Advanced Features
Paper Type | Paper Size | Paper Source | Size/Type Used |
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Specified | Not specified | Specified | Manual feed request; |
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Specified | Specified | Not specified | Specified type; specified size |
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Specified | Specified | Specified | Specified type; specified size |
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Specified | Specified | Specified | Manual feed request; |
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Note
Specifying a paper source (a specific tray) does not guarantee that paper will be fed from that tray if the type and size can be satisfied from another source. The exception to this is a manual feed request, which always uses the MBF unless you override this selection.
Tray Sequence Examples
The following examples discuss what the printer does when you use various tray sequence settings.
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The tray sequence is | The printer searches for letter paper in the tray | |
All trays contain Letter paper. | sequence order | |
from Tray 4 until it becomes empty, and then from | ||
Tray 1 is empty. | ||
Tray 5. When Tray 5 becomes empty, the printer | ||
You request Letter paper; the source is set to | prompts you to load paper (since Tray 1 is empty). | |
Auto. | Note: Trays 2 and 3 also contain letter paper, but | |
| these trays are not searched because they are not | |
| part of the tray sequence and the printer found the | |
| requested paper in at least one tray in the | |
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The tray sequence is | The printer feeds paper from Tray 2 because it | |
You request Tray 2. | meets the size and type requested. When Tray 2 | |
becomes empty, the printer feeds from Tray 1 and | ||
All trays meet the size/type requirement. | ||
then Tray 3. | ||
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The tray sequence is | The printer prompts you to load letter paper in | |
Trays 1 and 2 contain Letter paper, but both | Tray 1 because it is configured for letter paper. | |
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trays are empty. |
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You request Letter paper from Tray 2. |
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The tray sequence is | The printer feeds the first page of the job from the | |
The MBF is set to Letter paper and contains | MBF and subsequent pages from Tray 2. | |
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one sheet of paper. |
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All other trays contain Letter paper. |
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You request Letter paper from Tray 2. |
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The tray sequence is any setting. | The printer prompts you to load legal paper in | |
All trays contain Letter paper. | Tray 2. | |
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You request Legal paper from Tray 2. |
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