Mechanical Operation; Basic Operation - Ricoh FT7770 Service Manual

MECHANICAL OPERATION

1. Basic Operation

The large capacity tray (LCT) can hold about 2,200 sheets of paper. So,
the addition of the (LCT) brings the total paper capacity of the system to
3,700 sheets.
Paper is always loaded sideways and is positioned at the front of the tray.
This places the paper path toward the front of the machine, making jam
removal easy.
A feed and friction roller (FFR) feed mechanism separates the top sheet
from the paper stack and sends it to the vertical transport mechanism.
Unlike the trays in the copier, there is no paper weight on the front side
This is because the pick-up and feed rollers of the LCT are located
plate.
closer to the center of the feed mechanism.
(which prevents skewing in the copier trays) is not necessary.
A heater under the tray removes humidity from the copy paper.
Therefore, the paper weight
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April, '89