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AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 65

NOTE: Only the set value is changed and no printing is performed.

(Adjustment mode selection)

1) Select the number corresponding to the copy mode to be adjusted

with 10-key. (Select one of 3 - 7.)

2) Press [START] key.

(Copy magnification ratio adjustment)

1) Select the number corresponding to the copy magnification ratio

adjustment mode to be adjusted with 10-key. (Select one of 3 - 7.)

2) Press [START] key.

3) Enter the copy magnification ratio adjustment value with 10-key. 

4) Press [P] key or [START] key.

When the [START] key is pressed, copying is performed and the
adjustment value is set simultaneously.

The copy magnification ratio in the sub scan direction can be
adjusted by changing the scan speed (motor RPM).

The greater the value is, the greater the correction is. One step corre-
sponds to 0.1% adjustment.

(Copy condition setting in this simulation)

∗

To select paper (paper feed tray), perform the following procedures.

1) Enter 0 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key. (The mode is changed to the paper feed tray

selection mode.)

3) Enter the number corresponding to the paper feed tray of the

selected paper with 10-key. (Select one of 1 - 6.)

4) Press [START] key. (The paper feed tray is selected.)

When the total of the above set value (1 - 6) and 10 is entered, the
mode is changed to the duplex mode.

∗

The copy magnification ratio can be set with the following

1) Enter 2 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key.

3) Enter the copy magnification ratio with 10-key.

4) Press [START] key.

NOTE: When [P] key is pressed after entering the adjustment value,

the adjustment value is set. When [START] key is pressed
instead, the adjustment value is set and copying is performed.

Press [START] key.

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

48-1

Adjustment

Used to adjust the copy magnification ratio (in the main 
scanning and the sub scanning directions).

Optical (Image scanning)

Picture quality

Item

Set 

range

Default

0 TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray selection

0 - 99

50

1 COPY START

Copy START (Default)

2 MAGNIFICATION Print magnification ratio
3 CCD (MAIN)

SCAN main scanning 
magnification ratio 
adjustment (CCD)

4 CCD (SUB)

SCAN sub scanning 
magnification ratio 
adjustment (CCD)

5 SPF (SUB)

SPF front surface 
magnification ratio 
adjustment (Sub scan)

6 CIS (MAIN)

SPF back surface 
magnification ratio 
adjustment (CIS main scan)

7 SPF (MAIN)

SPF front surface 
magnification ratio 
adjustment (Main scan)

Normal display

NOW COPYING.

ERROR display

Door open

DOOR OPEN.

Jam

JAM

Paper empty

PAPER EMPTY.

SIMULATION 46-45

EXP.LEVEL SETUP SCANNER(600dpi). SELECT 0-5,AND PRESS

START.

0.AUTO 

50

  1.1.0 

50   

  2.2.0 

50

3.3.0 

50

   4.4.0 

50

     5.5.0 

50

6.AUTO(H) 

50

   7.1.0(H) 

50

    8.2.0(H) 

50

9.3.0(H) 

50

   10.4.0(H) 

50

    11.5.0(H) 

50

 

50

SIMULATION 46-45

EXP.LEVEL SETUP SCANNER(600dpi). INPUT VALUE 0-99, AND

PRESS START.

0.AUTO

1

TRAY1

TRAY1

2

TRAY2

TRAY2

3

TRAY3

TRAY3

4

TRAY4

TRAY4

5

BPT

Manual feed

6

LCC

Side LCC

Set range

25 - 400%

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

Press [START] key, or 
press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

50

1

2

Select other than 0 - 2, 
and press [START] key.

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

Press [START] key. 

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

Press [START] key, or 
press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

SIMULATION 48-1

MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 0-9, AND PRESS START.

0.TRAY SELECT 

1

 1.PRINT START

2.MAGNIFICATION 

100

3.CCD(MAIN) 

50

 4.CCD(SUB) 

50

 5.SPF(SUB) 

50

6.CIS(MAIN) 

50

 7.SPF(MAIN) 

50

SIMULATION 48-1

MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT. INPUT VALUE 0-99, AND PRESS

START.

4.CCD(SUB)

SIMULATION 48-1

MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT. NOW COPYING.

SIMULATION 48-1

MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 1-15, AND PRESS START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT   6.LCC

   (ABOVE+10: DUPLEX MODE)

Select 1, and 
press [START] key. 

Select 0, and press [START] key.

100

SIMULATION 48-1

MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT.

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-400(%)

AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 66

When the sub scanning direction image magnification ratio adjustment
with SIM 48-1 cannot provide a satisfactory result if a different magnifi-
cation ration is set and a copy is made, perform this simulation.

When there is an error in the copy magnification ratio in reduction
copy, change the adjustment value of the high speed mode. When
there is an error in the copy magnification ratio in enlargement copy,
change the adjustment value of the low speed mode.

1) Select the number corresponding to the adjustment mode with 10-

key.

2) Press [START] key.

3) Enter the copy adjustment value with 10-key.

The scanner/SPF motor rotation sped adjustment value is entered.

4) Press [START] key.

(Lead edge image loss/void area adjustment)

1) Set the lead edge image loss adjustment value (LEAD EDGE) and

the paper lead edge void adjustment value (DENA) as follows. 

(Standard set value) Lead edge image loss: 1.5mm (LEDA: 15)

Paper lead edge void: 3.5mm (DENA: 35)

∗

Set LEAD to 15. (Enter 15 as the adjustment value of LEAD, and
press [P] key.) (0.1mm/step)

∗

Set DENA to 35. (Enter 35 as the adjustment value of DENA,
and press [P] key.) (0.1mm/step)

2) Make a copy at the normal ratio (100%) and check the lead edge

void area and the image loss. (Enter 100 as the set value of the
copy magnification ratio (MAGNIFICATION), and press [START}
key.)

3) If the adjustment result is not satisfactory, perform the following

procedures.

∗

If the lead edge void are is not 3.5mm:
Change the adjustment value of RRCB and perform the adjust-
ment. (Change the adjustment value of RRCB and press
[START] key.) (1msec/step)

∗

If the lead edge image loss is not 1.5mm:
Change the adjustment value of RRCA and perform the adjust-
ment. (Change the adjustment value of RRCA and press
[START] key.)
(Shift for the adjustment value change: 0.2mm/step)

(Rear edge void area adjustment)

Adjust so that the rear edge void area is 3.5mm. (Change the adjust-
ment value of TRAIL EDGE, and press [START] key.)

(Front/rear frame direction image loss adjustment)

Set the adjustment value of SIDE to 20. (Enter 20 as the adjustment
value of SIDE, and press [P] key.)

When the adjustment value is changed, the image position is shifted in
the front/rear frame direction.

(Front/rear frame direction void area adjustment)

Adjust so that the total of the front/rear direction void areas is 7.0mm.
(Change the adjustment values of FRONT/REAR, and press [START]
key.)

Front frame void area = 3.5mm

Rear frame void area = 3.5mm

If, as shown above, the front and the rear void areas are not even, use
SIM 50-5 to adjust the image off-center position.

NOTE: When [P] is pressed after entering an adjustment value, the

adjustment value is set. When [START] key is pressed instead,
the adjustment value is set and copying is performed.)

48-5

Adjustment

Used to adjust the copy magnification ratio in the sub 
scanning direction. 

Optical (Image scanning)

Picture quality

Item

Content

Set 

range

Default

0

MIR (220)

Mirror motor (220mm/sec)

0 - 99

50

1

MIR (110)

Mirror motor (110mm/sec)

2

SPF (360)

SPF motor (360mm/sec)

3

SPF (220)

SPF motor (220mm/sec)

4

SPF (110)

SPF motor (110mm/sec)

Select other than 0 - 5, and 
press [START] key.

Press [START] key, or press 
[CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

50-1

Adjustment

Used to adjust the copy image position and the void 
area (image loss) adjustment on print paper in the 
copy mode. (The similar adjustment can be performed 
with SIM 50-5 and 50-2 (Simplified method).) 
(Document table mode)

Picture quality

Image position

0

SIMULATION 48-5

MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 0-4, AND PRESS START.

0.MIR(220) 

50

    1.MIR(110) 

50

2.SPF(360) 

50

    3.SPF(220) 

50

 

4.SPF(110) 

50

50

SIMULATION 48-5

SCAN MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT. INPUT VALUE 0-99, AND

PRESS START.

0.MIR(220)

Item

Content

Set 

range

Default

0 TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray selection

1 - 6

–

1 COPY START

Copy START (Default)

–

–

2 MAGNIFICATION

Print magnification ratio

25 - 

400%

–

(Lead edge adjustment value)

3 RRCA

Document scan start 
position

0 - 99

50

4 RRCB

Resist roller clutch ON 
timing adjustment value

10 SIDE2 ADJ.

Correction value for 
RRCB in the back 
surface print mode

1 - 99

50

(Image loss set value)

5 LEAD

Lead edge image loss 
set value

0 - 99

15

6 SIDE

Side image loss set 
value

20

(Void set value)

7 LEAD_EDGE 

(DENA) 

Lead edge void set value

0 - 99

35

8 TRAIL_EDGE 

(DENB) 

Rear edge void 
adjustment value

9 FRONT/REAR

Front/Rear void 
adjustment value

Normal display

NOW COPYING.

ERROR display

Door open

DOOR OPEN.

Jam

JAM

Paper empty

PAPER EMPTY.

AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 67

(Copy condition in this simulation)

∗

To select paper (paper feed tray), perform the following procedures.

1) Enter 0 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key. (The mode is changed to the paper feed tray

selection mode.)

3) Enter the number corresponding to the paper feed tray of the tar-

get paper with 10-key. 

4) Press [START] key. (The paper feed tray is selected.)

∗

To set the magnification ratio, perform the following procedure.

1) Enter 2 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key.

3) Enter the copy magnification ratio with 10-key.

4) Press [START] key.

(Lead edge image loss/void area adjustment)

1) Set the RRGB value of SIM 50-1 to 80 - 99.

2) Set the lead edge image loss adjustment value (LEAD EDG) and

the paper lead edge void adjustment value (DENA) to the values
specified below.

(Standard set value) Lead edge image loss: 1.5mm
Paper lead edge void: 3.5mm (DENA: 35)

∗

Set the adjustment value of LEAD to 15. (Enter 15 as the adjust-
ment value of LEAD and press [P] key.

∗

Set the adjustment value of DENA to 35. (Enter 35 as the adjust-
ment value of DENA and press [P] key.)

3) Set the adjustment value of L1 to 0. (Enter 0 as the adjustment

value of L1, and press [P] key.)

4) Set the adjustment value of L2 to 0. (Enter 0 as the adjustment

value of L2, and press [P] key.)

5) Make a copy at 400%, and calculate the values of L1 and L2.

(Enter 100 as the set value (MAGNIFICATION) of the copy magni-
fication ratio, and press [START] key.) (Place a scale on the docu-
ment table and make a copy.)

6) Enter the above values as the set values of L1 and L2. (Enter the

adjustment values of L1 and L2, and press [P] key.)

If the adjustment result is not satisfactory, perform the above proce-
dures again from the beginning, or use SIM 50-1 to adjust.

NOTE: If a satisfactory result is not obtained with the above proce-

dures, through the adjustment values are changed individually,
the normal adjustment cannot be made. 

Perform procedures 3) to 6) continuously.

(Rear edge void area adjustment)

Adjust so that the rear edge void area is 3.5mm. (Change the adjust-
ment value of TRAIL EDGE, and press [START] key.)

(Front/rear frame direction image loss adjustment)

Set the adjustment value of SIDE to 20. (Enter 20 as the adjustment
value of SIDE, and press [P] key.)

When this adjustment value is changed, the image position is shifted in
the front/rear frame direction.

(Front/rear frame direction void area adjustment)

Adjust so that the total of the front/rear direction void areas is 7.0mm.
(Change the adjustment values of FRONT/REAR, and press [START]
key.)

Front frame void area = 3.5mm

Rear frame void area = 3.5mm

If, as shown above, the front and the rear void areas are not even, use
SIM 50-5 to adjust the image off-center position.

1

TRAY1

TRAY1

2

TRAY2

TRAY2

3

TRAY3

TRAY3

4

TRAY4

TRAY4

5

BPT

Manual feed

6

LCC

Side LCC

Set range

25 - 400 (%)

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

Press [START] key, or 
press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

50

1

2

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

Press [START] key. 

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

Press [START] key or 
press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. 

SIMULATION 50-1

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. INPUT VALUE 0-99, AND PRESS

START.

3.RRCA

SIMULATION 50-1

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. NOW COPYING.

SIMULATION 50-1

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 1-6, AND PRESS START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT   6.LCC

Select 1, and 
press [START] key.

Select 0, and press [START] key.

Select other than 0 - 2, and press [START] key. 

SIMULATION 50-1

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 0-9, AND PRESS START.

0.TRAY SELECT 

1

   1.COPY START

2.MAGNIFICATION 

100

(ADJUSTMENT DATA) 3.RRCA 

50

 4.RRCB 

50 

10.SIDE2 ADJ. 

50

(IMAGE LOSS SETTING) 5.LEAD 

15

 6.SIDE 

20

(VOID SETTING) 7.LEAD_EDGE(DENA) 

50

             8.TRAIL_EDGE(DENB) 

30

  9.FRONT/REAR 

30

100

SIMULATION 50-1

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT.

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-400(%)

50-2

Adjustment

Used to adjust the document scan position, the image 
print position, and the void area (image loss). (Simple 
adjustment) (This adjustment is the simple method of 
SIM 50-1.) (Document table mode)

Picture quality

Image position

L1 = Distance (mm) from the image lead edge position to the

scale position of 10mm x 10

L2 = Distance (mm) from the image lead edge position to the

paper lead edge x 10

AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 68

NOTE: When [P] is pressed after entering an adjustment value, the

adjustment value is set. When [START] key is pressed instead,
the adjustment value is set and copying is performed.)

(Copy condition in this simulation)

∗

To select paper (paper feed tray), perform the following procedures.

1) Enter 0 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key. (The mode is changed to the paper feed tray

selection mode.)

3) Enter the number corresponding to the paper feed tray of the tar-

get paper with 10-key.

4) Press [START] key. (The paper feed tray is selected.)

∗

To set the magnification ratio, perform the following procedure.

1) Enter 2 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key.

3) Enter the copy magnification ratio with 10-key.

4) Press [START] key.

(Print image off-center position adjustment)

1) Enter the number corresponding to the paper feed tray to be

adjusted with 10-key. (Select one of 10 - 16.) (Table 1)

2) Press [START] key.

3) Enter the adjustment value with 10-key.

4) Press [P] key or [START] key. When [START] key is pressed, the

adjustment value is set and printing is performed. (Table 2)

Check the off-center of the self-print patter of print-out.

(Shift for the adjustment value change: 0.1mm/step)

The greater the adjustment value is, the more the print image is shifted
to the front.

(Lead edge void area adjustment)

1) Set the lead edge void adjustment value (DENA) as specified

below.

(Standard set value) Paper lead edge void: 3.5mm (DENA: 35)

∗

Set the adjustment value of DENA to 35. Enter 35 as the adjust-
ment value of DENA, and press [P] key.

2) Check the lead edge void area on the self print pattern.

(Enter 1 and press [START] key.)

Item

Content

Set 

range

Default

0

TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray selection

1 - 6

–

1

COPY START

Copy START (Default)

–

–

2

MAGNIFICATION

Print magnification ratio

25 - 

400%

400

(Lead edge adjustment value)

3

L1

Distance from the image 
lead edge to the scale of 
10mm. (Platen 400%, 
0.1mm increment)

0 - 999

–

4

L2

Distance from the paper 
lead edge to the image 
lead edge (0.1mm 
increment)

–

(Image loss set value)

5

LEAD

Lead edge image loss 
set value

0 - 99

15

6

SIDE

Side image loss set value

20

(Void set value)
7

LEAD_EDGE 
(DENA)

Lead edge void set value

0 - 99

35

8

TRAIL_EDGE 
(DENB)

Rear edge void 
adjustment value

9

FRONT/REAR

Front/Rear void 
adjustment value

Normal display

NOW COPYING.

ERROR display

Door open

DOOR OPEN.

Jam

JAM

Paper empty

PAPER EMPTY.

1

TRAY1

TRAY1

2

TRAY2

TRAY2

3

TRAY3

TRAY3

4

TRAY4

TRAY4

5

BPT

Manual feed

6

LCC

Side LCC

Set range

25 - 400 (%)

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

Press [START] key, or 
press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

50-5

Adjustment

Used to adjust the print image position and the void 
area (image loss) on print paper. (Adjustment as the 
print engine) (This adjustment is reflected on all the 
FAX/printer/copy modes.)

Picture quality

320

1

2

SIMULATION 50-2
LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(CALC). SELECT 0-9, AND PRESS 
START.
0. TRAY SELECT 

1  

1.COPY START

2. MAGNIFICATION 

400

(ADJUSTMENT) 3.LT 

320

 4.L2 

105

(IMAEG LOSS SETTING) 5.LEAD 

15

 6.SIDE 

20

(VOID SETTING) 7.LEAD_EDGE(DENA) 

50

              8.TRAIL_EDGE(DENB) 

30

 9.FRONT/REAR 

30

Select other than 0 - 2, and press [START] key.

Press [CUSTOM SETTING] key.

Press [START] key. 

Press [CUSTOM SETTING] key, 
or terminate copying.

Press [CUSTOM SETTING] key, 
or terminate copying.

SIMULATION 50-2

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(CALC). INPUT VALUE 0-99, AND PRESS

START.

3.L1

SIMULATION 50-2

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(CALC). NOW COPYING.

SIMULATION 50-2

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(CALC). SELECT 1-6, AND PRESS

START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT   6.LCC

Select 1, 
and press 
[START] key.

Select 0, and press [START] key.

100

SIMULATION 50-2

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(CALC).

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-400(%)