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As the Dancer Roller moves upward thus shortening the optical path between Sensor
and Target bracket, the servo motor powering Roller #3 begins to move Roller #3 to
pull printer paper off the continuous media roll and into the Infeed. The motor
speeds up progressively as the Dancer moves up until Infeed Roller #3 exactly
matches the speed of the print engine Infeed Rollers.
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