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Setup
Loading Media in the Multi-purpose Tray
The multi-purpose (MP) tray serves as an additional tray for loading any type of media
that ranges in size from 91 mm × 254 mm to 216 mm × 356 mm (3.6≤ × 10≤ to 8.5≤ × 14≤
inches). Use it to load a single sheet or a stack of media, depending on the media’s type
and thickness.
Use the multi-purpose tray to accomplish the following:
Print on standard and special media
• Standard media
– Plain paper [75 to 165 g/m
2
(20 to 44 lbs.)]
• Special media
– Labels
– Transparency (The print quality may not be stable. Use the media tray for best
reliability.)
Two-sided printing (doubles-sided) on plain paper
You should not expect the same print quality and reliability that you get with one-sided
printing. For details, refer to page 113.
Setting media thickness switch
Because the printer accommodates various media weights from the multi-purpose tray,
media thickness can be manually selected for the most reliable paper-picking. Follow
these steps:
1
Open the left side cover ( (1) ). The green media thickness switch is
located on the paper feeder and has three settings:
2
Move the switch to the desired setting.
Switch setting Media
Thin (Default) Laser paper 75 to 90 g/m
2
(20 to 24 lbs.)
Middle
Laser paper 91 to 123 g/m
2
(25 to 32 lbs.)
Transparency, Label, Coated paper
Thick Laser paper 124 to 165 g/m
2
(33 to 44 lbs.)
3
Close the left side cover.
Selecting a multi-purpose tray mode
The multi-purpose tray has three different ways of feeding media: Cassette, First, and
Manual modes. For details on selecting a mode, refer to page 45.
Thin
Middle
Thick
(1)
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