System and methods for enabling geographically specific fuser control process
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1. A method of determining geographic specific fuser control for image forming system, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the fuser control capabilities provided by an output from a power supply supplying power to the image forming system, said output comprising a fuser control indicator signal from said power supply corresponding to a fuser control process supported by said power supply;
reading a stored configuration identification parameter related to the geographic specifics of the image forming system;
from both the fuser control indicator signal and the stored configuration identification parameter, determining what type of fuser control process to use for the image forming system; and
wherein said step of determining the fuser control capabilities further comprises the step of determining the voltage level of said power supply by reading said signal provided by said power supply.
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Abstract
An image forming system (210) includes an engine controller (60) and memory device (152) with a power supply (162) supporting a 220 volt, 120 volt or 100 volt level. A fuser control capability indicator (164) is read by the engine controller (60) in order to determine the fuse control capabilities supported by the power supply (162) and, in conjunction, with a geographic region indicator of the system (210), a determination is made as to the appropriate fuser control process to adopt based on the geographic region in which the system (210) is used.
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1. A method of determining geographic specific fuser control for image forming system, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining the fuser control capabilities provided by an output from a power supply supplying power to the image forming system, said output comprising a fuser control indicator signal from said power supply corresponding to a fuser control process supported by said power supply; reading a stored configuration identification parameter related to the geographic specifics of the image forming system; from both the fuser control indicator signal and the stored configuration identification parameter, determining what type of fuser control process to use for the image forming system; and wherein said step of determining the fuser control capabilities further comprises the step of determining the voltage level of said power supply by reading said signal provided by said power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. For an image forming system having a fuser and a memory device for storing information about the image forming system, a method of determining geographic related fuser control, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading a stored configuration identification parameter specifying a configuration of the image forming system; determining the fuser control capabilities provided by an output from a power supply supplying power to the image forming system, said output comprising a fuser control indicator signal from said power supply corresponding to a fuser control process supported by said power supply; using both the fuser control indicator signal and the stored configuration identification parameter, determining what type of fuser control process to use for controlling how power is applied to a fuser of the image forming system; and further comprising the step of disabling a fuser ready mode of the image forming system where the configuration identification parameter reflects that the image forming system is a Japanese model. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An image forming system supporting geographic specific fuser control comprising:
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a fuser for receiving media upon which toner from a print cartridge has been deposited; a print engine adapted for controlling the power delivered to said fuser; a power supply supplying power to the image forming system and having an interface operably coupled to said print engine, said interface providing a fuser control indicator from which the fuser control capabilities of said power supply can be determined; and process logic for causing said print engine to read fuser control indicator and determining the fuser control capabilities of said power supply, said process logic further configured to determine what type of fuser control process to use for controlling how power is applied to said fuser. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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