Chapter 3
By default, the device draws media from Tray 1. If Tray 1 is empty, the device draws media from Tray 2 (if it is installed and loaded with media). You can change this default setting by using the following features:
•Tray Lock: Use this feature to protect special media such as letterhead or preprinted media from accidental use. If the device runs out of media while printing a document, it will not use media from a locked tray to complete the print job.
•Default Tray: Use this feature to determine the first tray from which the device draws media.
NOTE: To use the Tray Lock and Default Tray settings, you must select the automatic tray selection option in the device software. If the device is on a network and you set a Default Tray, the setting will affect all users of the device.
Tray 2 is designed to hold only plain paper.
The following table lists possible ways you can use the tray settings to meet your printing needs.
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Load both trays with the same media, and have the device pick media from one tray if the other one is empty.
Have both special media (such as transparencies or letterhead) and plain paper loaded in the trays.
Load media in both trays but have the device pick media from a specific tray first.
•Load media in Tray 1 and Tray 2. For more information, see Load media.
•Make sure TrayLock is disabled.
•Load special media in Tray 1 and plain paper in Tray 2.
•Make sure the default tray is set to Tray 2.
•Make sure Tray Lock is set to Tray 1.
•Load media in Tray 1 and Tray 2.
•Make sure Default Tray is set to the appropriate tray.
To configure the trays
1.Make sure the device is turned on.
2.Perform one of the following:
•Embedded Web server: Click the Settings, tab and click Paper Handling in the left panel.
•HP Toolbox (Windows): Click the Services, tab and click Paper Handling.
•HP Printer Utility (Mac OS X): Click Trays Configuration from the Printer Settings panel.
3.Change the desired tray setting, and then press OK or Apply.
Change print settings
You can change print settings (such as paper size or type) from an application or the printer driver. Changes made from an application take precedence over changes made from the printer driver. However, after the application is closed, the settings return to the defaults configured in the driver.
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