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AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 69

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

procedures.

∗

If the lead edge void area 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.)
(Shift for the adjustment value change: 0.1mm/step)

(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

(Paper resist adjustment)

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

adjusted with 10-key. (Select one of 3 - 9.) (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)

If the relative positions of paper and print images vary or a paper jam
occurs, change the adjustment value.

(Print 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 to be used

with 10-key. (Table 3)

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 print mode. 

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

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

(Table 1)

(Table 2)

(Table 3)

Item

Set 

range

Default

0

TRAY SELECT Paper feed tray selection (1 - 6)

–

–

1

PRINT START

Print start (Default)

–

–

(Lead edge adjustment value)

2

RRCB

Resist roller clutch ON timing 
adjustment value

0 - 99

50

(Resist adjustment value)

3

TRAY1

Tray 1 adjustment

0 - 99

50

4

TRAY2

Tray 2 adjustment

5

TRAY3

Tray 3 adjustment

6

TRAY4

Tray 4 adjustment

7

BPT

Manual feed tray adjustment

8

LCC

Side LCC adjustment

9

ADU

Adjustment when paper is fed 
again from ADU

(Off-center set value) Self print

10 TRAY 1

Tray 1 adjustment

0 - 99

50

11 TRAY 2 

Tray 2 adjustment

12 TRAY 3

Tray 3 adjustment

13 TRAY 4

Tray 4 adjustment

14 BPT

Manual feed tray adjustment

15 LCC

Side LCC adjustment

16 ADU

Adjustment when paper is fed 
again from ADU

(Void set value)

17 LEAD_EDGE

(DENA) 

Lead edge void set value

0 - 99

35

18 TRAIL_EDGE

(DENB)

Rear edge void adjustment 
value

19 FRONT/REAR

Front/Rear void adjustment 
value

20 SIDE2 ADJ.

RRCB correction value in the 
back surface print mode

1 - 99

50

Normal display

NOW PRINTING.

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

Select 0, and 
press [START] key.

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

Item

Set 

range

Default

50

2

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.

Press [START] key.

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

SIMULATION 50-5

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. NOW PRINTING.

SIMULATION 50-5

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

START.

2.RRCB

Select 1, 
and press 
[START] key.

Select other than 0 - 1, and press [START] key.

SIMULATION 50-5
LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 0-20, AND PRESS START.
0.TRAY SELECT 

1

  1.PRINT START

(ADJUSTMENT DATA)
LEAD EDGE: 2.RRCB 

50

   20.SIDE2 ADJ. 

50

RESIST:  3.T1 

50

   4.T2 

50

   5.T3 

50

  6.T4 

50

         7.BPT 

50

  8.LCC 

50

  9.ADU 

50

OFF CENTER: 10.T1 

50

  11.T2 

50

  12.T3 

50

  13.T4 

50

            14.BPT 

50

  15.LCC 

50

  16.ADU 

50

(VOID SETTING) 17.LEAD_EDGE(DENA) 

50

               18.TRAIL_EDGE(DENB) 

30

  19.FRONT/REAR 

30

1

SIMULATION 50-5

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 1-16, AND PRESS START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT   6.LCC

  (ABOVE+10: DUPLEX MODE)

AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 70

(Lead edge image loss adjustment) (Table 1)

1) Set the front and back surface image loss adjustment values

(LEAD EDGE) as specified below:

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

∗

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

2) Make a duplex copy at 100% with the SPF, and check that the lead

edge (image loss) is 1.5mm either on the front surface and the
back surface. (Select the duplex mode in the paper selection mode
of SIM 50-6.) (Table 3) (Enter 100 as the copy magnification ratio
set value (MAGNIFICATION), and press [START] key.)

If the adjustment result is not satisfactory, perform the following proce-
dures:

3) Change the adjustment values of SIDE1 and SIDE2, and perform

the adjustment. (Change the adjustment values of SIDE1 and
SIDE2, and press [START] key.)

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

(The image scan start timing is determined with the detection tim-
ing of the document lead edge by the detector SPPD4.)

Repeat procedures 2) and 3) until a satisfactory result is obtained. 

(Rear edge image loss adjustment)

1) Use the SPF at 100% to make a duplex copy, and check that the

rear edge image loss is 1.5mm on the front and the back surfaces.
(Select the duplex mode in the paper selection mode of SIM 50-6.)
(Enter 100 as the copy magnification ratio set value (MAGNIFICA-
TION), and press [START] key.)

If the adjustment value is not satisfactory, , perform the following pro-
cedure. 

2) Change the adjustment value of TRAIL EDGE. Change the adjust-

ment value of TRAIL EDGE, and press [START] key. 

Repeat the above procedures until a satisfactory result is obtained. 

(Front/rear frame direction image loss adjustment)

Set the adjustment value of the front surface and the back surface
(FRONT/REAR) to 20. (Enter 20 as the adjustment value of FRONT/
REAR, and press [P] key.)

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

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.
(Table 2)

(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 to be used

with 10-key. (Table 3)

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

∗

To set the copy 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.

(Table 1)

(Table 2)

(Table 3)

When the total of the above set value and 10 is entered, the mode is
changed to the duplex mode (DD), and a duplex copy is made.

50-6

Adjustment

Used to adjust the copy image position and void area 
(image loss) on print paper in the copy mode. (The 
similar adjustment can be performed with SIM 50-7 
(simple method).) (SPF mode)

Picture quality

SIDE1:  SPF front surface document lead edge scan position

adjustment value

SIDE2:  SPF back surface document lead edge scan position

adjustment value

Set range

25 - 200 (%)

Item

Set 

range

Default

0

TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray selection

1 - 6

–

1

COPY START

Copy START (Default)

–

–

2

MAGNIFICATION Print magnification ratio

25 - 

200%

–

(Lead edge adjustment value)

3

SIDE1

Front surface document 
scan start position 
adjustment value

0 - 99

50

4

SIDE2

Back surface document 
scan start position 
adjustment value

(Image loss set value: SIDE 1)

5

LEAD_EDGE

Front surface lead edge 
image loss set value

0 - 99

15

6

FRONT_REAR

Front surface side edge 
image loss set value

20

7

TRAIL_EDGE

Front surface rear edge 
image loss set value

0 - 20

0

(Image loss set value: SIDE 2)

8

LEAD_EDGE

Back surface lead edge 
image loss set value

0 - 99

15

9

FRONT/REAR

Back surface side edge 
image loss set value

20

10 TRAIL_EDGE

Back surface rear edge 
image loss set value

0 - 20

0

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

AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 71

(Lead edge image loss adjustment)

1) Set the front and back surface image loss adjustment values

(LEAD EDGE) as specified below:

(Standard set value) Lead edge image loss: 1.5mm (LEAD: 1.5)
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 EDGE, and press [P] key.)

2) Set the adjustment value of L4 to 0. (Enter 0 as the adjustment

value of L4, and press [P] key.

3) Set the adjustment value of L5 to 0. (Enter 0 as the adjustment

value of L5, and press [P] key.

4) Make a copy at 200% with the SPF, and calculate the values of L4

and L5. (Enter 200 as the set value of the copy magnification ratio
set value (MAGNIFICATION) and press [START] key.)

5) Enter the above values as the set values of L4 and L5. (Enter the

adjustment values of L4 and L5, and press [P] key.)

(The image scan start timing is determined with the detection tim-
ing of the document lead edge by the detector SPPD4.)

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

NOTE: If the adjustment result of the above procedures is not satisfac-

tory, though the adjustment value is changed individually, the
adjustment cannot be completed normally.

Repeat procedures 2) - 6) until a satisfactory result is obtained. 

(Rear edge image loss adjustment)

Adjust so that the rear edge image loss 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.

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.
(Table 2)

(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 to be used

with 10-key. (Table 3)

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

∗

To set the copy 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.

(Table 1)

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

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

50-7

Adjustment

Used to adjust the copy image position and void area 
(image loss) on print paper in the copy mode. (The 
similar adjustment can be performed with SIM 50-6.) 
(SPF mode)

Picture quality

L4 = Distance (mm) from the image lead edge position to the

scale of 10mm x 10

50

1

2

SIMULATION 50-6

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF). SELECT 0-10, AND PRESS

START.

0.TRAY SELECT 

1

   1.COPY START

2.MAGNIFICATION 

100

(ADJUSTMENT DATA)3.SIDE1 

50

 4.SIDE2 

50

(IMAGE LOSS SETTING)

SIDE1: 5.LEAD_EDGE 

15

 6.FRONT/REAR 

20

  7.TRAIL_EDGE 

0

SIDE2: 8.LEAD_EDGE 

15

 9.FRONT/REAR 

20

 10.TRAIL_EDGE 

0

Press [CUSTOM SETTING] key.

Press [START] key.

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

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

SIMULATION 50-6

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

START.

3.SIDE1

SIMULATION 50-6

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF). NOW COPYING.

SIMULATION 50-6

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF). SELECT 1-16, 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.

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

100

SIMULATION 50-6

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF).

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-200(%)

L5 = Distance (mm) from the image lead edge position to the

paper lead edge x 10

Set range

25 - 200 (%)

Item

Set 

range

Default

0

TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray selection 
(1 - 6)

–

–

1

COPY START

Copy START (Default)

–

–

2

MAGNIFICATION Print magnification ratio 

(25 - 200%)

–

–

(Lead edge adjustment value)

3

L4

Distance from the front 
surface image lead edge 
to the scale of 10mm 
(SPF: 200%)

0 - 999

–

4

L5

Distance from the back 
surface image lead edge 
to the scale of 10mm 
(SPF: 200%)

–

(Image loss set value: SIDE 1)

5

LEAD_EDGE

Front surface lead edge 
image loss set value

0 - 99

15

6

FRONT_REAR

Front surface side edge 
image loss set value

20

7

TRAIL_EDGE

Front surface rear edge 
image loss set value

0 - 20

0

AR-M550/M620  SIMULATION  8 - 72

(Table 2)

(Table 3)

When the total of the above set value and 10 is entered, the mode is
changed to the duplex mode (DD), and a duplex copy is made.

(Print image off-center position adjustment)

NOTE: This simulation cannot provide an accurate adjustment. Do not

use.

1) Enter the number corresponding to the number of the paper feed

tray to be adjusted with 10-key. (Select one of 3 - 9.)

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 set and copying is performed.

(Image off-center adjustment)

1) Enter 1 with 10-key.

2) Press [START] key. The adjustment pattern is printed.

3) Check the off-center of the printed image.

(UNIT: 0.1mm/step  When the adjustment value is increased, the
print image is shifted to the front direction.)

NOTE: This adjustment can be performed with SIM 50-5. 

(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 to be used

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 and 10 is entered, the mode is
changed to the duplex print mode.

∗

To set the copy 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.

(Image loss set value: SIDE 2)

8

LEAD_EDGE

Back surface lead edge 
image loss set value

0 - 99

15

9

FRONT/REAR

Back surface side edge 
image loss set value

20

10 TRAIL_EDGE

Back surface rear edge 
image loss set value

0 - 20

0

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

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

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

Item

Set 

range

Default

50

1

2

SIMULATION 50-7

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF CALC.). SELECT 0-10, AND PRESS

START.

0.TRAY SELECT 

1

   1.COPY START

2.MAGNIFICATION 

200

(ADJUSTMENT DATA) 3.L4 

160

 4.L5 

160

(IMAGE LOSS SETTING)

SIDE1: 5.LEAD_EDGE 

15

 6.FRONT/REAR 

20

  7.TRAIL_EDGE 

0

SIDE2: 8.LEAD_EDGE 

15

 9.FRONT/REAR 

20

 10.TRAIL_EDGE 

0

Press [CUSTOM SETTING] key.

Press [START] key.

Press [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

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

SIMULATION 50-7

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

PRESS START.

3.L4

SIMULATION 50-7

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF CALC.). NOW COPYING.

SIMULATION 50-7

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF CALC.). SELECT 1-16, 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.

100

SIMULATION 50-7

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(SPF CALC.).

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-200(%)

50-10

Adjustment

Used to adjust the print image off-center position. 
(Adjusted separately for each paper feed section.)

Picture quality

Image position

Item

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%

100

(Off-center adjustment value)

3 TRAY1

Tray 1 adjustment

0 - 99

50

4 TRAY2

Tray 2 adjustment

5 TRAY3

Tray 3 adjustment

6 TRAY4

Tray 4 adjustment

7 BPT

Manual feed tray 
adjustment

8 LCC

Side LCC adjustment

9 ADU

Adjustment when paper is 
fed again from ADU

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