Xerox Corporation

Henry E Mannella

Edward L Steiner

Stephen P Wilczek

Gerald A Gray, Jr

Kenneth W Laskowski

Phillip J Batchelor

Robert A Burkett

Neal S Buchalter

Joseph A Lorenzo

Backlit messages guide the operator through the process of making duplex copies in either a simplex to duplex or duplex to duplex mode. The queing or sequence of the messages will adapt to the order of operator activity or performance to instruct the operator on the next operation to be performed. Once certain operations are performed, some backlit messages are turned off. In particular the messages instruct the operator to determine if specific paper trays are empty, to suitably load a recirculating document handler, to remove copies from one tray and place in a second tray, and to reposition documents in the document handler.

Message que interactive control console

A reproduction machine having an operator console, a card reader, and a control with suitable RAM memory. Suitably marked cards are fed to the card reader and stored in RAM memory. A job stream feature permits the operator to place a plurality of different jobs for reproduction into the document handler and the machine will automatically run the different job requirements. The job exception feature allows the machine to be automatically condition to deviate from the normal reproduction run. Features are also programmed at the operator console. However, once a card has been inserted into the reader, the console inputs are inhibited until the sense card requirements are completed or the job is canceled.

Job programming

A reproduction machine for making either single sided or duplex copies, and incorporating automatic document handler and sorter for handling original documents being copied and copies made. To enable copy quality to be checked, either when the machine is stopped or in the midst of a copy run, a sample copy is provided for. Where the sample copy is selected during a copy run, an accommodation in copy billing rate is made.

Sample copy system for xerographic reproduction machine

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Webster, NY, United States of America

Henry E Mannella