Tektronix 340 manual Establishing a default media tray optional

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Establishing a default media tray (optional)

When you add the Lower Tray Assembly to your printer, you then have the option of selecting which tray (the upper or lower) will be the default media tray for printing. The printer’s default media tray setting is only used when you are printing from a non-Tektronix printer driver. These drivers do not allow you to directly select the printing tray. When using a Tektronix printer driver, explicit driver selections override the printer’s default media tray setting.

The default media tray selection can be set through the printer’s front panel menu or a downloadable utility file. Refer to the Phaser 340 Drivers and Utilities Printing Reference for more information on downloading default media tray selections.

Printing from a non-supported printer driver. When the Lower Paper Tray Assembly is first installed, the default media tray selection is set to AutoSelect. With this selection, the printer automatically switches to the upper tray if the Lower Paper Tray Assembly becomes empty. If a paper tray of the same size exists in the upper tray slot, then printing resumes. However, if the transparency tray is installed, then the printer prompts you to load paper in the Lower Paper Tray Assembly.

Other default media tray selections (Upper and Lower) let you explicitly set printing from the upper or lower tray with no automatic tray switching capability. This is valuable if you have, for example, common office paper in the Lower Paper Tray Assembly and letterhead in the upper paper tray. You can have the default media tray selection set for printing office paper in the lower tray. When you want to print on letterhead in the upper tray, you will need to change the default media tray setting to Upper. (Supported printer driver users can choose between the upper and lower trays directly from the printer driver.)

If you attempt to print transparencies using a non-supported driver, the printer uses the printing mode of the tray (paper) and produces unsatisfactory results. To print transparencies from the upper paper tray, use a supported printer driver and explicitly select Transparency, or purchase a dedicated transparency tray. Refer to “Optional media trays” on page B-3.

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