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Loading Print Media

  Tray 1

  Loading Print Media in the Tray 1

  Single Sheet Feeder

  Loading the Single Sheet Feeder

  Manual Duplex Printing

  Using the Output Tray

Loading print media properly helps prevent jams and ensures trouble-free printing.

Before loading any print media, identify the recommended print side of the print media. This information is usually on the print media package.

Tray 1

Capacity

The tray 1 can hold:

• 250 sheets of the standard paper.
  
  

Print Media Dimensions

The maximum dimensions of print media that the tray 1 can handle are:

• Width - 76.2 mm (3.00 inches) to 215.9 mm (8.5 inches)
  
  
• Length - 127 mm (5.00 inches) to 355.6 mm (14.00 inches)
  
  

Loading Print Media in the Tray 1

NOTE: To avoid paper jams, do not remove the tray while printing is in progress.

NOTE: Use only laser print media. Do not use ink jet paper in the printer.

1. Remove the paper tray from the printer.
   
   

2. Adjust the paper guides.
   
   

NOTE: Extend the rear side of the tray when you need to feed Legal size paper.

3. Before loading the print media, flex the sheets back and forth, and then fan them. Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface.
   
   

4. Place the print media into the tray with the recommended print side facing up.
   
   

NOTE: Do not exceed the maximum fill line in the tray. Overfilling the tray may cause paper jams.

5. Adjust the width guides until they rest lightly against the edges of the stack of paper.
   
   

NOTE: When loading user-specified print media, adjust the width guides and slide the extendable part of the tray by squeezing the length guide and sliding it until it rests lightly against the edge of the stack of paper.

6. After confirming that the guides are securely adjusted, insert the tray into the printer.
   
   

7. On the operator panel, press or until the desired paper size appears, and then press .
   
   
8. Press or until the desired paper type appears, and then press .
   
   

Loading Letterhead

When using the tray1, the letterhead enters the printer with the print side facing up as shown below.

When using the single sheet feeder, the letterhead enters the printer first with the print side facing down.

Print media source	Print side	Page orientation
Tray 1	Face up	Letterhead enters the printer last
Single sheet feeder	Face down	Letterhead enters the printer first

Loading Envelopes

Use the following guidelines when loading envelopes in the tray 1:

NOTE: If you do not load envelopes in the tray 1 right after they have been removed from the packaging, they may bulge. To avoid jams, flatten them as shown below before loading them in the tray 1.

Envelope#10

Load the envelopes short edge feed with the flaps closed and the print side up. Ensure that the flaps come at the right when you face towards the printer.

Monarch or DL

The Monarch or DL envelopes can be loaded in one of the following ways:

Load the envelopes short edge feed with the flaps closed and the print side up. Ensure that the flaps come at the right when you face towards the printer.

OR

Load the envelopes long edge feed with the flaps open and the print side up. Ensure that the flaps come at the top when you face towards the printer.

C5

Load the envelopes short edge feed with the flaps closed and the print side up. Ensure that the flaps come at the bottom when you face towards the printer.

Single Sheet Feeder

Capacity

The single sheet feeder can hold:

• 1 sheet of the standard paper.
  
  

Print Media Dimensions

The maximum dimensions of print media that the single sheet feeder can handle are:

• Width - 76.2 mm (3.00 inches) to 215.9 mm (8.5 inches)
  
  
• Length - 127 mm (5.00 inches) to 355.6 mm (14.00 inches)
  
  

Loading the Single Sheet Feeder

1. Adjust the width guides to the print media's width.
   
   

2. Hold both sides of the print media facing down close to the single sheet feeder, and push it into the printer until it automatically feeds.
   
   

NOTE: Do not force the print media into the single sheet feeder.

NOTE: Load letterhead face-down, with the top of the sheet entering the printer first.

NOTE: If you experience problems with paper feed, turn the paper around.

Loading an Envelope

Envelope#10 , Monarch, or DL

To load an envelope into the single sheet feeder, insert the envelope short edge feed with the flap closed and the print side down. Ensure that the flap comes at the right when you face towards the printer.

NOTICE: Never use envelopes with windows, coated linings, or self-stick adhesives. These lead to paper jams and can cause damage to the printer.

NOTE: Ensure that you load an envelope with the flap completely closed.

NOTE: Insert an envelope with the flap side face up and with the stamp area on the top right side.

C5

To load an envelope into the single sheet feeder, insert the envelope short edge feed with the flap open and the print side down. Ensure that the flap comes at the bottom when you face towards the printer.

NOTICE: Never use envelopes with windows, coated linings, or self-stick adhesives. These lead to paper jams and can cause damage to the printer.

NOTE: Ensure that you load an envelope with the flap completely opened.

NOTE: Insert an envelope with the flap side face up and with the stamp area on the bottom right side.

Manual Duplex Printing

Manual duplex printing (or two-sided printing) allows you to manually print on both sides of the paper. For information on the paper sizes that support manual duplex printing, see "Supported Paper Sizes".

To use the manual duplex printing feature:

1. Click start®Printers and Faxes.
   
   
2. Right-click the printer and select Printing Preferences.
   
   

The Paper/Output tab is displayed.

3. From Paper Source, select Tray 1 or SSF.
   
   
4. From Duplex, select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge.
   
   
5. Click OK.
   
   

A window that shows the instructions for manual duplex printing is displayed.

The even-numbered pages are printed from the printer.

6. Proceed to the following steps provided for each input tray.
   
   

NOTE: You cannot duplex print mix-sized documents.

NOTE: For details on the Flip on Long Edge and Flip on Short Edge options, see "Flip on Long Edge" and "Flip on Short Edge".

NOTE: The paper types that can be used for manual duplex printing include:

When Using the Tray 1

Clicking the OK button on your printer driver will first print the even-numbered pages of your document. If your document consists of six pages, its even-numbered pages are printed in the order of page 6, 4, and then 2. After the even-numbered pages are printed, a message Insert Output 071-920 Insert Output to Tray appears on the operator panel.

Follow the steps below to continue printing the odd-numbered pages of your document.

1. Remove the stack of output from the output tray. Load the stack back into the tray 1 without turning it over (with the blank side face up).
   
   
2. A message 071-921 Printer Press to continue printing appears on the operator panel. Press .
   
   

The odd-numbered pages are printed in the order of page 1, 3, and then 5.

When Using the Single Sheet Feeder

Clicking the OK button on your printer driver will first print the even-numbered pages of your document. If your document consists of six pages, its even-numbered pages are printed in the order of page 2, 4, and then 6. After the even-numbered pages are printed, a message Insert Output 075-920 Insert Output to SSI appears on the operator panel.

Follow the steps below to continue printing the odd-numbered pages of your document.

1. Remove the stack of output from the output tray. Turn the stack over so that page 2 comes at the top.
   
   

A message 075-921 Printer Press to continue printing appears on the operator panel.

2. Insert page 2 with its blank side face down into the single sheet feeder, and then press on the operator panel.
   
   

Page 1 of your document is printed on the print side 2 of page 2.

Print the rest of the odd-numbered pages one page at a time in the same manner.

NOTE: Warped or curled prints can cause paper jams. Straighten them before loading them in the single sheet feeder.

Flip on Long Edge	Assumes binding along the long edge of the page (left edge for portrait orientation and top edge for landscape orientation). The following illustration shows long-edge binding for portrait and landscape pages:
Flip on Short Edge	Assumes binding along the short edge of the page (top edge for portrait orientation and left edge for landscape orientation). The following illustration shows short-edge binding for portrait and landscape pages:

Using the Output Tray

The output tray holds up to:

• 150 sheets of plain paper
  
  

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