Operation - Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual

Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006

20.3 Operation

20.3.1 Fusing pressure roller pressure selection mechanism
• The pressure applied by the fusing pressure roller is selected appropriately to prevent
media wrinkles during printing of envelopes.
• A pressure selection mechanism is provided to vary the pressure in two steps.
• The pressure is selected by placing the pressure selector dial in either of the two posi-
tions that are 180 degrees apart from each other.
• Placing the dial in the appropriate position selects the corresponding pressure applied by
the fusing pressure roller to the fusing pad.
• Place the dial in the top position when printing is to be done on plain paper or a similar
type of media (for a high pressure).
• Place the dial in the bottom position when printing is to be done on envelopes (for a low
pressure).
• Whenever printing on envelopes, the pressure selector dial must be placed in the appro-
priate position. When the print cycle using envelopes is completed, be sure to place the
dial back in the original position.
• If the print cycle is started without first selecting the appropriate position of the dial, enve-
lopes are very likely to be wrinkled, and the image could be poorly fused on plain paper
and similar media.
Fusing pad
Pressure selector dial
Fusing pressure roller
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20. Fusing section
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