Loading Print Media
Loading print media properly helps prevent jams and ensures trouble-free printing.
Before loading print media, identify the recommended print side of the print media. This information is usually on the print media package.
NOTE:
• After loading paper in the standard 150 sheet tray, specify the same paper type on the print driver.
Capacity
The standard 150 sheet tray can hold:
• 150 sheets of standard paper
• 16.2 mm (0.64 inches) of thick paper
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• One sheet of coated paper
Five envelopes
16.2 mm (0.64 inches) of labels
Print Media Dimensions
The standard 150 sheet tray accepts print media within the following dimensions:
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• Width: 76.2 – 215.9 mm (3.00 – 8.50 inches)
Length: 127 – 355.6 mm (5.00 – 14.00 inches)
Loading Print Media in the Standard 150 Sheet Tray
NOTE:
• To avoid paper jams, do not remove the tray while printing is in progress.
• Use only laser print media. Do not use ink jet print media in this printer.
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Hold the tray with both hands, and remove it from the printer.
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Adjust the paper guides.
NOTE:
• When loading Legal size or user-specified print media, slide the extendable part of the tray while pinching the lever.
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Before loading the print media, flex the sheets and fan them. Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface.
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Load 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.
• When loading coated paper, load coated paper one sheet at a time.
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Align the width guides and length guide against the edges of the print media.
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After confirming that the guides are securely adjusted, insert the tray into the printer.
NOTE:
• If the front side of the tray is extended, the tray protrudes when it is inserted into the printer.
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Select the paper size and type from the print driver if the loaded print media is not plain paper.
NOTE:
• For more information about setting the paper size and type on the print driver, refer to the Help provided for the print driver.
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Loading Envelope in the Standard 150 Sheet Tray
NOTE:
• When you print on envelopes, be sure to specify the envelope setting on the print driver. If not specified, the print image will be rotated 180 degrees.
• When Loading Com 10, DL, or Monarch
Load envelopes with the flaps closed. Place the print side facing up, and the flaps come at the right when you face towards the printer.
To prevent DL and Monarch from being wrinkled, they are recommended to be loaded with the flaps opened. Place the print side facing up, and the flaps come at the bottom when you face towards the printer.
NOTE:
• When you load the envelopes in the long-edge feed (LEF) orientation, be sure to specify the landscape orientation on the print driver.
• When Loading C5
Load envelopes with the flaps opened. Place the print side facing up, and the flaps come at the bottom when you face towards the printer.
IMPORTANT:
• Never use envelopes with windows or coated linings. These lead to paper jams and can cause damage to the printer.
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NOTE:
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Up to 5 envelopes can be loaded in the standard 150 sheet tray.
If you do not load envelopes in the standard 150 sheet tray right after they have been removed from the packaging, they may bulge. To avoid jams, flatten the envelopes before loading them in the standard 150 sheet tray. When flattening the envelopes, firmly press down on the entire surface of the envelopes as shown below.
Feed direction
• If envelopes are still not fed correctly, curl the edge of the envelopes as shown in the following illustration. The amount of the curl should be 5 mm (0.20 inches) or less, 2 or 3 mm (0.08 or 0.12 inches) is recommended. The area of the curl should be
8 – 10 mm (0.32 – 0.39 inches) from the top edge of the envelopes. Do not curl the envelopes too much or make a crease.
Feed direction
2 or 3 mm
(0.08 or 0.12 inches)
8 – 10 mm
(0.32 – 0.39 inches)
• To confirm the correct orientation of envelopes, see the instruction on the Envelope/Paper Setup Navigator on the print driver.
Loading Letterhead in the Standard 150 Sheet Tray
Load the letterhead in the printer with the print side facing up. Make sure that the title on the letterhead enters the printer first.
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Manual Duplex Printing
NOTE:
• When printing on curled paper, straighten the paper, and then insert it into the standard 150 sheet tray.
Operations on Your Computer
• Using the Windows Print Driver
The following procedure uses Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 as an example.
NOTE:
• The way to display the printer
Properties
/
Printing Preferences
dialog box differs according to the application software.
Refer to the manual of your respective application software.
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From the application menu, select
Print
.
Select the printer from
Select Printer
, drop-down list box, and then click
Preferences
.
The
Paper/Output
tab appears.
From
Duplex
, select either
Flip on Long Edge
or
Flip on Short Edge
to define the way 2-sided print pages are bound.
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4
5
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From the
Paper Size
, select the size of the document to be printed.
From
Paper Type
, select the paper type to be used.
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Click
OK
to close the
Printing Preferences
dialog box.
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Click
Print
in the
Print
dialog box to start printing.
IMPORTANT:
• When you start manual duplex printing, the instruction window appears. Note that the window cannot be reopened once it is closed. Do not close the window until duplex printing is complete.
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Loading Print Media in the Standard 150 Sheet Tray
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Print the even pages (back sides).
For a six-page document, back sides are printed in the order of page 6, page 4, then page 2.
The (
Error
) indicator lights and
Insert Output and Press OK
appears on the LCD panel when the printer finishes printing the even pages.
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After the even pages are printed, remove the paper stack from the center output tray.
NOTE:
• Warped or curled paper can cause paper jams. Straighten them before setting.
Stack the paper and set them as they are (with the blank side facing up) into the standard 150 sheet tray.
Pages are printed in the order of page 1 (back of page 2), page 3 (back of page 4), and then page 5 (back of page 6).
NOTE:
• Printing on both sides of the paper is not possible if the document consists of various sizes of paper.
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Using the Output Tray Extension
The output tray extension is designed to prevent print media from falling from the printer after the print job is complete.
Before printing a document, make sure that the output tray extension is opened.
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