Advanced Features
Tray sequence rules
When automatic tray switching is enabled, the printer searches the input trays for the correct size and type of paper for each job that is submitted.
■If you do not specify an input tray in the print driver when sending a job to the printer (no paper source is specified or the paper source is set to “Auto”), the printer searches the trays in the tray sequence first (in the sequence order) before it searches other trays not in the sequence.
■If you include “MBF” in the Tray Sequence setting and you request an input tray in the print driver when sending a job to the printer, that request is overridden. The printer attempts to feed paper from the MBF first. If the MBF is out of paper, then the other trays in the sequence are searched.
■If you specify an input tray when sending a job to the printer, and that tray is included in the tray sequence (and MBF is not in the tray sequence), the printer checks that tray for the correct size and type of paper.
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If the tray contains the correct paper, it is used.
If the tray does not contain the correct paper (it contains other paper or is empty), the other trays in the sequence are searched.
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If one of these trays contains the correct paper, it is used.
If one of these trays are set to the correct paper size and type but all of the trays in the sequence are empty, the printer prompts you to load paper into the specified tray.
■If no trays in the sequence are set to the correct paper size and type, then the remaining trays in the printer are searched. If no trays can satisfy the request, the printer prompts you to load paper into the specified tray.
Paper size and type
The following table describes the paper selection process based on whether you specify the paper type (plain, letterhead, etc.), paper size, and/or paper source for the print job (using the print driver). The fourth column shows which paper size and type are used, based on fully or partially specified paper selection parameters.
Paper Type | Paper Size | Paper Source | Size/Type Used |
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Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Default size; default type |
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Not specified | Not specified | Specified | Default size; |
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| (not manual feed) | Type configured in specified tray |
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Not specified | Not specified | Specified | Manual feed request; default size |
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Not specified | Specified | Not specified | Default type; specified size; |
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Not specified | Specified | Specified | Specified size; |
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| (not manual feed) | Type configured in specified tray |
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Not specified | Specified | Specified | Manual feed request; specified size |
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Specified | Not specified | Not specified | Specified type; default size |
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Specified | Not specified | Specified | Specified type; default size |
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