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: Jan. 9 2004

AR-CF2  OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION  4 - 1

• Through (horizontal transport)

• Straight mode (normal paper feeding from inserter)

• Reverse mode (reverse paper feeding from inserter)

• Punching mode (inserter operation = normal paper feeding)

• Stapling mode (inserter operation = normal paper feeding)

Step 01: The inserter receives an operation command sent by the

main unit.

Step 02: The transport motor rotates at a speed specified by the main

unit.

Horizontal transport rollers 1 (inlet rollers) and horizontal
transport rollers 2 (paper exit rollers) rotate.

Step 03: A sheet exits from the main unit.

Step 04: The paper exit sensor detects the leading edge of the sheet.

Step 05: The paper exit sensor detects the trailing edge the sheet.

Step 06: The transport motor stops.

Horizontal transport rollers 1 and horizontal transport rollers
2 stop.

Actuator

Components to be driven

Description

Type

Paper feed 
motor

Pulse motor

Pickup roller, feed rollers, 
separation rollers, registration 
rollers, vertical transport rollers

Transport motor

Pulse motor

Inlet rollers (horizontal 
transport rollers 1), paper exit 
rollers (horizontal transport 
rollers 2)

Reverse motor

Pulse motor

Reverse rollers

Reverse flapper 
solenoid

Solenoid

Switch-over flapper in reverse 
section

Registration 
clutch

Electromagnetic 
clutch

Registration roller lock clutch

• Straight mode:

 800 mm/sec

• Saddle mode (reverse):  420 mm/sec

Pickup roller

Paper feed roller

Separation roller

Registration roller

Vertical 
transport roller

Horizontal 
transport roller 1

Reverse roller

Empty sensor

Registration sensor

Timing sensor

Horizontal 
transport roller 2

Reverse sensor

Paper exit sensor

AR-CF2  OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION  4 - 2

Step 01: A sheet is placed in the paper feed tray of the inserter.

Step 02: The START LED lights up in blue on the operator panel of

the inserter.

Step 03: An operation command is sent by the main unit, or a user

presses the START switch on the operator panel of the
inserter.

Step 04: The registration clutch is turned ON to lock the registration

rollers.

Step 05: The paper feed motor reverses to lower the pickup roller,

thereby taking in the sheet from the paper feed tray.

Step 06: The registration sensor detects the leading edge of the

sheet.

Step 07: The sheet makes contact with the registration rollers to form

a loop, thereby stopping the paper feed motor.

Step 08: The registration clutch is turned OFF.

Step 09: The paper feed motor starts to rotate in the forward direction.

The registration rollers and vertical transport rollers rotate.

Step 10: The timing sensor detects the leading edge of the sheet.

Step 11: The leading edge of the sheet passes between the vertical

transport rollers.

Step 12: When sheet transport needs to be suspended for adjusting

the space between sheets, the paper feed motor stops to
stop the sheet.

Step 13: When a predetermined waiting time period has passed, The

paper feed motor restarts. 

(If the transport motor has stopped, it is started.) 

Step 14: The paper exit sensor is turned ON, and detects the leading

edge of the sheet.

Step 15: The timing sensor is turned OFF, and the trailing edge of the

sheet is detected.

Step 16: When the trailing edge of the sheet leaves the vertical trans-

port rollers, the paper feed motor stops.

(When there is a next sheet to be inserted, the paper feed
motor reverses to take it in.

Step 17: The paper exit sensor is turned OFF, and the trailing edge of

the sheet is detected.

Step 18: When there is no next sheet to be inserted, the transport

motor stops.

Note: While the transport motor (horizontal transport rollers 1 and

horizontal transport rollers 2) rotates at a speed specified by
the main unit in the online mode, it rotates at either of the
speeds shown below in the offline mode.

∗

Transport speed in offline mode
Small-sized sheet (of which length detected in the tray is 216 mm or
less): 1000 mm/sec
Large-sized sheet (of which length detected in the tray is more than
216 mm): 800 mm/sec

: Jan. 9 2004

AR-CF2  OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION  4 - 3

Step 01: A sheet is placed in the paper feed tray of the inserter.

Step 02: The START LED lights up in blue on the operator panel of

the inserter.

Step 03: The inserter reserves an operation command sent by the

main unit.

Step 04: The registration clutch is turned ON to lock the registration

rollers.

Step 05: The paper feed motor reverses to lower the pickup roller,

thereby taking in the sheet from the paper feed tray.

Step 06: The registration sensor detects the leading edge of the

sheet.

Step 07: The sheet makes contact with the registration rollers to form

a loop, thereby stopping the paper feed motor.

Step 08: The registration clutch is turned OFF.

Step 09: The paper feed motor starts to rotate in the forward direction.

The registration rollers and vertical transport rollers rotate.  If
the sheet is the first sheet, the flapper solenoid in the reverse
section is turned ON at this point of time.

Step 10: The timing sensor detects the leading edge of the sheet.

Step 11: The leading edge of the sheet passes between the vertical

transport rollers.

Step 12: When sheet transport needs to be suspended for adjusting

the space between sheets, the paper feed motor stops to
stop the sheet.

Step 13: When a predetermined waiting time period has passed, the

flapper solenoid is turned ON, the paper feed motor restarts,
and the reverse motor starts to rotate in the forward direction.

Step 14: The reverse sensor is turned ON, and detects the leading

edge of the sheet.

Step 15: When the trailing edge of the sheet leaves the timing sensor,

the paper feed motor starts to slow down to stop.
(After the paper feed motor has completely stopped, if there
is a next sheet to be inserted, the paper feed motor starts to
reverse to take it in.)

Step 16: The reverse sensor is turned OFF.  The trailing edge of the

sheet is detected, and the flapper solenoid in the reverse
section is turned OFF.  When the sheet travels a predeter-
mined distance, the reverse motor stops.

AR-CF2  OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION  4 - 4

Step 17: When the reverse motor has completely stopped, the reverse

motor starts to reverse, and the transport motor starts.

Step 18: The reverse sensor is turned ON, and detects the leading

edge of the sheet.

Step 19: The paper exit sensor is turned ON, and detects the leading

edge of the sheet.

Step 20: The reverse sensor is turned OFF.  When the sheet travels a

predetermined distance after its trailing edge is detected, the
reverse motor stops.
(If the next sheet waits at the leading-edge registration posi-
tion, the flapper solenoid in the reverse section is turned ON,
the paper feed motor starts to rotate in the forward direction,
and the reverse motor starts to rotate in the forward direc-
tion.)

Step 21: The paper exit sensor is turned OFF, and the trailing edge of

the sheet is detected.

Step 22: If there is no next sheet to be inserted, the transport motor

stops.

The figure below shows the operator panel.

Setting procedure: 

Step 01: Place a sheet in the tray.

Step 02: Press the PUNCH switch on the operator panel.

Step 03: The PUNCH LED lights up to indicate that setting has been

completed.

Step 04: Press the START switch to start operation.

Canceling procedure:

Step 01: Press the PUNCH switch on the operator panel.

Step 02: The PUNCH LED goes out to indicate that setting has been

canceled.

Note: If you cannot make or cancel setting by following the respective

procedures above, refer to "5. LED indication on operation
panel" shown later. When no LEDs are lit, check the setting
made by the main unit and the inserter status.

Setting procedure: 

Step 01: Place a sheet in the tray.

Step 02: Press the STAPLE MODE switch on the operator panel.

Step 03: Each time you press the switch, the STAPLE MODE LEDs

light up by turns in the following order: 1 

→

 2 

→

 3 

→

 4 

→

 All

LEDs OFF 

→

 1 

→

 ... (When the saddle mode is cannot be

used, the order is: 1 

→

 2 

→

 3 

→

 All LEDs OFF 

→

 1 

→

 ...) 

Step 04: When the desired LED lights up, press the START switch to

start operation.

(Refer to the correspondence between the stapling modes and LEDs
shown later.)

Canceling procedure: 

Step 01: Press the STAPLE MODE switch on the operator panel.

Step 02: All the STAPLE MODE LEDs go out to indicate that setting

has been canceled.

Note 1:

If you cannot make or cancel setting by following the respec-
tive procedures above, refer to "5. LED indication on opera-
tion panel" shown later.  When no LEDs are lit, check the
setting made by the main unit and the inserter status.

Note 2:

The punching mode and saddle mode cannot be used at the
same time.

Punch switch

Punch LED

Start switch

Start LED

Start switch

Staple mode switch

Start switch

Staple mode LED 4

Staple mode LED 3

Staple mode LED 2

Staple mode LED 1