HP 5200 manual Priority for print settings, Gaining access to printer driver settings

NOTE If all of the tray type settings are set to ANY, and if you do not select a specific tray (source) in the printer driver, the printer pulls media from the lowest tray. For example, if you have an optional tray 3 installed, the printer pulls media from that tray first. However, if the tray 1 size and type settings are set to ANY and if media is loaded in the tray, then the printer prints from tray 1 first. If tray 1 is closed, the printer prints from the lowest tray.

Priority for print settings

Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made:

NOTE The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software program.

●Page Setup dialog box: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here override settings changed anywhere else.

●Print dialog box: Click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the Print dialog box have a lower priority and do not override changes made in the Page Setup dialog box.

●Printer Properties dialog box (printer driver): Click Properties in the Print dialog box to open the printer driver. Settings changed in the Printer Properties dialog box do not override settings anywhere else in the printing software.

●Default printer driver settings: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used in all print jobs, unless settings are changed in the Page Setup, Print, or Printer Properties dialog boxes.

●Printer control panel settings: Settings changed at the printer control panel have a lower priority than changes made anywhere else.

Gaining access to printer driver settings

Operating System	Temporarily change settings for print jobs	Permanently change default settings1
Windows 98, 2000,	From the File menu, click Print. Select the	Click Start, point to Settings, and then click
Me, and XP	printer, and then click Properties. (The steps	Printers or Printers and Faxes. Right-click the
	can vary; this procedure is most common.)	printer icon and select Printing Preferences.
Macintosh OS X	On the File menu, click Print. Change settings	On the File menu, click Print. Change settings
	on the various pop-up menus.	on the various pop-up menus, and then, on the
		main pop-up menu, click Save Custom
		Settings to save them as the Custom option.
		To use the new settings, you must select the
		Custom option every time you open a program
		and print.

1Because access to default printer settings can be restricted, the settings might be unavailable.

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