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Paper Sources

MP tray
Standard lower paper cassette
550-Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit
Single-Sheet Tray
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 paper cassette

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550-Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit

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Single-Sheet Tray

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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.

• 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/Single-Sheet Tray
Lower Cassette 1

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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 one or two optional 550-Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Units installed:

MP/Single-Sheet 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

When the optional Single-Sheet Tray is installed, manual feeding is possible. Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding, except that you need to press the Start/Stop button to print the rest of the pages after the first page is printed. This can be helpful when you want to check the print quality after the first page is printed.

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 Me, 98, 95, XP, 2000, or NT 4.0, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON EPL-N2500 Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows Me, 98, or 95), Printing Preferences (in Windows XP or 2000), or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).

For Windows, click the Basic Settings tab, then select the Manual Feed check box.

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.

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Load paper into the MP tray and the optional lower cassette 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. A sheet of paper is loaded and printed.

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