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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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