20. The pick-up operation fails (from cassette).
Cause
Step
Paper (inside
1
cassette)
Cassette
2
Pick-up clutch
3
(CL2)
Pick-up roller,
4
pick-up
separation pad
DC controller
5
PCB
21. The pick-up operation from the multifeeder fails.
Cause
Step
Multifeeder
1
pick-up clutch
(CL3)
Paper guide
2
plate cam
Multifeeder
3
pick-up
solenoid (SL2)
DC controller
PCB
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Checks
Is the paper inside the cassette
under the claws?
Slide out and then in the cassette.
Is the problem corrected?
Does the pick-up roller rotate after
the copy Start key is pressed?
Is the life of the pick-up roller or
the pick-up separation pad at its
limit?
Replace the DC controller PCB. Is
the problem corrected?
Checks
Select the multifeeder, and press
the copy Start key. Does the
multifeeder pick-up roller rotate?
Does the paper guide plate spring
up when the Copy Start key is
pressed?
Connect the (+) probe of the
meter to J306-11 on the DC
controller PCB. Does the voltage
change from about 24 V to about
0 V when the Copy Start key is
pressed?
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Results
Action
NO
Advise the user on the
correct method of setting
paper.
YES
End.
•
Advise the user on
the correct way to set
the cassette.
NO
Check the wiring from
the connector (J303) on
the DC controller PCB
and the pick-up clutch; if
normal, replace the
clutch.
YES
Replace the pick-up
roller or the pick-up
separation pad.
YES
End.
Results
Action
NO
Check the wiring; if
normal, replace CL3.
YES
Check the position of the
paper guide plate cam
and separation pad; as
necessary, adjust or
replace.
YES
Check the wiring; if
normal, replace SL2.
NO
Replace the DC
controller.
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