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Selecting a paper source

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

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Paper Type

Paper Size

Capacity

Plain paper
Weight: 64 to 81.4 g/m²

A3, A4, A5, B5, B4, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Government Legal (GLG), Legal (LGL), Government Letter (GLT), F4

Up to 30 sheets
(Total thick stack:
up to 3 mm)

Envelopes

C5, C6, Com-#10, DL,
ISO-B5

Up to 5 sheets

Labels

A4, Letter (LT)

Up to 10 sheets

Thick paper
Weight: 81.4 to 128 g/m²

A3, A4, A5, B5, B4, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Government Legal (GLG), Legal (LGL), Government Letter (GLT), F4

Up to 10 sheets

Transparencies

A4, Letter (LT)

Up to 10 sheets

Custom-size paper
Weight: 64 to 128 g/m²

100 × 148 mm minimum
297 × 420 mm maximum

Total thick stack: up to 2.6 mm

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Lower cassette

Paper Type

Paper Size

Capacity

Weight: 64 to 81.4 g/m²

A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Letter (LT), Legal (LGL)

Up to 250 sheets
(Total thick stack: up to 22 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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