HP LN17 manual Kug-ch02 Page 13 Thursday, March 6, 1997 445 PM, Tray Switching Setting Description

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Automatic Tray Switching

PostScript Tray Switching

P a p e r H a n d l i n g

Automatic tray switching is available for both PCL emulation and PostScript jobs. Tray switching is useful for:

•Increasing paper capacity.

When the current paper tray runs out of paper, the printer automatically switches to the next tray in the sequence, provided the paper size in the next tray is the same size as that in the current tray.

•Searching for the correct paper size.

If the paper size specified in your software application does not match the size paper loaded in the current paper tray, the printer automatically searches the next tray in the sequence for a paper size that matches.

The Tray Switching option (in the PostScript Menu) can be set to any of the settings shown in Table 2.2 below.

Table 2.2 Tray switching settings

Tray Switching Setting	Description
Off	Standard Tray Switching selections for
Main-Front Tray	PostScript jobs
Lower 1-Main	Additional Tray Switching setting that
	appears when a 500-sheet Paper Deck
	and Cassette is installed
Lower 2-Main	Additional Tray Switching settings that
Lower 1-Lower 2	appear when a second 500-sheet Paper
Lwr1-Lwr2-Main	Deck and Cassette is installed

For example, when Tray Switching is off, no tray switching occurs. When set to Main-Front the printer automatically switches to the front tray when the main tray becomes empty (provided the correct size paper is in both trays).

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