Paper Height and End Detection 
D351 14  SM 
2.5  PAPER HEIGHT AND END DETECTION 
2.5.1  PAPER HEIGHT DETECTION 
 
Two paper height sensors [A] [B] and actuator [C] are built into the paper tray lift motor. The 
paper height sensors, detect the amount of paper in the tray. 
The actuator [C] has two semicircles, and it is engaged with the lift arm shaft via gears. The 
paper height sensors detect the paper size depending on the position of the two 
semicircles. The list shown below shows the detection combination of the two sensors. 
The paper remaining status bar is displayed in the tray selection icon on the LCD. 
 
Remaining paper Paper height sensor 1 [A] Paper height sensor 2 [B] 
100% 
(Status bar x 4) 
OFF OFF 
70% 
(Status bar x 3) 
ON OFF 
30% 
(Status bar x 2) 
ON ON 
10% 
(Status bar x 1) 
OFF ON