
B022/B027 ii SM
Pre-Filtering........................................................................................ 2-16
Main Scan Magnification/Reduction................................................... 2-16
Mirroring for ADF Mode...................................................................... 2-16
Characteristic Detection..................................................................... 2-17
Filtering .............................................................................................. 2-17
Overview............................................................................................ 2-17
MTF Filter........................................................................................... 2-17
Smoothing Filter................................................................................. 2-17
Characteristic Filter............................................................................ 2-17
Independent Dot Erase...................................................................... 2-18
Background Erase.............................................................................. 2-18
ID Gamma (γ) Correction ................................................................... 2-18
Gradation Processing......................................................................... 2-18
Overview............................................................................................ 2-18
Grayscale Processing........................................................................ 2-19
Binary Picture Processing.................................................................. 2-19
Error Diffusion.................................................................................... 2-19
Dithering............................................................................................. 2-19
Line width correction .......................................................................... 2-19
2.2.5 VIDEO CONTROL UNIT (VCU)..................................................... 2-20
Fine Character and Image (FCI) ........................................................ 2-20
2.3 LASER EXPOSURE............................................................................... 2-21
2.3.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 2-21
2.3.2 AUTO POWER CONTROL (APC)................................................. 2-22
2.3.3 LD SAFETY SWITCH.................................................................... 2-23
2.4 PHOTOCONDUCTOR UNIT (PCU)........................................................ 2-24
2.4.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 2-24
2.4.2 DRIVE............................................................................................ 2-25
2.4.3 NEW PCU DETECTION................................................................ 2-26
2.5 DRUM CHARGE..................................................................................... 2-27
2.5.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 2-27
2.5.1 CHARGE ROLLER VOLTAGE CORRECTION ............................. 2-28
Correction for Environmental Conditions............................................ 2-28
2.5.2 ID SENSOR PATTERN PRODUCTION TIMING........................... 2-29
2.5.3 DRUM CHARGE ROLLER CLEANING......................................... 2-30
2.6 DEVELOPMENT..................................................................................... 2-31
2.6.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 2-31
2.6.2 DRIVE............................................................................................ 2-32
2.6.3 DEVELOPER MIXING ................................................................... 2-33
2.6.4 DEVELOPMENT BIAS................................................................... 2-34
2.6.5 TONER SUPPLY........................................................................... 2-35
Toner bottle replenishment mechanism............................................. 2-35
Toner supply mechanism................................................................... 2-36
2.6.6 TONER DENSITY CONTROL ....................................................... 2-37
Overview............................................................................................ 2-37
Toner density sensor initial setting..................................................... 2-39
Toner density measurement .............................................................. 2-39
Vsp/Vsg detection.............................................................................. 2-39
Toner supply reference voltage (Vref) determination......................... 2-39