Lexmark Laser Printers manual Pick Roller Technology, 103

Pick Roller Technology

The Optra S family of printers uses a different type of pick roller than earlier Optra models. Earlier models used a corner buckler system to separate the sheets of media; the current Optra S uses an auto compensator. Media no longer has to be placed under a corner buckler.

The Optra S trays have two rollers that touch the media in two places (see “Figure 11” on page 103). Avoid placing deep perforations in these areas since the media may nest, causing multiple sheet feeds. Perforations that could cause nesting and tenting should fall outside the 0.31 - 0.79 in. area on the leading edge of the media. (This is different from the 0.50 in. we recommend leaving at the top of the form for printers with a corner buckler system.) You may want to use micro-perfs to avoid nesting problems. See “Perforations and Die-Cuts” on page 9 for more information.

Pick Roller Location

0.31 in.

0.79 in.

1.34 in.

1.93 in.

4.84 in.

5.43 in.

Direction of Feed

Figure 11. Location of Pick Rollers

Optra S

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