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Paper Sources

MP tray
Standard lower paper cassette
550-sheet/1100-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

Paper Type

Paper Size

Capacity

Plain paper
Weight: 60 to 105 g/m²

A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT),
Half-Letter (HLT),
Executive (EXE),
Government Legal (GLG),
Legal (LGL),
Government Letter (GLT), F4

Custom-size paper:
88.9 × 139.7 mm minimum
220 × 355.6 mm maximum

Up to 150 sheets
(Total thick stack:
up to 15 mm)

Envelopes
Weight: 75 to 105 g/m²

DL, ISO-B5

Up to 15 mm thick stack

Labels

A4, Letter (LT)

Up to 15 mm thick stack

Thick paper
Weight: 106 to 163 g/m²

A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT),
Half-Letter (HLT),
Executive (EXE),
Government Letter (GLT)

Custom-size paper:
88.9 × 139.2 mm minimum
220 × 355.6 mm maximum

Up to 15 mm thick stack

Extra thick paper
Weight: 164 to 216 g/m²

A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT),
Half-Letter (HLT),
Executive (EXE),
Government Letter (GLT)

Custom-size paper:
88.9 × 139.2 mm minimum
220 × 355.6 mm maximum

Up to 15 mm thick stack

Semi-Thick/EPSON Color Laser Paper Weight: 82 g/m²

A4

Up to 150 sheets
(Total thick stack: up to 15 mm)

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies
Weight: 140 g/m²

A4, Letter (LT)

Up to 15 mm thick stack

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Standard lower paper cassette

Paper Type

Paper Size

Capacity

Plain paper
Weight: 60 to 105 g/m²

A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT),
Executive (EXE),
Legal (LGL),
Government Legal (GLG)

Up to 550 sheets
(Total thick stack: up to 61 mm)

Semi-Thick/EPSON Color Laser Paper
Weight: 82 g/m²

A4

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550-sheet/1100-sheet Paper Cassette Unit

Paper Type

Paper Size

Capacity

Plain paper
Weight: 60 to 105 g/m²

A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT),
Executive (EXE),
Legal (LGL),
Government Legal (GLG)

Up to 550 sheets in each cassette
(Total thick stack: up to 61 mm in each casette)

Semi-Thick/EPSON Color Laser Paper Weight: 82 g/m²

A4

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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 550-sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:

    MP tray
    Lower Cassette 1
    Lower Cassette 2

    With 1100-sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:

    MP tray
    Lower Cassette 1
    Lower Cassette 2
    Lower Cassette 3

    With 550-sheet Paper Cassette Unit and 1100-sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:

    MP tray
    Lower Cassette 1
    Lower Cassette 2
    Lower Cassette 3
    Lower Cassette 4


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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