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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Workgroup devices sold through retail and traditional IT

distribution outlets usually are maintained by office workers

who change the all-in-one cartridge units that encase the

entire imaging system, including the toner cartridge (or the

ink cartridges employed by ink-jet imaging systems). Units

sold through resellers and dealers are usually maintained

by office workers and/or trained service engineers. While

separate long-life parts are more complex to install (i.e.,

separate toner cartridges, imaging drums, transfer belts),

they tend to cost less than low- yield, all-in-one

alternatives.

Toner or Ink Replacement

Changing the toner, imaging cartridge or ink cartridge is a

necessary task that is traditionally is avoided by some for

fear of toner dust or ink leaking on clothing or hands, or the

fear that it might be too complicated. However, most units

today offer clean replacement of toner or ink supplies, and

there is very little risk of toner or ink leakage. Usually the

replacement process is typically easy.

Clearing Media Misfeeds

The main issue that office users attempt to avoid is the

removal of an occasional media misfeed. As a general

rule, the faster a device engine, and the more media

handling and finishing options it has, the more complex is

the process of removing media misfeeds.

Common media-misfeed sources involve the duplex unit

and poor loading of media supplies. The position of the

duplex unit may be a major factor in the removal of many

media misfeeds. How easy or difficult it is to load media

supplies can also be a factor in the overall number of

misfeeds that may occur.

Loading Media

It goes without saying that loading media should be as

easy as possible, but sometimes that is not the case.

Among the factors that affect ease-of-use are:

• The user should be able to load an entire ream (500

sheets) in a single step.

• Mechanisms such as corner separators and ramps in

the media drawer can impede loading media.

The most critical factor involved in ease-of-loading media is

automatic media-size detection. Ultimately, the device

should be able to recognize the new media size and reflect

it on its control panel/touch screen and across the network

in print drivers and printer-management software. Without

automatic media-size detection, users must remember to

program-in the new media size—something they often

neglect to do, or do incorrectly. This can result in jobs

printed on the wrong media size, backed-up job logs, etc.

LOADING MEDIA

Paper Loading Checklist

Maximum media weight from all media sources? No

Drop-in loading of a full ream of paper? Yes

Corner separators in paper trays? No

Spring-loaded ramps in paper trays? No

Geared media size side guides? No

Captured rear media guide? Yes

Automatic paper size detection? No

Both tray 1 and tray 2 can each hold 550 sheets of 20 lb. Bond

/80 gsm or 500 sheets (105 gsm or 28 lbs bond media (in from

5.5"x8.5"/A5-R up to 11"X17"/A3).

In order to adjust the paper drawers, the user must unlock the

drawer by squeezing the lock on the top left. Once unlocked, the

user squeezes the green lever on the bottom right and then slides

the guide into place.