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Paper Handling

Paper Sources

MP tray
Optional paper cassette unit
Selecting a paper source

This section describes the combinations of paper sources and paper types that you can use.

MP tray

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper Weight: 64 to 80 g/m²	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Government Letter (GLT), Half Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE) Custom-size paper: 90 x 110 mm minimum 220 x 297 mm maximum	Up to 180 sheets (Total thick stack: up to 20 mm)
Semi-Thick paper Weight: 80 to 105 g/m²	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Government Letter (GLT), Half Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE) Custom-size paper: 90 x 110 mm minimum 220 x 297 mm maximum	Up to 20 mm thick stack
Envelopes	C5, C6, C10, DL, Monarch, ISO-B5	Up to 20 sheets (Total thick stack: up to 20 mm)
Labels	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 75 sheets
Thick paper Weight: 106 to 163 g/m²	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Government Letter (GLT), Half Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE) Custom-size paper: 90 x 110 mm minimum 220 x 297 mm maximum	Up to 20 mm thick stack
Extra thick paper Weight: 164 to 210 g/m²	90 x 110 mm minimum 220 x 297 mm maximum	Up to 20 mm thick stack
Coated paper Weight: 105 to 210 g/m²	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Government Letter (GLT), Half Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE) Custom-size paper: 90 x 110 mm minimum 220 x 297 mm maximum	Up to 20 mm thick stack
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4	Up to 180 sheets (Total thickness: up to 20 mm)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 75 sheets
EPSON Color Coated paper	A4	Up to 20 mm thick stack

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Optional paper cassette unit

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 500 sheets in each cassette (Total thickness: up to 56 mm)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4	Up to 56 mm thick stack

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Selecting a paper source

You can specify a paper source manually, or set the printer to select the paper source automatically.

Manual selection

You can use the printer driver to select a paper source manually.
To access the printer driver, for Windows, see Accessing the printer driver, or for Macintosh, see Accessing the printer driver.

For Windows
Access the printer driver, click the Basic Settings tab, and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list. Then click OK.

For Macintosh
Access the printer driver, select Printer Settings from the drop-down list and click the Basic Settings tab (for Mac OS X), or open the Basic Settings dialog box (for Mac OS 9). Then, select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list and click OK.

Auto selection

You can use the printer driver to select a paper source containing the appropriate size of paper automatically.
To access the printer driver, for Windows, see Accessing the printer driver, or for Macintosh, see Accessing the printer driver.

For Windows
Access the printer driver, click the Basic Settings tab, and select Auto Selection as the paper source. Then click OK.

For Macintosh
Access the printer driver, select Printer Settings from the drop-down list and click the Basic Settings tab (for Mac OS X), or open the Basic Settings dialog box (for Mac OS 9). Then, select Auto Selection as the paper source and click OK.

The printer will search for a paper source containing the specified paper size in the following order.

Standard configuration:

MP tray

With optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:

MP tray
Lower Cassette

Note:

Paper other than A4 or Letter size can be fed only from the MP tray.

If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application, these settings may override the printer driver settings.

If you select an envelope for the Paper Size setting, it can be fed only from the MP tray regardless of the Paper Source setting.

You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the MP Mode setting in the control panel's Setup Menu. For details, see Setup Menu.

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