Ricoh InfoPrint 4100 TD3, Operating Manual

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About forms and forms path
Form refers to pages on which the printer can print. Forms can be blank paper,
preprinted paper, cards, or any other printable material, that meets the required
specifications.
Paper is a specific fiber-based material used for forms.
The term forms path refers to the entire route that forms travel while they are being
processed. The forms path begins in the forms input area and ends in the forms
exit area.
For simplicity, Figure 1 shows the general forms path when a printer is used for
simplex printing and is using boxed fan-fold forms.
1. Tractors
2. Transfer station
3. Printhead
4. Toner
5. Developer
6.
Power supply
7. Forms input area
8.
Forms exit area
9. Scuff rolls
10. Backup roll
11. Fuser
12. Hot roll
13. Preheat platen
Note: Note the following differences when a printer runs in simplex mode, uses
forms from a preprocessing device, and has a postprocessing device installed and
enabled:
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Forms enter from the right under the printer and then move up through the
forms input area.
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Figure 1. Forms path through an InfoPrint 4100 printer engine
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Operating the InfoPrint 4100