BasicPaperSettings
SourceandMediaTypes
Basic
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Right-clickonyourprintingsystemicon.
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ClickPrintingPreferences.
TheBasictabcontainsseveralsettingsforbasicprintingtasks.
Printsize
Thissettingsetsthesizeoftheareathattheprinterprintsto,regardlessof
theactualpapersizethatisusedbytheprintingsystem.
Source
Thissettingspecifiesthecassetteortraythattheprintingsystemdraws
paperfrom.Unlessyouareusingacustompapertype,youcanleaveitset
toAutosourceselection.
Mediatype
ThissettingselectstheSourcebasedonthetypesofmediathatare
specifiedintheprintingsystem.Ingeneral,youcanleaveitsettoAuto
mediaselection.
Destination
Thissettingspecifieswhichoutputtrayisusedfortheprintjoboutput.
Orientation
Thissettingspecifiesthepaperorientationoftheprintjob.IfRotatedis
selected,theprintjoborientationisrotated180degrees.
Numberofcopies
Thissettingspecifiesthenumberofcopiestoprint.Forcollatingmultiple
copies,selectCollate.
Printonbothsides
Thissettingenablesduplexprinting.
EcoPrint
Thissettingmakestheentireimage,textandgraphics,appearlighterinthe
printedjob.EcoPrintdoesnotincreaseprintspeed.
Note:Someapplicationsmayoverrideprintsettingsmadeinthedriver.
Usuallytheapplicationcanbesettofollowthesettings.InMicrosoftWord
2007,ensurethatDefaulttrayinOptionsissettoUseprintersettings.
IntheBasictab,Sourcespecifieswhichtrayorcassettetheprinterusesfora
printingjob.ThedefaultisAutosourceselection,whichinstructstheprinterto
searchforthemediarequestedbytheapplicationortheprinterdriver.Ifthe
selectedtrayorcassetteemptiesduringaprintjob,thentheprintersearchesfor
anothersource,andcontinuesthejob.
Mediatypeinstructstheprintertosearchforthetypeofpaperormediathatis
requestedbytheapplicationortheprinterdriver.Thechoicesshownmay
changedependingontheselectioninSource.Youcanusethedefault,Auto
mediaselection,Customtypeorothermediatypes.IfAutomediaselection
isselected,thentheprintersearchesforanothertrayorcassetteusingthe
samemedia.
UserGuide
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