Tektronix 380 manual Lower paper tray, Establishing a default media tray optional

Printing Basics 3

Lower paper tray

The Lower Paper Tray Assembly, using the same universal media tray, operates identically to the printerÕs standard tray with one exception. It does not support printing of transparencies, and therefore ignores the position of the media-selector switch on the side of the media tray.

Note The Lower Paper Tray Assembly accepts paper media only; do not use it with transparencies or label stock. If you attempt to print transparencies from the lower tray, lower-quality prints will result.

Establishing a default media tray (optional)

When you add the Lower Paper Tray Assembly to your printer, you then have the option of selecting which tray (the upper or lower) is the default tray for printing. You can set the default media tray selection through the printerÕs front panel, through PhaserLink software (refer to the PhaserShare Network Cards and Software System Administrator Manual), or a PostScript utility Þle (refer to the printerÕs CD-ROM). When using a supported printer driver, driver selections override the printerÕs default media tray setting.

When the Lower Paper Tray Assembly is Þrst installed, the default media tray selection is set to AutoSelect. With this selection, the printer automatically switches to the upper tray if the lower tray becomes empty. If paper of the same size exists in the upper tray slot, then printing resumes. However, if a different size media is installed, then the printer prompts you to load paper in the Lower Paper Tray Assembly. With the AutoSelect setting, you can choose between two different media sizes (or types) loaded in the printer directly from the printer driver. The printer then decides which media tray contains the appropriate media for the print job.

Other default media tray selections (Upper, Lower, Paper, Transparency) let you explicitly set printing with no automatic tray-switching capability. This is valuable if you have, for example, common ofÞce 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 ofÞce paper in the lower tray. If you are using an unsupported printer driver and want to print on letterhead in the upper tray, you will need to change the default media tray setting to Upper. (Users with supported printer drivers can choose between the upper and lower trays directly from the printer driver.)

If you print transparencies using a non-supported driver the printer uses a paper print mode, producing unsatisfactory results. To print transparencies, use a supported printer driver and explicitly select Transparency.

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