Transfer Belt Life Detection - Konica Minolta BizHub C360 Service Manual

Theory of Operation Ver. 1.0 Jul. 2009
13.3.10

Transfer belt life detection

• The life counter of the transfer belt controls detection of life of the image transfer belt unit.
• The counter value is recorded in the service EEPROM board of the machine.
Controlled item
Printed page count
Transfer belt rotation time
*1: M represents a code that denotes the image transfer belt unit rotation time.
A. Printed counter life determination
• Each of the printed counter and the transfer belt rotation time counter has its own thresh-
old value to determine its own life. If the printed counter reaches the threshold, the
machine determines that the image transfer belt unit has reached a new state.
Image guaranteed range
Image transfer belt unit
(new article)
(1) Image transfer belt unit printed counter life criteria
State
Normal
Normal
(print enabled: within image guaranteed range)
Reaching life display
Reaching life
(print enabled: outside image guaranteed range)
Life stop Life stop display (print prohibited)
13. 1ST IMAGE TRANSFER SECTION
Counting unit
Count
*1
M
Reaching life display
(reaching life threshold value)
Outside image
guaranteed range
Display
Life stop display
(life stop threshold value)
Image transfer belt unit
(life end)
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Criteria
Less than life threshold
Equal to or more than life threshold
and less than life stop threshold
Equal to or more than life stop
threshold
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