November 2003 © TOSHIBA TEC 5 - 121 e-STUDIO3511/4511 TROUBLESHOOTING
(13) Skew (slantwise copying)Feeding direction
Cause/Section
Drawer/LCF
Paper feed roller
Rollers
Aligning amount
Registration roller
Pre-registration guide
2nd transfer front
guide
RADF
Step
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Check items
Is the drawer or LCF properly installed?
Is too much paper loaded in the drawer
or LCF?
Is the paper corner folded?
Are the drawer or LCF side guides
properly set?
Is the surface of paper feed roller dirty?
Is each roller improperly fixed to the
shaft?
Is the aligning amount proper?
Is the registration roller spring removed?
Is the pre-registration guide improperly
installed?
Is the 2nd transfer front guide installed
properly?
Is the RADF installed and adjusted
properly?
Measures
Reinstall the drawer or LCF properly.
Reduce paper to 550 sheets or less.
(2500 sheets or less/stack for LCF)
Change the paper direction and reinsert it.
Adjust the side guides.
Clean the roller surface with alcohol, or
replace the roller.
Check and reinstall E-rings, pins, clips
and setscrews.
Increase the aligning amount.
Mount the spring correctly. Clean the
roller if it is dirty.
Correct it.
Correct it.
Reinstall and readjust it.
Fig. 5-214