Automatic Controls; Auto Density Control - KIP 9000 Service Manual

3. 5

Automatic Controls

3. 5. 1

Auto Density Control

If the temperature of installation site varies while the Developer Bias is always fixed to a constant
level, the print image may become lighter or darker than expected. Especially when the
temperature falls, the print image tends to become lighter.
The Auto Density Control is able to get rid of such effect by the temperature variation and realizes
to have always expected density in any temperature condition.
Without Auto Density Control With Auto Density Control
Target density
Resulting density
(Look different from "target") (Look same with "target")
The Density Lock process performed in the factory (in most of cases) provides a "Target Density"
to KIP9000. When the Auto Density Control is set to ON, it automatically changes the Developer
Bias flexibly to have the same density with the Target Density in any situation.
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