Translating pre-transfer baffle for optimized performance

A method for presenting a sheet of media to an image transfer structure, said method comprising:

• a) moving the sheet of media from a registration baffle to a pre-transfer baffle assembly, wherein the pre-transfer baffle assembly comprises a first baffle oppositely disposed to a second baffle, the pre-transfer assembly generally forms an “S” shape and is arranged in a first position;
• b) guiding the sheet of media toward a transfer point of the image transfer structure with the pre-transfer baffle assembly;
• c) rotating the pre-transfer baffle assembly from the first position to a second position when at least a portion of the sheet of media is within the pre-transfer baffle assembly, wherein the pre-transfer baffle assembly in the second position is in registered alignment with a media path tangential to the transfer point of the image transfer structure;
• d) guiding the sheet of media along the image transfer structure;
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• e) rotating the pre-transfer baffle assembly from the second position to the first position.