Configuring Automatic TraySwitching
1-112 ❖System Administrator Guide
Configuring Automatic Tray Switching
Automatic tray switching, available for both PCL and
PostScript jobs, enables you to group two or more input
trays together into one logical tray, and in a specific order
in which the trays will be searched to satisfy an input
request. Tray switching is useful for:
• Increasing paper capacity.
When the current paper tray runs out of paper, the
printer automatically switches to the next tray in the
sequence, provided the paper size and type in the next
tray is the same size and type as that in the current
tray.
• Searching for the correct paper size and type.
If the paper size and type specified in your software
application do not match the paper loaded in the
current paper tray, the printer automatically searches
the next tray in the sequence for a paper size and type
that match.
• Loading paper in one tray while printing from another
tray (filling an empty tray while printing).
Tray switching is made possible via the Tray Sequence
item in the Control Panel’s Tray Menu. It enables
grouping of Tray 1 in the printer, the multi bypass feeder,
and Trays 2 and 3 in the optional 500 sheet and 2,000
sheet feeders (if installed) into a variety of sequence
combinations. Tray switching can also be turned off.