Pickup and feed block
The pickup-and-feed block picks one sheet of paper from the Tray 2 cassette or from Tray 1 (MP tray)
and feeds it into the fuser.
Figure 1-34 Pickup and feed block
Pickup-and-feed block
Simplex paper path
Duplex paper path (duplex model)
Tray 2 cassette pickup
The operational sequence of the Tray 2 cassette pickup is as follows:
1. The product is turned on or the Tray 2 cassette is inserted.
2. The lift-up operation and the lifting plate spring move up the lifting plate to the position where the
paper can be picked up.
3. The DC controller rotates the pickup motor when it receives a print command from the formatter.
4. The Tray 2 cassette (CST) feed roller rotates.
5. The Tray 2 cassette (CST) pickup solenoid is driven at a specified timing.
6. The Tray 2 cassette (CST) pickup roller rotates and picks up the paper.
7. The Tray 2 cassette (CST) separation roller removes any multiple-fed sheets.
8. One sheet of paper is fed into the product.
NOTE: The lift-up operation pushes up the lifting plate to keep the stack surface of paper at the
pickup position.
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