No. Item Contents Details
Transfer Roller
1
Transfer
Belt/Roller
Heater
The transfer roller heater has
been newly added to keep the
temperature around the transfer
roller unit at 20
°
C.
See 8.1 in section 2 for details.
2
Transfer Roller The material of the transfer roller
has been changed.
To improve transfer efficiency.
3
Transfer Roller
Bias
The number of threshold levels
that decide transfer roller bias
depending on environmental
conditions has been changed
from 2 to 4.
See 8.2 in section 2 for details.
Transfer roller bias settings for
duplex copying have been newly
added.
See 8.2 in section 2 for details.
4
Paper
Discharge Plate
The installed angle of the paper
discharge plate has changed.
To prevent toner scatter from
appearing around solid areas in
duplex mode. See 8.4 in section
2 for details.
5
Paper
Discharge
Plate Output
The output of the paper
discharge plate changes
depending on the copy paper.
See 8.4 in section 2 for details.
6
Transfer Roller
Cleaning
The roller lubricant mechanism
has been newly added.
See 8.3 in section 2 for details.
Fusing Unit
1
Hot Roller The material of the hot roller has
been changed.
To make it suitable for duplex
copying.
2
Pressure Roller The material of the pressure
roller has been changed.
To make it suitable for duplex
copying.
3
Pressure Roller
Cleaning
The pressure roller cleaning
mechanism has been newly
added.
See 9.1 in section 2 for details.
4
Ozone Filter Has been eliminated
Paper Feed
1
2nd Paper
Feed Station
The 2nd paper feed station has
been changed to the universal
tray type.
To meet customers’ requests.
Operation Panel
1
LCD (Liquid
Crystal Display)
The LCD has been changed to a
640 x 480 dot type.
A172: Full Color Display
A199: B/W Display
For easier operation and editing.
Detailed
Descriptions
SM 2-3 A172/A199