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Paper Handling

Paper Sources

MP tray
Standard lower cassette
500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit
Selecting a paper source

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

MP tray

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Standard lower cassette

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500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit

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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.

• 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, open the Basic Settings dialog box, and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list. Then 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

If you want the printer to select the paper source containing the appropriate size of paper automatically, select Auto Selection in the printer driver or Auto using the printer's control panel.

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

Standard configuration:

MP Tray
Lower Cassette 1

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.

With optional 500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:

MP Tray
Lower Cassette 1
Lower Cassette 2
Lower Cassette 3

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.

Manually feeding paper

Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding, except that you need to press the Start/Stop button to print each page or each job. This can be helpful when you want to set paper for the page or job.

Follow these steps to feed paper manually.

Access the printer driver by one of the following methods.

• To access the printer driver from your application, select Print or Page Setup from the File menu. You also need to click Setup, Options, Properties, or a combination of these buttons.

• To access the printer driver from Windows XP, Me, 98, 95, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON AL-C3000 Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows Me, 98, or 95), Printing Preferences (in Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003), or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).

• To access the printer driver from Macintosh, select Print from the File menu on any application or select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the AL-C3000 icon beforehand.

• To access the printer driver from Mac OS X, register your printer in Print Center, then click Print on the file menu of any application and select your printer.

For Windows, click the Basic Settings tab, then select the Manual Feed check box. For Macintosh, click the Manual Feed check box in the Basic Settings dialog box. If you want to press the Start/Stop button before printing each page, select the Each Page check box; otherwise, you only need to press the Start/Stop button once to start printing.

Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list.

If paper of the selected size is already loaded, go on to the next step. Otherwise, remove any paper remaining in the tray. Load a sheet or a stack of the selected size paper with the printable side up. Adjust the paper guides to match the paper size you are loading.

Note:

Load paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing down, but load the standard and optional paper cassettes with the printable surface facing up.

Print a document from your application. The LCD panel shows Manual Feed and the selected page size.

Press the Start/Stop button to print. Paper is loaded and printed.

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