MINOLTA-QMS PagePro 9100 Series Quick Start Manual page 72

• The length of time that the photo sensor picks up the light is used to calculate the toner empty sta-
tus of the hopper.
• The state in which the sensor detection voltage continues to be below specification during a
period of time exceeding specification and an agitation cycle is detected is considered a toner
near-empty condition.
Sensor detection
timing
Sensor detection
value (V)
Specification
value
• A toner empty status is considered to have been reached as soon as one of the following condi-
tions occurs after the toner near-empty status has been detected.
1 When the equivalent of 1,200 sheets have been printed (A4 size, black/white ratio=5%) after the toner near-
empty status has been detected.
2 When the equivalent of 800 sheets have been printed (1 print/job) after the toner near-empty status has been
detected.
Agitation cycle
Time exceeding
specification
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Agitation cycle
Time (ms)
Time exceeding
specification