Sharp MX-2314N Service Manual

MX-3114N OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTIONS 13 – 25
D. Process control
(1) General
The process control system is provided to maintain stable print image qualities under changes in the environmental conditions and in charac-
teristics of supply parts.
The major operation of the process control is to detect a change in the print density with the image density sensor and change the DV bias, the
MC grid voltage and the dither pattern according to the detection result, maintaining the stable color balance and the print density.
(2) Block diagram
The process control system is composed as shown in the block diagram below.
0#507"
-#$607"
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$6BIASVOLTAGE
4#07"
$6UNIT
)NMATEDENSITY
SENSORIMAGE
REGISTRATIONSENSOR
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VOLTAGE
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,ASERPOWER
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CORRECTIONTABLE
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VOLTAGE
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ROTATIONPHASE
/0#DRUM
4ONERDENSITY
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/0#DRUM
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CONTROL
4ONERCARTRIDGE
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,IGHTQUANTITYCONTROL
3TANDARD
REFLECTIONPLATE

Sharp MX-2314N Specifications

General

Print Technology	Laser
Print Speed	23 ppm
Print Resolution	600 x 600 dpi
Scan Resolution	600 x 600 dpi
Copy Speed	23 cpm
Copy Resolution	600 x 600 dpi
Fax Transmission Speed	33.6 Kbps
Duplex Printing	Yes
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
Functions	Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Paper Size	A3, A4, A5, B4, B5
Max Paper Size	A3
Original Size	A3