Configuring Automatic TraySwitching
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Tray Sequ enceExamples

The examples in Table1.34 d iscuss conditions and actions

that take place when various Tray Sequence settings are

used.

Table 1.34 Tray Sequence examples

Condition Action(s) Taken

The Tray Sequence is set to 1-2.
• All trays are set to Letter paper.
• There is no paper in Tray 1.
• Letter paper is requested with the source set to
Auto.
The printer searches for letter paper in the tray
sequence order (1-2). Since Tray 1 is empty, the
printer feeds paper from Tray 2 until it becomes
empty. When Tray 2 becomes empty, the printer
prompts you to load paper. Although Tray 3 also
contains letter paper, it is ignored because it is not
part of the tray sequence, and the requested paper
is configured in at least one of the trays included in
the sequence.
The Tray Sequence is set to 1-2-3.
• A Tray 2 paper source is requested.
• All trays meet the size/type requirement.
The printer feeds paper from Tray 2 because it
meets the size and type requested. When Tray2
becomes empty, the printer feeds from Trays 1 and
3.
The Tray Sequence is set to 2-3.
• Trays 1 and 2 contain letter paper.
• Tray 3 contains legal paper.
• Legal pape r from Tray 2 is requested.
The printer feeds from Tray 3 because it is the only
tray that meets the size and type requested.
The Tray Sequence is set to MBF-1-2.
• The MBF is set to Letter paper and contains one
sheet of paper.
• All other trays contain Letter paper.
• Letter paper from Tray 2 is requested.
The printer feeds the first page of the job from the
MBF and subsequent pages from Tray 2.
The Tray Sequence is any setting.
• All trays contain Letter paper.
• Legal paper from Tray 2 is requested.
The printer prompts you to load legal paper in the
MBF since no tray was configured for legal paper,
and if no A3/Ledger size tray is installed, the MBF is
the only input source that can handle legal paper.