Dell 2145cn Paper Tab, Source, Scaling Printing, Copies, Paper Options Size, Type, First Page

Paper Tab

Use the following options to set the basic paper handling specifications when you access the printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 4 for more information on accessing printer properties.

Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties.

Copies

Copies allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed. You can select 1 to 999 copies.

Paper Options

Size

Size allows you to set the size of paper you loaded in the tray. If the required size is not listed in the Size box, click Custom. When the Custom Paper Setting window appears, set the paper size and click OK. The setting appears in the list so that you can select it.

Source

Ensure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray.

Use Multi-Purpose Tray when printing on special materials like envelopes and transparencies. You have to load one sheet at a time into the Manual Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray.

If the paper source is set to Auto Selection, the printer automatically picks up print material in the following tray order: Manual Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray, Tray n.

Type

Set Type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print. This will let you get the best quality printout. If not, print quality may not be acheived as you want.

•Thin Paper: Less than 19 lb (70 g/m2) thin paper.

•Thick Paper: 24 lb to 32 lb (90~120 g/m2) thick paper.

•Bond Paper: When you use the bond paper, select this option.

•Cotton Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) cotton paper such as Gilbert 25 % and Gilbert 100 %.

•Archive Paper: When you need to keep print-out for a long period time such as archives, select this option.

•Plain Paper: Normal plain paper. Select this type if your printer is monochrome and printing on the 16 lb (60 g/m2) cotton paper.

•Recycled Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) recycled paper.

•Color Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) color- backgrounded paper.

First Page

This property allows you to print the first page using a different paper type from the rest of the document. You can select the paper source for the first page.

For example, load thick stock for the first page into the Multi- purpose Tray, and plain paper into Tray n. Then, select Tray n in the Source option and Multi-Purpose Tray in the First Page option. If this option does not appear, your printer does not have this feature.

Scaling Printing

Scaling Printing allows you to automatically or manually scale your print job on a page. You can choose from None, Reduce/ Enlarge, and Fit to Page.

•For details, see “Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document” on page 12.

•For details, see “Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size” on page 12.

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