The fusing belt smoothing roller [A] removes damage on the belt caused by the edges of the paper.
The fusing belt smoothing roller [A] polishes the surface of the fusing belt [B] in order to remove roughness caused by the edges of paper that has passed through the fusing unit, and to prevent glossy streaks on prints.
| No. | Description | No. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper Edge | 4 | Paper Edge Position |
| 2 | Fusing Belt | 5 | Belt Surface |
| 3 | Paper Edge Trace (roughness) | 6 | Polished Belt Surface with the fusing belt smoothing roller |
How to use the fusing belt smoothing roller function
The fusing belt smoothing roller function is not automatically executed if the factory default settings are used. The smoothing fusing roller auto execution feature is turned ON when [1: Roller Lifetime Priority] or [2: Short Waiting Time Priority] is selected for [062. Fusing Belt Smoothing Setting] in IMSS settings. The fusing belt smoothing roller can be run manually by executing SP1-133-110 or the adjustment settings for operators and the adjustment settings for skilled operators (0525-01).
The specification is as shown below:
Item | Descriptions |
|---|---|
SP No. | SP1-133-110 |
Adjustment Settings for Skilled Operators | 0210-01 |
Adjustment Settings for Operators | 0210-01 |
Operation Specification | Roller rotates in 2 minutes in 1 cycle |
Yield | 260 minutes (133 cycles) |
Near-End | Pro C5200S: 258 minutes (rest 4 cycles) Pro C5210S: 254 minutes (rest 6 cycles) This can be modified with "SP1-133-131". |
End | 266 minutes This can be modified with "SP1-133-132". |
How to check the use rate | With the PM parts list shown on the operation panel display. |
Notes
- When you execute fusing belt smoothing more than six times in a row but no improvement appears, replace the fusing belt.
- The polishing performance could be deteriorated before the fusing belt smoothing belt roller reaches the target yield/end, due to variations in each fusing belt smoothing roller. In this case, replace the fusing belt smoothing roller.
When using a paper type with which glossy stripes easily appear, the glossy stripes can be prevented by shortening the execution interval of fusing belt smoothing according to the variations [A] in paper edge passing position.
If the variation in paper edge passing position [A] is small, adjust the execution interval of fusing belt smoothing to a shorter value while referring to the table below. If the variation in paper edge passing position [A] is large, adjust the execution interval of fusing belt smoothing to a longer value while referring to the table below.
The variation in paper edge passing position is 0.3mm normally in this machine. However, the variation could be smaller than 0.3mm due to the individual differences between machines. In that case, the execution interval of fusing belt smoothing should be adjusted to a shorter value, and because of that, the lifetime of the fusing belt smoothing roller and fusing belt will become shorter.
Variations in paper edge passing position [mm]
Execution interval of fusing belt smoothing [kp]
Lifetime of the fusing belt smoothing belt roller [kp]
Lifetime of the fusing roller [kp]
0.2 1.5 90 200 0.4 3 180 400 0.6 4.5 270 600