Paper Sources

MP tray
Standard lower paper cassette
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 90 g/m²	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Government Letter (GLT) Custom-size paper: 98 × 148 mm minimum 216 × 297 mm maximum	Up to 150 sheets (Total thick stack: up to 16.5 mm)
Envelopes Weight: 75 to 105 g/m²	C5, C6, C10, DL, Monarch (MON), ISO-B5	Up to 15 sheets (Total thick stack: up to 16.5 mm)
Labels	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 50 sheets
Thick paper Weight: 91 to 163 g/m²	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Government Letter (GLT) Custom-size paper: 98 × 148 mm minimum 216 × 297 mm maximum	Up to 75 sheets
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4	Up to 150 sheets (Total thick stack: up to 16.5 mm)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 60 sheets

* You can print on the back side of paper that has been printed on previously by this printer, if the paper is listed above.

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Standard lower paper cassette

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper Weight: 64 to 90 g/m²	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 500 sheets (Total thick stack: less than 55 mm)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4	Up to 500 sheets (Total thick stack: less than 55 mm)

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Optional paper cassette unit

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper Weight: 64 to 90 g/m²	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 500 sheets (Total thick stack: less than 55 mm)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4	Up to 500 sheets (Total thick stack: less than 55 mm)

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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 or the printer’s control panel 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.
And to use the printer’s control panel, see Using the Control Panel Menus.

Using 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.

Using the printer’s control panel:

Access the control panel’s Setup Menu, then select Paper Source and specify the paper source you want to use.

Auto selection

You can use the printer driver or the printer’s control panel 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.
And to use the printer’s control panel, see Using the Control Panel Menus.

Using 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
Lower Cassette 1

With optional paper cassette unit installed:

MP tray
Lower Cassette 1
Lower Cassette 2

Note:

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.

Using the printer’s control panel:

Access the control panel’s Setup Menu, and select Paper Source, then select Auto.

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