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guide.
If the paper that you need to print is shorter than length 222 mm
(8.74 inches), press and unlatch the guide lock in the tray, push the
tray in manually. Adjust the paper length guide and paper width
guide.
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•Do not push the paper width guides far enough to cause the
materials to warp.
•If you do not adjust the paper width guides, it may cause
paper jams.
•Do not use a paper with more than 6 mm (0.24 inch.) curl.
4.Close the paper cover.
5.Slide the tray back into the machine until it clicks.
6.To print in application, open an application and start the print menu.
7.Open Printing Preferences (See "Opening printing preferences" on
page 60).
8.Press the Paper tab in Printing Preferences, and select an
appropriate paper type.
For example, if you want to use a label, set the paper type to
Label.
9.Select Manual Feeder in paper source, then press OK.
10.Start printing in application.
If you are printing multiple pages, load the next sheet after the first
page prints out, and press the Cancel ( ) button. Repeat this
step for every page to be printed.
Printing on special media
The table below shows the available special media for each tray.
When using special media, we recommend you feed one paper at a
time. Check the maximum input number of media for each tray (See
"Print media specifications" on page 92).
Types Tray Manual feeding in
the tray
Plain ● ●
Thick ● ●
Thin ● ●
Cotton ● ●
Color ● ●
Preprinted ● ●
Recycled ● ●
Envelope ●
Transparency ●
Labels ●
CardStock ●
Bond ●
Archive ●
Glossy Photo ●
Matte Photo ●
( ●: Supported, Blank: Not supported)
The following media types are shown in the Printing Preferences. This
paper type option allows you to set the type of paper to be loaded in the
tray. Selecting the appropriate media will let you get the best printout
quality. Selecting inappropriate media can result in poor print quality.
•Plain: Normal plain paper. Select this type if your printing on 70 to 90
g/m2 (19 to 24 lbs bond).
•Thick: 90 to 105 g/m2 (24 to 28 lbs bond) thick paper.
•Thin: 60 to 70 g/m2 (16 to 19 lbs bond) thin paper.
•Cotton: 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond) cotton paper.
•Color: 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond) color-backgrounded paper.
•Preprinted: 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond) preprinted/letterhead
paper.
•Recycled: 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond) recycled paper.
When you use recycled paper, printouts might be wrinkled and/or
jamming may occur due to excessive curl.
•Envelope: 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond) envelope.
•Transparency: 0.104 to 0.124 mm (0.004094 to 0.004882 inches)
transparency paper.
•Labels: 120 to 150 g/m2 (32 to 40 lbs bond) label.