior Parts ..........................................................................................
1.4 Component location ................................................................................
2.1 Outline of Operation ................................................................................
2.2 Paper Transport Mechanism ..................................................................
2.3 Punching Mechanism .............................................................................
2.4 Jogging Offset Mechanism .....................................................................
2.5 Stapling Mechanism ...............................................................................
2.6 Elevating Mechanism ..............................................................................
3.1 General ...................................................................................................
3.2 Recommended tools ...............................................................................
3.3 Cleaning recommendations ....................................................................
3.4 Maintenance chart ..................................................................................
3.5 Diassembly and Assembly ......................................................................
4.2 Connector Signal ....................................................................................
V. Trouble Shooting
5.1 Error detection by self-diagnostics ..........................................................
5.2 Service mode ..........................................................................................
6.1 Installation requirements .........................................................................
6.2 Installation procedure .............................................................................
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FA-F320
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    FA-F320 Back to Model List FA-F320 Contents /Index WARNING I. Introduction 1.1 Specifications ..................1.2 Features ....................1.3 Exterior Parts ..................1.4 Component location ................II. Mechanism and Operation 2.1 Outline of Operation ................2.2 Paper Transport Mechanism ..............2.3 Punching Mechanism ................2.4 Jogging Offset Mechanism ..............
  • Page 2 This manual was developed and is supplied to authorized servicing dealers by Panasonic Communications & Systems Co. for the sole purpose of providing information necessary for the equipment's proper support. It is intended that this information be confidential and may not be reproduced without prior written consent from Panasonic Communications &...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Section I Introduction 1.1 Specifications Applicable models : FP-D250 / D350 Series 50 - 95 °F / 10 - 35 °C Ambient conditions Relative humidity 15-80% R.H Installation condition Horizontal Loading Style Two-layer tray Loaing Method Face up loading (Upper bin) Face down loading (Lower bin) Copy Paper Size Upper bin: LDR/A3, LGL/B4...
  • Page 4 Staples Exclusive staples (FQ-SS32) Hole punch Position 3 Holes (North America) 4 Holes (Europe / others) Refer to the illustration below. Stapling position : 60° 6±2.5 mm 6±2.5 mm ABCDE FGHIJK 6±2 mm 6±2 mm Hole punch position : <North America> <Europe / Others>...

  • Page 5: Features

    1.2 Features (1) Small-size 2-bin finisher with a stapling and hole punch function The finisher is equipped with a stapling function as well as a hole punch function. (2) Large Capacity A maximum of 1,100 sheets can be stacked in 2 bins. (20 lbs/80g/m small size paper, not stapled).

  • Page 6: Component Location

    1.4 Component location [1] Mechanical Parts Face up Exit Roller Bearing Face up Exit Roller Paddle Roller Paper Path Select Gate Face down Exit Roller Bearing Registration Roller Bearing Face down Exit Roller Paper Feed Upper Bin Guide Registration Roller Lower Bin Inverting Roller...
  • Page 7 [2] Electrical Parts Punch Registration Clutch (CL1) Paper Upper Surface Detecting Sensor (PC10) Punch Clutch (CL2) Exit Sensor (Face up) (PC2) Paper Feed Sensor (PC1) Jogging Home Position Sensor (PC6) Jogging Motor (M2) CPU P.C.B. Punch Box Detecting Sensor (PC12) Transport Gate Solenoid Motor (M1)

  • Page 8: Mechanism And Operation

    Section II Mechanism and Operation 2.1 Outline of Operation FA-F320 and host machine exchange signals through serial communication and carry out the following 8 modes of operations. 2-1-1. Face up exit Discharge the paper into upper bin. 2-1-2. Punch + Face up exit Punch the end of paper and discharge into upper bin.

  • Page 9: Paper Transport Mechanism

    2.2 Paper Transport Mechanism 2-2-1. Paper Transport Mechanism When the punch registration sensor detects the paper, the transport motor (M1) and belt motor (M3) are driven, driving gears and belts, which revolve rollers. (1) Face up paper Path (Discharged into upper bin) The paper transport sensor detects the paper when transport motor (M1) is driven and each roller is rotated.
  • Page 10 2-2-2. Paper Transport Mechanism (Interstage Stack) (1) Face down (Discharged into lower bin) The rollers are rotated by transport motor (M1). The paper passes through the registration roller, path gate, paddle roller and is received by the stack. After the paper is detected by the paper path sensor and jogged, the belt motor is driven and the paper is discharged into the lower bin.

  • Page 11: Punching Mechanism

    2.3 Punching Mechanism Cam Lifter Drive Shaft Punch Bar Registration roller Bearing Paper Feed Punch Clutch (CL2) Sensor Registration Roller Punch Registration Clutch (CL1) 2-3-1. Paper transport stop mechanism Stop the paper momentarily at the punching position. Process The front end of the paper transported into FA-F320 passes through the paper feed sensor.
  • Page 12 2-3-2. Punch Unit Drive Mechanism Punch unit is composed of guide A, B, punch bar, cam, cam lifter, drive shaft, and single punch clutch (CL2). 2-3-3. Punch Unit Drive When transport motor is driven, the punch unit’s drive gear rotates punch unit’s clutch gear.
  • Page 13 2.4 Jogging/Shift Mechanism Holding Spring Jogging Home Position Sensor Shift Bar (Rack A) Pinion Gear Reference Plate Jogging Motor Jogging Bar (Rack B) Sheet Detecting Sensor <Jogging Operation> • Jogging bar moves the papers stacked in interstage stack to reference plate, and jogs the papers toward STS.
  • Page 14 <Detecting of Home Position> • The jogging bar’s home position is decided by the light blocking plate integrated into pinion and home position sensor. • The jogging bar’s home position is the point where the sensor’s light starts to be blocked by the blocking plate. •...

  • Page 15: Stapling Mechanism

    2.5 Stapling Mechanism Stapling Mechanism 1. FQ-SS32 Staple Cartridge Staple Motor Staple Sensor Cartridge Sensor Staple Home Position Sensor Staple table • The staple motor’s rotation drives the stapler by rotating cam via gear. • The link is in contact with the cam. When the cam revolves, the link makes movement around its supporting point.

  • Page 16: Elevating Mechanism

    2.6 Elevating Mechanism Belt Paper Full Detecting Sensor Paper Upper Surface Detecting Sensor Wire Elevation Ceiling Sensor Hook Plate Belt Motor Elevating Bottom Sensor Elevating Motor (M4) When the elevating motor rotates the wire drum, wire is wound and hook plate moves up and down, vertical movement of lower bin.
  • Page 17 2-6-1. Control of Lower Bin Up/Down Movement 1 • The lower bin is elevated by the elevating motor (M4) to the point where elevation ceiling or paper upper surface detecting sensor is activated. • If paper is not in the bin, the elevation is stopped when elevation ceiling sensor is activated.

  • Page 18: Preventive Maintenance

    Section III Preventive Maintenance 3.1 General 1. A Preventive maintenance inspection should be performed on the finisher at a regular basis. If the preventive maintenance inspection is correctly performed, the finisher can be maintained for a long period of time, machine down time and the number of service calls can be minimized.

  • Page 19: Maintenance Chart

    3.4 Maintenance chart Parts name Part number Q’ty per unit Maintenance cycle Stapler unit GH03 - 7811 200,000 copies Hole punch unit GH03 - 7801 500,000 copies (including (North America) electro-magnetic clutch) GH03 - 7802 (Except North America) Paddle roller GH03 - 3504 500,000 copies Discharge brush...

  • Page 20: Diassembly And Assembly

    3.5 Disassembly and Assembly (1) Removal of the external covers Upper tray 1) Remove the finisher tray. (x2) 2) Remove the front cover (2 screws). 3) Remove the rear cover (2 screws). 4) Remove the top cover (2 shoulder screws). Lower tray (2) Removal of the hole punch unit 1) Remove the external covers.
  • Page 21 (3) Removal of the hole punch unit roller 1) Remove the hole punch unit. 2) Remove the hole punch unit roller assembly. (x4, 1 screw each) (4) Removal of the CPU PCB 1) Remove the external covers. 2) Disconnect all the connectors. 3) Remove the CPU PCB mounting screws.
  • Page 22 (6) Removal of the registration roller 1) Remove the hole punch unit. 2) Remove the registration roller clutch. 3) Remove the registration roller bushing. (front/rear, 1 E-ring each) 4) Remove the registration roller. (7) Removal of the transfer motor 1) Remove the CPU PCB mounting bracket. 2) Loosen the tension bracket mounting screw.
  • Page 23 (8) Removal of the timing belt 1 and 2 1) Remove the CPU PCB mounting bracket. 2) Remove the transfer motor mounting bracket. 3) Remove the tension bracket mounting screw. 4) Remove the tension spring. 5) Remove timing belt 1. 6) Loosen the tension bracket mounting screw of timing belt 2.
  • Page 24 (9) Removal of the paddle roller 1) Remove the front and rear cover. 2) Remove the CPU PCB mounting bracket. 3) Remove the upper left panel. (2 screws. Shoulder screw on the front side) 4) Disconnect the sensor connector. 5) Remove the sensor harness from the harness clamp.
  • Page 25 (10) Removal of the invert paper exit roller 1) Remove the external covers. (front/rear) 2) Remove the lower left panel. (4 screws, Shoulder screws on the front side) 3) Disconnect the harness connector of the left panel. 4) Remove the invert paper exit roller bushing (rear).
  • Page 26 (11) Removal of the straight paper exit roller 1) Remove the external covers. (front and rear) 2) Remove the CPU PCB. 3) Remove the upper left panel. 4) Remove the straight paper exit roller bushing (front). (1 E ring) 5) Remove the belt and pulley. (1 E ring) 6) Remove the straight paper exit roller bushing (rear).
  • Page 27 (12) Removal of the pass select gate 1) Remove the external covers. (front/rear) 2) Remove the top cover. (2 screws) 3) Remove the gate solenoid with mounting bracket. (2 screws, 1 spring, 1 gate arm and 1 connector) 4) Remove the straight paper exit sensor connector.
  • Page 28 (13) Removal of the belt drive motor 1) Remove the outer covers. 2) Remove the drive belt. 3) Remove the belt drive motor unit. (3 screws and 1 connector) 4) Remove the belt drive motor mounting bracket 1. (2 screws) 5) Remove the pulley.
  • Page 29 (14) Removal of the straight paper exit discharge brush 1) Remove the external covers. (front/rear) 2) Remove the top cover. (2 screws) 3) Remove the lever. (2 screws) 4) Remove the discharge brush. (2 Screws) (15) Removal of the invert paper exit discharge brush 1) Remove the external covers.
  • Page 30 (16) Removal of the tractor belt 1) Remove the external covers. (front/rear) 2) Remove the lower left panel. (front/rear) 3) Remove the harness connector of the left panel. 4) Remove the belt motor unit. 5) Remove the lower guide support plate for the invert paper exit.
  • Page 31 (18) Removal of the stack area discharge brush 1) Remove the dust box. 2) Remove the stack area discharge brushes. (x 2, 1 screw each) (19) Removal of the jogging motor 1) Remove the dust box. 2) Remove the cover. (2 screws) 3) Disconnect the jogging motor connector.

  • Page 32: Electrical

    Section IV Electrical 4.1 Electrical Parts (Functions of Switches and Sensors) 1. Set Switch (SW1) Detects setting condition of finisher, resets paper jam and reset staple jam. 2. Cartridge Sensor (SW2) Detects staple cartridge. 3. Staple Sensor (SW3) Detects staples. 4.
  • Page 33 4.1.1 Control of Transport Motor (a) Paper transport motor for finisher is of outer rotor type DC, brushless. Its control circuit is shown below. (b) Pulse signals from P35 of P.C.B. (PWB-A) IC1 controls the speed. Signal L from IC1-P10 starts the motor, while signal H stops the motor. PJ6 6 PJ6 7 DC24V...
  • Page 34 4.1.3 Control of Belt Motor (a) The motor for discharging papers out of stack is a two phase exciting type, two phase pulse motor. Its control circuit is shown below. (b) Each pulse signal output from P20, P21, P22, P23 of IC1 in P.C.B (PWB-A) excites and rotates the coil in each phase.
  • Page 35 4.1.5 Control of Staple Motor (a) Staple motor, which carries out stapling, is a +24V DC motor. Its control circuit is shown below. (b) It is controlled by the combination of signals from P32 and P33 of IC1 in P.C.B (PWB-A).
  • Page 36 4.1.7 Control of Punch Regist Clutch (a) Punch regist clutch, which stops the movement of paper feed roller at the time of punching, is a +24V electromagnetic clutch. Its control circuit is shown below. (b) Clutch is turned ON when signal L is transmitted from P27 of IC1 in P.C.B. (PWB- DC5V DC24V IC14...

  • Page 37: Connector Signal

    4.2 Connector Signal Signal Connection Input/Output Function DC+5V ––––– Ground Staple Home Stapler Home position Home Position Sensor Detecting Signal Staple Sensor Staple Staple Detecting Sensor Stapler Staple Cartridge Detecting Cartridge Sensor Cartridge Signal Staple Motor + Staple Motor Drive Signal + Staple Motor + Normal rev.
  • Page 38 Signal Connection Input/Output Function +24V DC+24V +24V DC+24V Belt Motor A Belt motor drive pulse A Belt Belt Motor B Belt motor drive pulse B motor Pulse Belt Motor A Belt motor drive pulse A Belt Motor B Belt motor drive pulse B Elevation Motor Elevation motor drive signal + Elevation...
  • Page 39 Signal Connection Input/Output Function +24V DC+24V –––– Ground DC+5V –––– Ground Transport –––– Ground motor Transport Motor Transport motor drive speed Clock pulse signal Pulse Transport Motor Transport motor drive ON/ ON/OFF OFF signal Transport Motor Transport motor normal Normal control drive detecting signal Signal Connection...
  • Page 40 Signal Connection Input/Output Function –––– Ground Paper Paper Full Lower tray paper full detecting full Detecting Sensor signal No paper detecting (Signal) sensor DC+5V –––– Ground Paper upper Paper Upper Lower tray paper upper surface Surface detecting surface detecting signal detected detecting Sensor (Signal)
  • Page 41 PJ10 Signal Connection Input/Output Function –––– Ground Jogging Jogging Home Jogging home position home Position Sensor Home detecting signal position (Signal) sensor DC+5V –––– Ground Elevation Elevation Ceiling Lower tray ceiling detecting ceiling Ceiling Sensor (Signal) signal sensor DC+5V –––– Ground Elevation Elevation Bottom...

  • Page 42: Error Detection By Self-Diagnostics

    Section V Troubleshooting 5.1 Error detection by self-diagnostics The self-diagnostics function detects troubles in important areas of the finisher. When any trouble occurs, the machine is stopped. The error indication appears in the “message” display of the copier and the “Wait” indicator on the copier turns ON. (1) User error Code Problem...

  • Page 43: Service Mode

    5.2 Service mode (1) F4 mode 1) Input check Message display Code Function Condition a) 2 bin finisher paper exit Paper is detected. sensor (inverting exit) b) 2 bin finisher paper pass Paper is detected. sensor c) 2 bin finisher paper exit Paper is detected.
  • Page 44 2) Output check Activate the door switch before executing output check. Press the start key to start and press the stop key to reset. Code Item Function C109 Finisher bin movement 1 The bin moves lower direction for one second, then moves up to the home position.

  • Page 45: Unpacking/Installation

    Check the following requirements before installing FA-F320. (1) The space shown below is needed for installation. 10cm 1.5m 1.2m (2) Make sure to only use accessories made by Panasonic. • System consoles: FA-DS725 Make sure the copier is operating normally before installing FA-F320.

  • Page 46: Installation Procedure

    6.2 Installation procedure (1) Unpacking Check the contents and condition of the box for completeness and any shipping damage before installation. (visual check) * Check the contents of the box. 2 Bin finisher (x1) Upper tray (x1) Lower tray (x1) Finisher bracket (x1) Rail bracket (x1) Rail stand (x1)
  • Page 47 (2) Installation Remove all shipping materials before installation. Caution: Make sure the copier is unplugged before the installation. Location Procedure Check (1) Remove the left cover of the sys- tem console. (2 screws) (2) Remove the pre-stamped hole Hole knock outs (2 positions) from the system console.
  • Page 48 Location Procedure Check (1) Pull out the rail from the rail bracket. (2) Set the 2 bin finisher onto the rail and install the fixing screws. Finisher (2 screws) Rail Rail stand Rail bracket Finisher Rail Rail stand (1) Install the upper and lower trays. Upper tray Finisher Lower tray...
  • Page 49 Location Procedure Check Height adjustment (1) Check the gap between the copier and finisher and insure that the gap is 0-0.5 mm. (position A, front and rear) Finisher (2) Confirm that the magnet catches (front and rear) are touching to the finisher brackets.
  • Page 50 Location Procedure Check (1) Install the rail cover. (2 screws) Note: Insert the shoulder screw on the rail cover into the hole of the rail stand. Rail bracket cover Hole Rail cover Rail stand shoulder screw (1) Install the finisher cover. (2 screws) Finisher cover...

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