1.3 Media Feeders and Paper Paths
1.3 Media Feeders and Paper Paths
The DEClaser printer picks up and feeds media into its paper path from the
front paper tray or from the optional cassette feeder.
1.3.1 Tray Paper Path
The paper tray is the primary device for feeding media into the DEClaser
printer. Acceptable media includes envelopes, transparencies, and cut sheets of
paper. The size of the printed image when the tray is used is set by the host or
from the control panel.
Figure 1–5 shows the paper path when printing from the front paper tray.
When a print command is received and the tray is selected, the DC control
board starts the feed sequence. As the pickup roller
turns, it causes the
paper elevator bar
to lift the paper stack up to the pickup roller. The pickup
roller pushes the top sheet of paper across the separation pad
into the large
and small diameter feed rollers
. The separation pad prevents multiple paper
feeds.
Figure 1–5 Tray Paper Path
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The large and small diameter feed rollers direct the sheet between the OPC
drum
and the transfer
rollers. The toner image is transferred to the sheet
by the charge on the transfer roller.
The sheet is directed between the rollers of the fixing unit
where heat melts
and liquefies the toner and pressure forces the toner into the sheet.
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