Paper Size Detection

The side fences [1] can be adjusted to standard and non-standard paper sizes.

Paper size is measured with the paper width switch [3] and the paper length sensor [4].

When the side fences are moved to match the paper width, five feelers inside the paper width switch [3] slide along the wiring patterns on the paper width switch terminal plate. The status of each feeler is read to determine whether it is High (in contact with a pattern wire) or Low (not in contact with a wire).

The paper length sensor reading (ON or OFF) is used with the paper width reading to determine the paper size. For more details about how the paper size is determined, see the paper size detection table on the next page.

The paper end sensor [2] de-activates when the last sheet is fed, reports that the paper tray is empty, and halts the job.