
Printing on Various Media and Options – 6-7
Media Handling
This section describes available options for feeding media to the printer. It
summarizes the media path and covers using the various paper cassettes.
Media Path
Figure 6.3 illustrates the media path in your printer.
Multipurpose
Cassette
Standard
Cassette
Optional
Cassette
Fuser
Assembly
Toner
Cartridge
Output
Tray
Heat
Roller
Drum
Fig. 6.3 Printer Media Path
1.
Media is pulled from a paper cassette.
2.
The image is transferred to the media from the drum.
3.
Toner is fixed on the media by the fuser’s heat roller.
4.
The paper is delivered into the output tray.
Media Sources
Your printer has two built-in paper cassette feeders. The top feeder holds the 100 sheet
multipurpose cassette; the second feeder holds the standard 250 sheet cassette. These
two cassettes provide an input capacity of approximately 350 sheets of 17 lb bond (64
g/m
2
) to 21.7 lb (81.4 g/m
2
) plain paper for the standard cassette and 17 lb bond (64
g/m
2
) to 34 lb (128 g/m
2
) plain paper for the multipurpose cassette. You can add an
optional feeder and cassette.
All media sources can be used to increase the capacity for a single media size with the
tray chaining option or as sources for different sizes or types of media.
Summary of Contents for AW 1200
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Page 34: ...2 2 Macintosh Installing Utilities and Drivers...
Page 55: ...1 2 Introduction and Installation...
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Page 85: ...7 2 Maintenance Specifications and Warranty...
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