The sheet capacity of a pivoting feed head is combined with a complimentary pivoting design for the paper tray lift, such that a large total capacity of sheets is attained within a compact space, while allowing the lifting mechanisms to be located outside of the perimeter of the paper tray. The electrode pad is adapted to be placed onto endosteum overlying the cochlea in an \u201cextended soft surgery\u201d technique. The receptacles as well as the associated drive elements are configured pairwise in two planes one above the other in order to allow as many as four connections while being of minimum bulk. The neural stimulation circuit is adapted to deliver neural stimulation.