User Guide

Introduction
This chapter presents an overview of the relationships among major components in the printer. It
also provides a general description of the following topics:
■ Basic operation of the printer
■ Power supply
■ Laser/scanner assembly
■ Image formation
■ Paper pickup and feeding
■ 500-sheet feeder operation
■ 1,500-sheet feeder operation
■ Envelope feeder
■ Duplexer
■ Stacker and stapler/stacker
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