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Automatic Tray Switching
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DP N24, N32 and N40 System Administrator Guide
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
does 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 matches.
• 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 Trays 1 and 2 in
the printer, the 50 Sheet Bypass Feeder, and Trays 3, 4 and 5 in the
2,500 Sheet Feeder (if installed) into a variety of sequence
combinations. Tray switching can also be turned off.
Following is a description of the settings and rules for using the
Tray Sequence function, along with examples of its use. For more
information on using the Control Panel to set Tray Sequence, refer
to Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel.
The 50 Sheet Bypass Feeder is referred to as the MBF (for Multiple
Bypass Feeder) in the Control Panel’s Tray Sequence settings.