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MX-M350/M450 N/U  SIMULATION  9 - 53

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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.

1) Before proceeding to the SIM 49-1 screen, insert the USB

memory to the main unit.

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File and folder of the USB memory are displayed. (When the
foldername is longer than 34 characters, it is not completely
displayed.)

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If the USB memory is not inserted, "INSERT A USB MEM-
ORY DEVICE CONTAINING MFP FIRMWARE, PLEASE
USE FAT (12/16) FORMAT" is displayed.

∗

Non compliant to FAT32. If it's inserted, "CAN NOT SUP-
PORT FAT32. PLEASE USE FAT (12/16) FORMAT" is dis-
played.

2) Enter the file/folder number of firmware that tries to be

updated with 10-key, and press [START] key.

3) If selecting the file, "FIRMWARE UPDATE.. ARE YOU SURE

?" is displayed. ([1]: execute, [2]: get back)

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If the operation is normally completed, "COMPLEATE" is
displayed. When the error occurs, "ERROR" is displayed.

(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 fol-
lows. 

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

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

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

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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 follow-

ing procedures.

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

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If the lead edge image loss is not 1.5mm:
Change the adjustment value of RRCA and perform the
adjustment. (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
adjustment 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 adjust-
ment value of SIDE, and press [P] key.)

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

Set range

25 - 400%

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

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

49-1

Setting/update

Firmware updating

—

50

1

2

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

Press [SYSTEM SETTINGS] key.

Press [START] key. 

Press [SYSTEM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

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

SIMULATION 48-6

HSYNC CYCLE ADJUSTMENT. INPUT VALUE 0-99, AND PRESS 

START.

3.CIS

SIMULATION 48-6

HSYNC CYCLE ADJUSTMENT. NOW COPYING.

Select 1, and 
press [START] key. 

Select 0, and press [START] key.

SIMULATION 48-6

HSYNC CYCLE ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 1-15, AND PRESS START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT

   (ABOVE+10: DUPLEX MODE)

SIMULATION 48-6

HSYNC CYCLE ADJUSTMENT. SELECT 0-3, AND PRESS START.

0.TRAY SELECT 

1

 1.COPY START

2.MAGNIFICATION 

100

3.CIS 

50

100

SIMULATION 48-6

HSYNC CYCLE ADJUSTMENT.

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-400(%)

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 49-1

FIRMWARE UPDATE.

SELECT FIRMUP FILE, AND PRESS START.

1. FILE1.sfu

2. FILE2.sfu

3. FILE3.sfu

 .

 .

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MX-M350/M450 N/U  SIMULATION  9 - 54

(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 per-
formed.)

(Copy condition in this simulation)

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To select paper (paper feed tray), perform the following proce-
dures.

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

target paper with 10-key. 

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

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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)

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

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Set the adjustment value of DENA to 35. (Enter 35 as the
adjustment 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
magnification ratio, and press [START] key.) (Place a scale on
the document table and make a copy.)

Item

Content

Set 

range

Default

0 TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray 
selection

1 - 5

–

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 when refereeing 
from ADU

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

32

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

Set range

25 - 400 (%)

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

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

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

50

1

2

Press [

SYSTEM

 SETTINGS] key.

Press [START] key. 

Press [

SYSTEM

 SETTINGS] key, 

or terminate copying.

Press [START] key or 
press [

SYSTEM

 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 1-5, AND PRESS START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT

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)  

35

               8.TRAIL_EDGE(DENB) 

35

  9.FRONT/REAR 

32

100

SIMULATION 50-1

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT.

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-400(%)

MX-M350/M450 N/U  SIMULATION  9 - 55

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 pro-
cedures 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 individ-
ually, 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
adjustment 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 adjust-
ment 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.

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 per-
formed.)

(Copy condition in this simulation)

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To select paper (paper feed tray), perform the following proce-
dures.

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

target paper with 10-key.

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

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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.

Item

Content

Set 

range

Default

0

TRAY SELECT

Paper feed tray 
selection

1 - 5

–

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

32

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

Set range

25 - 400 (%)

Select 2, and 
press [START] key.

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

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.L1 

320

 4.L2 

105

(IMAEG LOSS SETTING) 5.LEAD 

15

 6.SIDE 

20

(VOID SETTING) 7.LEAD_EDGE(DENA) 

35

              8.TRAIL_EDGE(DENB) 

35

 9.FRONT/REAR 

32

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

Press [SYSTEM SETTINGS] key.

Press [START] key. 

Press [SYSTEM SETTINGS] key, 
or terminate copying.

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

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 1-5, AND PRESS

START.

(FEED TRAY)

   1.TRAY1 2.TRAY2 3.TRAY3 4.TRAY4

   5.BPT

Select 1, 
and press 
[START] key.

Select 0, and press [START] key.

100

SIMULATION 50-2

LEAD EDGE ADJUSTMENT(CALC).

(MAGNIFICATION)

  INPUT 25-400(%)

MX-M350/M450 N/U  SIMULATION  9 - 56

(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 9 - 14.) (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)

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Set the adjustment value of DENA to 35. Enter 35 as the
adjustment 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.)

3) If the adjustment result is not satisfactory, perform the follow-

ing procedures.

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If the lead edge void area is not 3.5mm:
Change the adjustment value of RRCB and perform the
adjustment. (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 4 - 8.) (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 proce-
dures.

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 - 5.) (Table 3)

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

When the total of the above set value (1 - 5) 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)

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

Item

Set 

range

Default

MX-

M350

MX-

M450

0

TRAY SELECT Paper feed tray 

selection

1 - 5

–

1

PRINT START

Print start (Default)

–

–

(Lead edge adjustment value)

2

RRCB

Resist roller clutch 
ON timing 
adjustment value

0 - 99

50

3

SIDE2 ADJ.

Correction value for 
RRCB when 
refereeing from ADU

50

(Resist adjustment value)

4

T1

Tray 1 adjustment

0 - 99

65

60

5

T2

Tray 2 adjustment

55

50

6

DESK

Tray 4 adjustment

55

50

7

BPT

Manual feed tray 
adjustment

60

55

8

ADU

Adjustment when 
paper is fed again 
from ADU

55

50

(Off-center set value) Self print

9

T1

Tray 1 adjustment

0 - 99

50

10 T2 Tray 

2 

adjustment

11 T3

Tray 3 adjustment

12 T4

Tray 4 adjustment

13 BPT

Manual feed tray 
adjustment

14 ADU

Adjustment when 
paper is fed again 
from ADU

(Void set value)

15 LEAD_EDGE

(DENA)

Lead edge void set 
value

0 - 99

35

16 TRAIL_EDGE

(DENB)

Rear edge void 
adjustment value

17 FRONT/REAR

Front/Rear void 
adjustment value

32

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