Customizing trays for printing or copying

Understanding tray order

When a print job is received, the MFP automatically selects an input tray by matching the requested media type and size to the media already loaded in the trays. If Tray 1 is loaded with media and set to FIRST mode in the Paper Handling menu, paper is always pulled from Tray 1 first.

If TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST is not selected, the product searches all available input trays for the media that satisfies the print request, starting with the bottom tray and ending with Tray 1. The job begins printing as soon as the proper type and size are found. If the search fails, a message appears on the control panel that asks you to load the correct media. You can then load the media, or you can override the request by requesting a different media type and size at the control panel. If a tray runs out of media during a print job, the product automatically switches to any tray that contains the same type and size of media.

Customizing Tray 1 operation

You can customize Tray 1 to meet your printing needs. The product can be set to print from Tray 1 when it is loaded, or to print only from Tray 1 if the type of media loaded is specifically requested. Set TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST or TRAY1 MODE=CASSETTE on the Paper Handling menu at the control panel.

Setting

Explanation

 

 

TRAY 1

The printer will usually pull paper from Tray 1 first unless it is empty

MODE=FIRST

or locked. If you do not keep media in Tray 1 all the time, or if you

 

use Tray 1 only for manually feeding paper, keep the default setting

 

of TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST on the Paper Handling menu.

 

 

TRAY 1

Tray 1 operates like Trays 2, 3, and 4. Instead of looking first for

MODE= CASSETTE

paper in Tray 1, the MFP pulls paper from the tray that matches the

 

selected type and size settings.

 

When TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE is set, an option appears on the

 

Paper Handling menu to configure size as well as type settings for

 

Tray 1.

 

 

 

Specifying type and size of media (locking trays)

 

You can configure the MFP to select media by type (such as plain or letterhead) and size

 

(such as letter or A4), as opposed to source (a paper tray). See “Supported paper sizes

 

and weights” on page 114.

 

Printing by type and size of media ensures that print jobs always print on the desired

 

media. If you frequently use several kinds of media, you can set up trays so that you do

 

not have to check which media is loaded in each tray before you print. This is especially

 

helpful when the product is shared and more than one person loads or removes media.

 

 

Note

For networked products, the type and size settings can also be configured from the

 

embedded Web server or HP Web JetAdmin software. See the product software Help for

 

more information.

 

 

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4100 mfp specifications

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