Configuring Trays 2 and 3 by Media Type

 

Trays 2 and 3 are cassette-style trays. You can select them by media

 

size and type through your software application or the printer driver.

 

 

Note

Tray 2 has an internal media-size sensor and does not need to be

 

configured on the printer control panel for media size. The media-size

 

knob on the side of Tray 3 must be set to the correct media size.

 

 

To configure Trays 2 or 3

1Press MENU until PAPER HANDLING MENU displays.

2Press ITEM until TRAY 2 TYPE displays (or TRAY 3 TYPE when configuring Tray 3).

3Press VALUE until the proper media type displays.

4Press SELECT to save the setting.

5Press GO to return the printer to the READY state.

Tray Priority

When all trays have the same size and type media loaded, the printer pulls media from input trays in the following order:

When Tray 1 is configured as TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST

Tray 1

Tray 3 (if attached)

Tray 2

When Tray 1 is configured as TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

Tray 3 (if attached)

Tray 2

Tray 1

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