Standard paper trays The printer is shipped with a standard letter- or A4-size paper tray that holds 200 sheets (slightly less than one-half ream) of paper. Use the standard paper tray for paper, letterhead, and label stock.
Note: The standard paper trays are designed for use with paper. You
can use a standard paper tray for printing up to 50 transparency
sheets. However, you must use a supported printer driver to
specify Transparency as the paper source and confirm the
selection at the front panel. Refer to Printing transparencies for
details on printing transparencies.
Transparency trays Optional letter- and A4-size transparency trays have a capacity of 175 sheets (approximately three boxes). Using both paper and transparency trays, you can quickly switch between paper and transparency print jobs by simply swapping media trays in the printer.
Lower Paper Tray Assembly In workgroup or high-volume printing environments, you will want to add the optional 625-sheet Lower Paper Tray Assembly to supplement the standard paper tray. The Lower Paper Tray is convenient when you want to print on paper (lower tray) and another media, such as transparency, letterhead, or label stock (upper tray). With dual-tray capability, you can print on different media directly from the printer driver without the need to leave your computer to switch trays. Refer to Lower Paper Tray Assembly for ordering information.
Note: The Lower Paper Tray Assembly accepts paper only; it should not
be used with labels or transparencies.
Media tray settings
You can control the source of a print job from your computer. The media tray choices available in your application menus depend on the number and types of trays you have in use, the type of driver you have installed from the printer's CD-ROM, and the printer's default setting.
AutoSelect If this selection appears in your menu, it acts as the default. The printer automatically prints from the upper tray if you are printing in a single-tray configuration. If you have a Lower Paper Tray Assembly, it prints from the lower tray. If you have trays in both slots, the printer automatically switches to the other tray if one of the trays runs out of paper.
Paper This is the initial setting for Windows drivers. If you select Paper and the standard media tray is installed, the printer will print on whatever media is loaded in the upper tray. If you have the Lower Paper Tray Assembly installed, selecting Paper feeds paper from the lower tray. If you select Paper and the transparency tray is installed, the printer will not print and will prompt you to load paper.
Transparency Select Transparency whenever you print transparencies. If you use a dedicated transparency tray, you can print from your computer. If you print transparencies from the standard paper tray, you must confirm the print selection at the printer's front panel. Refer to Printing transparencies from the standard paper tray for directions on printing transparencies from the standard paper tray.
Manual Paper Select Manual Paper when you wish to hand feed single sheets of paper or card stock (up to 220 g/m2 [80 lb.]). Select this option from your computer, then feed the paper into the printer when prompted by the front panel. Refer to When to use the manual-feed slot for more details on using manual feed.
Manual Transparency Select Manual Transparency to hand feed single transparency sheets into the printer. Refer to When to use the manual-feed slot for more details on using manual feed.
Upper/Lower Use these settings to change printing trays if you have installed the optional Lower Paper Tray Assembly. See Changing the default media tray setting.
Changing the default media tray setting
These instructions apply if you install the optional Lower Paper Tray Assembly.
Default setting
When the Lower Paper Tray Assembly is first installed, the default media tray selection is set to AutoSelect. With this setting, the printer automatically prints from the lower paper tray. In addition, note the following: When the lower paper tray becomes empty, the printer then automatically switches to the upper tray. If a paper tray is installed in the upper tray slot, then the printer prints on whatever media is loaded in the upper tray. However, if a transparency tray is installed, then the printer prompts you to load paper in the Lower Paper Tray Assembly.
Changing to Upper and Lower settings
When you add the Lower Paper Tray Assembly to your printer, you may want to change the default media tray setting. By resetting the default, you override the printer's automatic switching from the lower paper tray to the upper tray when the Lower Paper Tray Assembly runs out of paper. If you set the default selection to Lower, the printer will automatically print from the Lower Paper Tray Assembly until otherwise instructed. When you want to print from the upper tray, for example, to print letterhead or labels, you then change the paper source or media tray setting to Upper from your computer. Always explicitly select Transparency to print transparencies from an upper tray.
To reset the default media tray:
