6 Working with two rolls (T1300
series)
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The uses of a multiroll printer
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How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
The uses of a multiroll printer
A multiroll printer can be useful in several different ways:
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The printer can automatically switch between different paper types according to your needs.
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The printer can automatically switch between different paper widths according to your needs. This
enables you to save paper by printing smaller images on narrower paper.
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If you load two identical rolls into the printer, you can leave it printing unattended for a long time,
because it can switch from one roll to the other automatically when the first is exhausted. See
Unattended printing/overnight printing (T1300 series) on page 65.
When working with multiple rolls, bear in mind that a protected roll is protected from use unless the
roll number or its paper type are specifically requested. See
Roll protection (T1300 series)
on page 65.
The current status of both rolls is shown on the front panel if you press
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NOTE: When you print from a USB flash drive or using HP Direct Print, multiroll printing is
considerably simplified: either you specify manually which roll you want to use, or you can select Save
paper, in which case the printer chooses the narrowest roll on which the print will fit. You cannot
specify the paper type.
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
When you submit a print job from the Embedded Web Server or the printer driver, you can specify
(using the Paper type or Type is option) that you want it to be printed on a particular paper type;
you can even specify (using the Paper source, Source is or Paper Feed option) that you want it to
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