Printing guide
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Loading the multipurpose feeder
Warning: Feeding more than a single sheet of
glossy paper may damage the fuser.
You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper, 10
envelopes, or one sheet of banner or glossy paper in
the multipurpose feeder. See the publications CD for
capacity limits for other print media.
1 Open and
extend the
multipurpose
feeder.
2 Slide the paper
guides to the
correct position
for the size
paper you are
loading.
3 Press the
paper feed plate
down until it
locks into place.
4 Flex the sheets
back and forth
to loosen them,
and then fan
them.
5 Place the paper print side up between the paper
guides.
6 Move the SET
button to the left
to unlock the
tray.
Loading other
input options
For information about
loading other input
options, see the
publications CD that
came with the printer.
Set Paper Type and Paper Size
If you have set Paper Type and Paper Size to the
correct values, any trays containing the same type and
size of paper are automatically linked by the printer.
Note: If the type of the media you are loading is
the same as the media previously
loaded, you do not need to change the
Paper Type setting.
To change a Paper Type or Paper Size setting:
1 Press Menu until you see Paper Menu, and then
press Select.
2 Press Menu until you see Paper Type (or
Paper Size), and then press Select.
Tray 1 Type (or Tray 1 Size) appears on the
second line of the display.
3 Press Select if you want to change the Tray 1
Type (or Tray 1 Size) setting or press Menu to
scroll to another source.
4 Press Menu to scroll through a list of possible
paper types (or sizes).
5 When you see the correct paper type (or size),
press Select to save the setting as the default.
6 Press Go to return the printer to the Ready state.
Printing on specialty media
(transparencies, labels, and so on)
Follow these instructions when you want to print on
media such as transparencies, card stock, glossy
paper, labels, or envelopes.
1 Load the print media as specified for the tray you
are using. See “Loading paper” on page 1 for
help.
2 From the printer operator panel, set the Paper
Type and Paper Size according to the print
media you loaded. See “Set Paper Type and
Paper Size” for help.
3 From the computer’s software application, set
the paper type, size, and source according to the
media you loaded.
a In your word processor, spreadsheet,
browser, or other application, select File
Print.
1 Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup,
depending on the application) to view the printer
driver settings.
2 Select the tray containing the specialty media
from the Form Source list box.