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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