Loading Print Media

Proper print media loading 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.

  Loading Print Media in Standard and Optional Trays

  Multipurpose Feeder

  Loading the Multipurpose Feeder

  Using the Multipurpose Feeder

  Linking Trays

  Using the Duplex Function

  Using the Center Output Tray

  Using the Support Extension

Loading Print Media in Standard and Optional Trays

NOTE: To avoid paper jams, do not remove trays while a job prints.

All trays are loaded the same way.

1. Remove the tray.
   
   

2. Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray. The width guides should be fully extended.
   
   

3. Squeeze the length guide and slide it to the edge of the tray.
   
   

4. 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.
   
   

5. Place the print media into the tray with the recommended print side face up.
   
   

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

6. Slide the width guides and length guide until they rest lightly against the edge of the print media stack.
   
   

7. Insert the tray.
   
   
8. If you load any print media into the tray, configure the Paper Type and Paper Size settings for that tray according to the message.
   
   

Loading Letterhead

Place the printed side face up.

Print media source	Print side	Page orientation
Standard 250-sheet tray module Optional 250-sheet tray module or 500-sheet tray module	Face up	Back of tray
Multipurpose feeder	Face up	Logo enters the printer first

Multipurpose Feeder

Capacity

The maximum stack height is 16 mm (0.6 in.). The multipurpose feeder can hold approximately:

• 150 sheets of 75 g/m² (20 lb) paper
  
  

Print Media Dimensions

The multipurpose feeder accepts print media within the following dimensions:

• Width -- 90 mm to 215.9 mm (3.5 in. to 8.5 in.)
  
  
• Length -- 139.7 mm to 355.6 mm (5.5 in. to 14 in.)
  
  

Loading the Multipurpose Feeder

In addition to plain paper, the multipurpose feeder can use various other sizes and types of print media such as envelopes, and transparencies.

1. Gently pull open the multipurpose feeder cover.
   
   

2. Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray. The width guides should be fully extended.
   
   

3. Insert the print media into the feeder with the recommended print side face up.
   
   

NOTE: Do not force the print media.

4. Slide the width guides until they rest lightly against the edge of the print media stack.
   
   

NOTE: Be careful not to bend the print media.

5. Make sure the size and type settings for the multipurpose feeder are set to the correct value for the print media you have loaded.
   
   
6. Select print media source, size, and type in your software program and select the print media size and type on the printer operator panel.
   
   

Loading Envelopes

To load envelopes that are under 8.66 inches (220 mm) in width, insert the envelopes with the flaps open and toward the front of the printer, with the recommended print side face up.

To load envelopes that are over 8.66 inches (220 mm) in width, insert the envelopes with the flaps closed and the short-edge of the envelopes facing into the printer, with the recommended print side face up.

You can load envelopes up to the maximum fill line in the tray at one time.

NOTE: Make sure set the envelope flaps are completely unfolded.

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

Using the Multipurpose Feeder

• Load only one size and type of print media during a single print job.
  
  
• To achieve the best possible print quality, use only high-quality print media that is designed for use in laser printers. For more guidelines on print media, see "Print Media Guidelines."
  
  
• Do not add or remove print media when there is still print media in the multipurpose feeder or when the printer is printing from the multipurpose feeder. This may result in a paper jam.
  
  
• Print media should be loaded with the recommended print side up and the top of the print media going into the multipurpose feeder first.
  
  
• Do not place objects on the multipurpose feeder. Also, avoid pressing down or applying excessive force on it.
  
  
• Do not remove any tray while a job is printing from the multipurpose feeder or Printing is displayed on the operator panel. This may result in a paper jam.
  
  

The icons on the multipurpose feeder identify how to load the multipurpose feeder with paper, and how to turn an envelope for printing.

Linking Trays

Tray linking allows you to load the same size and type of print media in multiple sources. The printer automatically links the source/trays and will use the first tray until it runs out, then switch to the linked tray.

If you load the same size print media in each tray, make sure the print media is the same type in order to link the trays.

When the selected trays are loaded with the same size and type of print media, select the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in the Tray Settings for each source.

To disable tray linking, set the Paper Size and Paper Type to a unique value in each one of the trays. If all trays do not have the same type of print media when linked, you could mistakenly print a job on the wrong paper type.

Using the Duplex Function

Duplex printing (or two-sided printing) allows you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper. For sizes that are acceptable for duplex printing, see "Print Media Sizes and Support."

Using Duplex Bind

When using duplex bind printing in the printer driver, you must select either Flip on Short Edge or Flip on Long Edge. Binding in the Duplex menu item defines the way duplexed pages are bound, and how the printing on the back of the sheet (even-numbered pages) is oriented in relation to the printing on the front (odd-numbered pages).

The two values for Binding are:

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:
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:

NOTE: When you print on both sides of postcard-size paper, make sure the paper is not curled.

Using the Center Output Tray

The center output tray holds up to:

• 250 sheets (20 lb (75 g/m²)) of plain paper: or
  
  
• 20 sheets of transparency: or
  
  
• 20 sheets of label: or
  
  
• 10 sheets of envelope
  
  

Using the Support Extension

The support extension is designed to prevent print media from falling from the printer after the print job is complete.
Before printing a document, make sure the paper extender is fully extended.