Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual page 127

20. Fusing section
H. Detection of media full in the exit tray
• The media full sensor detects the load capacity of output media in the exit tray.
• When the media holding plate is low, the edge of the media holding plate shades the
media full sensor.
• When printing starts, the output media pushes up the media holding plate and the edge
of the plate activates the media full sensor.
• After all media is discharged, the media holding plate goes down and the edge of the
plate shades the media full sensor. If the sensor is shaded, the printed media is judged to
not have reached the maximum load capacity yet.
• After all media is discharged, if the output media in the exit tray keeps the media holding
plate up and the media full sensor remains activated, the printed media is judged to have
reached the maximum load capacity, and the operation panel displays the message
"OUTPUT FULL REMOVE PAPER."
• If the sensor detects that the exit tray is full, printing is stopped.
• The message "OUTPUT FULL REMOVE PAPER" is removed when the output media is
removed from the exit tray, which again shades the media full sensor.
When the tray is empty
Media holding plate
When media is loaded
Media
When the tray is full
Media
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Exit tray
Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
Media full sensor (PS12)
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