4
Push the paper pick tab, and then load the paper or specialty
media. Slide the stack gently into the multipurpose feeder until
it comes to a stop, and then release the paper pick tab.
Warning—Potential Damage: Pulling the paper out, without
pushing the paper pick tab first, may cause jams or the paper
pick tab to break.
•
Load paper and transparencies with the recommended
print side facedown and the short edge entering the printer
first.
•
For duplex letterhead printing, place the letterhead faceup
and the header entering the printer last.
•
Load envelopes with the flap side up and to the right.
Warning—Potential Damage: Never use envelopes with
stamps, clasps, snaps, windows, coated linings, or
self
‑
stick adhesives. These envelopes may severely
damage the printer.
Notes:
•
Do not exceed the maximum stack height by forcing
paper or transparencies under the stack height limiter.
•
Load only one size and type of paper at a time.
5
Adjust the width guide to lightly touch the edge of the stack.
Make sure the paper or specialty media fits loosely in the
multipurpose feeder, lies flat, and is not bent or wrinkled.
6
From the printer control panel, set the Paper Size and Paper
Type for the multipurpose feeder (MP Feeder Size and MP
Feeder Type) based on the paper or specialty media loaded.
Linking and unlinking trays
Linking trays
Tray linking is useful for large print jobs or multiple copies. When
one linked tray is empty, paper feeds from the next linked tray.
When the Paper Size and Paper Type settings are the same for
any trays, the trays are automatically linked.
The printer automatically senses the Paper Size setting according
to the position of the paper guides in each tray except the
standard 550
‑
sheet tray and the multipurpose feeder. The printer
can sense A4, A5, JIS B5, Letter, Legal, Executive, and Universal
paper sizes. The multipurpose feeder and trays using other paper
sizes can be linked manually using the Paper Size menu available
from the Paper Size/Type menu.
Note: To link the multipurpose feeder, Configure MP must be
set to Cassette in the Paper menu in order for MP Feeder Size
to appear as a menu item.
The Paper Type setting must be set for all trays from the Paper
Type menu available from the Paper Size/Type menu.
Unlinking trays
Note: Trays that do not have the same settings as any other tray
are not linked.
Change one of the following tray settings:
•
Paper Type
Paper Type names describe the paper characteristics. If the
name that best describes your paper is used by linked trays,
assign a different Paper Type name to the tray, such as Custom
Type [x], or define your own custom name.
•
Paper Size
Load a different paper size to automatically change the Paper
Size setting for a tray. Paper Size settings for the multipurpose
feeder are not automatic; they must be set manually from the
Paper Size menu.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not assign a Paper Type name
that does not accurately describe the type of paper loaded in a
tray. The temperature of the fuser varies according to the
specified Paper Type. Prints may not be properly processed if
an inaccurate Paper Type is selected.
Creating a custom name for a paper type
If the printer is on a network, you can use the Embedded Web
Server to define a name other than Custom Type [x] for each of
the custom paper types loaded into the printer.
1
Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web
browser.
Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then
you can:
•
View the IP address on the printer control panel in the
TCP/IP section under the Networks/Ports menu.
•
Print a network setup page or the menu settings pages and
locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section.
2
Click Settings > Paper Menu > Custom Name > type a name >
Submit.
Note: This custom name will replace the Custom Type [x]
name under the Custom Types and Paper Size and Type
menus.
3
Click Custom Types > select a paper type > Submit.
Loading paper and specialty media
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