Understanding the Media Path
Understanding the printer's media path will help you locate media jams.
Output tray
Media exit
Fuser
Duplex option
Transfer belt
Optional manual feed tray
Tray 1 (universal media tray)
Tray 2 (standard media tray)
Tray 3
Tray 4
Simplex Printing
The media is picked from the media tray, passed along the transfer belt,
passed through the fuser, and delivered via the media exit to the output tray.
Duplex Printing (Trays 1–4 Only)
Media is fed from the tray, passed along the transfer belt, passed through the
fuser, fed into the duplex option where the media undergoes a change in
direction, cycled along the transfer belt, passed through the fuser again, and
is delivered via the paper exit unit to the output tray.
Understanding the Media Path
Key:
Simplex Path
Duplex Path
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