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SYSTEM LAYOUT
6.3.1 PAPER FEED UNIT
The paper feed unit consists of the following.
• Standard paper tray unit
• Optional paper feed unit
• By-pass tray
Paper Separation Method
Individual sheets get separated in the paper feed unit with the friction pad method.
Paper passes over a spring loaded friction pad that separates the sheets of paper
when paper gets fed into the machine.
Paper Tray
The paper cassette uses a centre loading method. The machine does not have a
paper size sensor. Software detects the size of the first sheet of paper as it is fed
through the machine. Both the rear and side paper guides get adjusted to handle
the various paper sizes.
A paper empty sensor detects the presence of paper (capacity: 250 sheets). An
indicator flag on the front of the paper tray unit shows the amount of paper
remaining.
Pick-up roller
The pick-up roller picks up and feeds paper into the printer. It also removes static
charge on the paper.
By-pass tray
The by-pass tray holds non-standard paper sizes and special media (envelopes,
transparencies etc.). The by-pass tray has a paper empty sensor. A friction pad
makes sure paper separates correctly. The by-pass tray holds a maximum of 50
sheets of paper or envelopes.
Optional Paper Feed Unit
The optional paper feed unit is the same as the standard paper tray unit and has a
capacity of 250 sheets.
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20 July 2005
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