Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual page 200

Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
A. Operation
Media
Aligning belt
Backward
direction
Aligning plate
Exit roller
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1. The transport motor drives the align-
ing belt, so that the media is trans-
ported up to the position of the exit
roller.
2. When the trailing edge of the media
moves past the aligning belt, the exit
roller up/down motor starts rotating
to lower the upper exit roller.
3. The exit motor rotates in the direc-
tion of storing media, causing the
exit roller to rotate in the direction of
storing media. The exit roller and
aligning belt makes the media make
a switchback operation, so that the
media is stored in the finishing tray.
The media is pressed up against the
stopper so as to be aligned properly
(in the feeding direction).
4. When the media is stored in place,
the exit roller up/down motor starts
rotating to raise the upper exit roller.
5. The aligning belt up/down solenoid is
energized so that the aligning belt is
raised.
6. The aligning motor starts rotating to
press the aligning plate up against
the media. This aligns the media
properly (in the crosswise direction).
7. The aligning belt up/down solenoid is
energized to lower the aligning belt.
8. In staple mode, the printed media
stack/set is stapled together after the
media aligning sequence.
5. Operations
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