Paper Supply - Brother HL-4040CN Service Reference Manual

3.2.2 Paper Supply

The T1 paper feed roller picks up a few sheets or one sheet of paper from the paper tray every
time it is rotated and feeds it to the T1 separation roller. Subsequently, stacks of paper are
caught between the T1 separation roller and T1 separation pad, they are then separated into
single sheets.
T1 edge actuator
T1 PE actuator
Paper tray
T1 separation roller
T1 separation pad T1 paper feed roller
Fig. Ref2-7
<Operation of Actuators>
- The T1 PE actuator detects the presence or absence of paper.
- The T1 edge actuator detects the presence or absence of paper trays and the rear edge of
paper.
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