Control; Control Of Paper Size; Selective Control On Paper Cassette; Print Head Light Quantity Control - Dell 5110cn Service Manual

5. Control

5.1 Control of Paper Size

"ON/OFF of Paper Size Switch of SWITCH ASSY SIZE" and "Diag Tool indication data" are shown in
the table below.
Paper Size Switches are indicated as SW1, SW2, and SW3 from the above one.

5.2 Selective Control on Paper Cassette

The preferred paper cassette selected after powering on can be changed via the printer settings. The
default is Tray 1 (TBD)..
The paper feeder by the paper tray under the printer is called "Tray 1", and the first
tray and the second tray in optional TRAY UNIT are called "Tray 2" , "Tray 3" and
"Tray 4" respectively.

5.3 PRINT HEAD Light Quantity Control

The image data are entered to the laser diodes in the PRINT HEAD as electric signals (data are
expressed with high and low voltage values), and the laser diodes convert the image data from electric
signals to optical signals (data are expressed with blinking laser beams).
Variations in light quantity of laser beams or variations in optical system (such as lenses) or drum
sensitivity cannot attain proper electrostatic image, and accordingly the laser diodes monitor the light
quantity of laser beams to control the light quantity so as to attain stable and proper electrostatic image.
The PRINT HEAD in this printer has four laser diodes for yellow, magenta, cyan, and black
respectively, and the light quantity is automatically adjusted for each color.
Paper Size
LEGAL14" (SEF)
LEGAL13" (SEF)
EXECUTIVE (SEF)
B5 (SEF)
A4 (SEF)
LETTER (SEF)
A5
No cassette
ON : The actuator is pushing the switch.
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Paper Size Switch
SW1 SW2 SW3
ON ON ON
ON ON OFF
ON OFF ON
ON OFF OFF
OFF ON ON
OFF OFF ON
OFF ON OFF
OFF OFF OFF
Diag
indication data
00
01
02
03
04
06
05
07