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500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit

Installing
Loading paper

The optional 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit gives you a second paper source in addition to the MP tray. This section describes how to install the cassette unit and load paper.

Installing

Follow the instructions below to install the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit:

Turn off the printer.

Unplug the printer's power cord from the electrical outlet and from the printer.

Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors.

Make sure that the printer and the cassette unit are facing the same way. Lift the printer and align the pins on the cassette unit with the holes on the bottom of the printer, then lower the printer until it rests securely on the cassette unit.

Reconnect any interface cables you removed.

Make sure that the printer's power switch is turned off before plugging the power cord into the printer and into an electrical outlet.

Turn on the printer.

To confirm that the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is installed correctly, print a status sheet. See "Testing the Printer Connection" in the Setup Guide. Confirm that the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is listed under the Hardware Configurations section of the status sheet as one of the available options. If it is not listed on the status sheet, try reinstalling it.

To use the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit as the paper source, be sure to choose Lower Cassette in the printer driver or Lower Cassette in the Remote Control Panel utility as the Paper Source setting.

If your computer is running Windows 98/95 or Windows NT 4.0, you can also confirm that the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is correctly installed by checking the information displayed in the Optional Settings tab of the printer driver.

If your computer is running Windows 3.1 or Windows NT 3.51, see Settings After Installing and Removing Options for instructions on how to update the information in the printer driver after installation or removal of the optional 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit.

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Loading paper

Follow the steps below to load paper into the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit:

Pull the paper-tray out from the cassette unit.

Press down on the plate in the paper-tray until it locks into position.

Fan a stack of paper and tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. Insert the paper printable-side up into the tray.

Note:

Load letterheads printable side up and with the letterhead portion at the top.

Insert the loaded paper-tray back into the unit.

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