User Guide

Tray pickup
The sequence of steps for the tray pickup operation is the following:
1. When the product starts or the tray closes, the lifting mechanism lifts the paper stack so it is ready.
2. After receiving a print command from the formatter, the DC controller rotates the pickup motor,
which causes the tray pickup roller, tray feed roller, and tray separation roller to rotate.
3. The DC controller drives the tray pickup solenoid, which rotates the tray pickup cam. As the
pickup cam rotates, the pickup arm moves down, and the tray pickup roller touches the surface of
the paper stack. The tray pickup roller then picks up one sheet of paper.
Figure 1-31 Tray-pickup mechanism
Tray
Tray
Tray
NOTE: The lift-up operation lifts the lifting plate to keep the stack surface of the media at a pickup
position. The lifting spring helps support the lifting plate depending on the media size and amount.
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