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7Press .

8Press the arrow buttons until Custom Type <x> or another custom name appears, and then press .

Submitting changes appears, followed by Paper Menu.

9Press , and then press to return to the Ready state.

Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type

Note: Trays with matching Paper Size and Paper Type settings are automatically linked by the printer. When a linked tray runs out of paper, the printer draws from another tray.

To change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings:

1Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.

2From the printer control panel, press .

3 Press the arrow buttons until Paper Menu appears, and then press .

4Press the arrow buttons until Size/Type appears, and then press .

5Press the arrow buttons until the correct tray appears, and then press .

6Press when Size appears.

7Press the arrow buttons until the correct size appears, and then press .

Submitting changes appears, followed by Size.

8Press the arrow buttons until Type appears, and then press .

9Press the arrow buttons until the correct type appears, and then press .

Submitting changes appears, followed by Type.

10Press , and then press to return to the Ready state.

Configuring Universal paper settings

The Universal Paper Size is a userdefined setting that lets you print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer menus. Set the Paper Size for the specified tray to Universal when the size you want is not available from the Paper Size menu. Then, specify all of the following Universal size settings for your paper:

Units of measure (inches or millimeters)

Portrait Height and Portrait Width

Feed Direction

Note: The smallest supported Universal size is 76.2 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in.); the largest is 215.9 x 355.6 mm (8.5 x 14 in.).

Specify a unit of measurement

1Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.

2From the printer control panel, press .

3 Press the arrow buttons until Paper Menu appears, and then press .

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Lexmark 356 Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type, Configuring Universal paper settings, Specify a unit of measurement

131, 383, 133, 138, 336 specifications

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