Media stacker

A print media stacker for use with a printer, the print media stacker comprising

• a stacking platform;
• a pair of a guiding tracks above the platform and extending from a media receiving side of the print media stacker in a media advance direction along opposite sides of a media transport path;
• a latch device associated with the pair of guiding tracks, the latch device to be actuated by a trailing edge of the media sheet;
• wherein the pair of guiding tracks is pivotable between a support position and a release position to guide and support the media sheet above the platform and to release the media sheet to drop from the pair of guiding tracks to the platform;
• and
• wherein the latch device is to block pivoting f the pair of guiding tracks when locked and allow pivoting of the pair of guiding tracks when released.

A method of stacking print media exiting from a large format printer, the method comprising:

• feeding a print media sheet from a printer output to a pair of support rails located along opposite sides of a media transport path, downstream of the printer output;
• letting a trailing edge of the print media sheet drop on a downstream end of the pair of support rails;
• the dropping of the trailing edge of the print media sheet causing a lock to be released;
• and
• the releasing of the lock enabling the pair of support rails to move, wherein movement of the support rails allows the print media sheet to drop from the pair of support rails.