Loading paper and specialty media

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Loadingpaperand specialty media

This section explains how to load the 500- and 2000-sheet trays, and the multipurpose feeder. It also includes information about paper orientation, setting the Paper Size and Paper Type, and linking and unlinking trays.

Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type

The Paper Size setting is determined by the position of the paper guides in the tray for all trays except the multipurpose feeder. The Paper Size setting for the multipurpose feeder must be set manually. The factory default Paper Type setting is Plain Paper. The Paper Type setting must be set manually for all trays that do not contain plain paper.

1Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.

2On the home screen, touch .

3Touch Paper Menu.

4Touch Paper Size/Type.

5Touch the arrows for the desired tray until the correct size or type setting appears.

6Touch Submit.

7Touch to return to the home screen.

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 (millimeters or inches)

Portrait Width

Portrait Height

Note: The smallest supported Universal size is 98.4 x 89 mm (3.9 x 3.5 in.) ; the largest size is 297 x 431 mm (11.7 x 7 in.)

Specify a unit of measurement

1Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.

2On the home screen, touch .

3Touch Paper Menu.

4Touch the down arrow until Universal Setup appears, and then touch Universal Setup.

5Touch the left or right arrow to select the desired unit of measure.

6Touch Portrait Width or Portrait Height.

7Touch the arrows to select the desired width or height.

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Lexmark 19Z0202 Loading paper and specialty media, Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type, Specify a unit of measurement