HP 4200tn, 4300dtns, 4200dtns Selecting which tray is used for printing, Understanding tray order

If a tray runs out of paper during a print job, the printer automatically switches to any tray that contains the same paper type/size.

If the search fails, a message appears on the printer control panel display requesting that you load the correct paper type/size. You can load that paper type/size, or you can override the request by selecting a different type/size at the printer control panel.

If paper is loaded in tray 1 and tray 1 is set TRAY 1 TYPE=ANY and TRAY 1 SIZE=ANY on the Paper Handling menu, the printer will always pull paper from tray 1 first. See “Customizing tray 1 operation” on page 47 for more information.

Selecting which tray is used for printing

You can select how the printer pulls paper from the trays.

Understanding tray order

When the printer receives a print job, it selects the tray by trying to match the requested paper type and size with what has been loaded in the trays. Using an “autoselect” process, it searches all available trays for the paper that satisfies the request, starting with the bottom tray and ending with the top tray (tray 1). The printer begins printing the job as soon as it finds the proper type/ size.

Note	The “autoselect” process occurs only if no specific tray is requested for the job. If a specific tray
	is requested, the job prints from the requested tray.

￿￿￿The autoselect process changes somewhat if you customize tray 1 operation (as explained in “Customizing tray 1 operation” on page 47) or set tray 1 for manual feed (as explained in “Manually feeding paper from tray 1” on page 49).

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