Minolta EP1080 - Wrinkles in Paper; Double Feed

Paper Take-Up Section
2. Wrinkles in Paper
Step Cause Check Item Result Action
1
Paper Is the problem solved when
new paper is used?
YES
Change the paper (that is up
to product specifications).
Instruct the user in how to
store the paper.
2
Paper Take-Up
Section
Is the paper taken up and
fed in properly?
NO
Check the Drawer and Paper
Take-Up Rolls and adjust,
clean, and/or replace the parts
as necessary. (See "Skewed
Feed" that appears later.)
3
Transport Section Are any of the Belts left slack
or the Suction Deck dirty? YES
Replace the three Belts at
once or clean the Suction
Deck.
4
Pre-Fusing
Guide Plate
Is the Guide Plate dirty with
toner or other foreign matter?
YES
Clean the Guide Plate.
5
Thermistor Is the Thermistor damaged
or dirty with toner?
YES
Clean or replace the
Thermistor.
6
Is the Thermistor in positive
contact with the Upper
Fusing Roller?
NO
Move the Thermistor Mounting
Bracket up or down as
necessary so that the
Thermistor comes in positive
contact with the Upper Fusing
Roller.
7
Fusing Rollers Has the Roller replacement
time arrived?
YES
Replace the Rollers.
8
Width of area
of contact
between the
Upper and
Lower Fusing
Rollers
Does the location of wrinkles
change when the position of
the left and right Pressure
Springs are changed?
YES
Replace the two Pressure
Springs at once.
Fusing Unit
3. Double Feed
Step Cause Check Item Result Action
1
Paper Is the problem solved when
new paper is used?
YES
Change the paper (that is up
to product specifications).
Instruct the user in how to
store the paper.
2
Paper
Take-Up Roll
Is the Paper Take-Up Roll
dirty, or has its replacement
time arrived?
YES
Clean or replace the Paper
Take-Up Roll.
Are the Paper Take-Up Rolls
located correctly? (For the
Copier’s 1st Drawer)
YES
Change the locations of the
Rolls according to the paper
size being used.
3
Paper
Separator Roll
Is the Paper Separator Roll
dirty, or has its replacement
time arrived? (For the 3rd
and 4th Drawers)
YES
Clean or replace the Paper
Separator Roll.
4
Paper Lifting
Plate and
Springs
(Copier’s 1st
Drawer)
Are the correct type of Paper
Lifting Springs being used or
are they positioned
correctly? Or, has the Paper
Lifting Plate warped?
NO
Change the type and position
of the Lifting Springs or
replace the Lifting Plate
according to the paper size
being used.
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