Service manual
PHOTOCONDUCTOR UNIT
G130/G131 6-36 SM
Waste Toner Vibrator
The waste toner vibrator has one motor [M]. The motor operates for about one
second at a time. Its vibration does not let waste toner clog the waste toner path.
The table shows the conditions under which the motor operates.
Machine status Motor operation
During machine start (machine
initialization)
Two times
At the beginning of the process
control
One time
Printing jobs that output five or less
papers
At the job end if 3 or more papers have been output
since the previous operation (of the motor) ()
Printing jobs that output 6 or more
papers
Every five papers and at the job end ()
Case 1: The machine does two jobs. The first job outputs one paper, and the
second job outputs two papers. In this case, the motor operates one time at the
end of the second job (see ).
Case 2: The machine does one job, and the job outputs 12 papers. In this case,
the motor operates at the following times:
• One time during the fifth printing
• One time during the tenth printing
• One time at the job end (see ).
Case 3: The machine does two jobs. The first job outputs one paper, and the
second job outputs 12 papers. In this case, the motor operates at the following
times:
• One time during the fifth printing of the second job
• One time during the tenth printing of the second job
• One time at the end of the second job (see ; This case does not satisfy
condition ).