Reference Guide

Index	Search	Glossary

Contents	Help

Paper Handling

Paper Sources

MP tray
Standard lower 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/ Semi-Thick	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Government Letter (GLT), Executive (EXE) Custom-size paper: 90 x 98 mm minimum 297 x 216 mm maximum	Up to 150 sheets (Total thickness: up to 18 mm thick stack)
Plain paper/ Semi-Thick	A3, B4, Ledger (B), Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG), F4 Custom-size paper: 298 x 217 mm minimum 304.8 x 457.2 mm maximum	Up to 100 sheets (Total thickness: up to 10 mm thick stack)
Envelopes	Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C6, ISO-B5	Up to 18 mm thick stack
Labels	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 18 mm thick stack
Thick paper/ Extra thick paper	A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Government Letter (GLT), Executive (EXE)	Up to 18 mm thick stack
Thick paper/ Extra thick paper	A3, B4, Ledger (B), Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG)	Up to 10 mm thick stack
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4	Up to 150 sheets (Total thickness: up to 18 mm thick stack)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A3	Up to 100 sheets (Total thickness: up to 10 mm thick stack)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 100 sheets
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper	A4	Up to 18 mm thick stack
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper	A3	Up to 10 mm thick stack
Long-size paper	304.8 x 1200 mm maximum	Up to 10 sheets*

* When loading a long-size paper, hold the paper with both hands.

[Top]

Standard lower cassette

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper/ Semi-Thick	A3, B4, A4, A5, B5, Legal (LGL), Letter (LT), Government Legal (GLG), Ledger (B), Executive (EXE)	Up to 500 sheets (Total thickness: up to 54 mm thick stack)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A3, A4	Up to 500 sheets (Total thickness: up to 54 mm thick stack)

[Top]

Optional paper cassette unit

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper/ Semi-Thick	A3, B4, A4, B5, Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG), Letter (LT), Ledger (B)	Up to 500 sheets in each cassette (Total thickness: up to 54 mm)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A3, A4

[Top]

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

For Macintosh users:
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.

Using the printer's control panel

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

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 500-sheet/1500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A3 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.

[Top]