Chapter 2

Type and size of paper

The machine loads paper from the installed standard paper tray, optional lower tray or multi-purpose tray.

Standard paper tray

Since the standard paper tray is a universal type, you can use any of the paper sizes (one paper type and size at a time) listed in the table in Paper capacity of the paper trays on page 16. The standard paper tray can hold up to 250 sheets of Letter/A4, Legal or

Folio size paper (20 lb or 80 g/m2). Paper can be loaded up to the maximum paper mark on the sliding paper width guide.

Optional lower tray (LT-5300)

The optional lower tray can hold up to 250 sheets of Letter/A4, Legal and Folio size

paper (20 lb or 80 g/m2). Paper can be loaded up to the top line of the maximum paper mark on the sliding paper width guide.

The name for the paper trays in the printer driver in this Guide are as follows:

Tray and optional unit

Name

Standard paper tray

Tray 1

 

 

Optional lower tray

Tray 2

 

 

Multi-purpose tray

MP tray

 

 

Multi-purpose tray (MP tray)

The MP tray can hold up to 50 sheets of plain

paper 16-43 lb (60-163 g/m2) or up to 3 envelopes. Paper can be loaded up to the maximum paper mark on the sliding paper width guide.

Paper capacity of the paper trays

 

Paper size

Paper types

No. of sheets

Paper Tray

A4, Letter, Legal,

Plain paper, Thin paper,

up to 250

(Tray #1)

Executive, A5, A5 (Long

Bond paper and

20 lb (80 g/m2)

 

Edge), A6, B5, B6 and

Recycled paper

 

 

Folio 1.

 

 

 

 

Transparency

up to 10

 

 

 

 

Multi-purpose tray

Width: 2.75 to 8.5 in.

Plain paper, Thin paper,

up to 50

(MP tray)

(69.8 to 216 mm)

Thick paper, Bond

20 lb (80 g/m2)

 

Length: 4.57 to 16 in.

paper, Recycled paper,

up to 3 (envelopes)

 

Envelopes and Labels.

 

(116 to 406.4 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transparency

up to 10

 

 

 

 

Paper Tray

A4, Letter, Legal,

Thin paper, Plain paper,

up to 250

(Tray #2)

Executive, A5, B5, B6

Bond paper and

20 lb (80 g/m2)

 

and Folio 1.

Recycled paper

 

1Folio size is 8.5 in. 13 in. (215.9 mm x 330.2 mm)

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