How to switch the paper source
23-Apr-2012
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Issue
Cause and Solution
NOTE
Clarifications of the operation and additional explanations for the procedure are indicated at the end of this page. Reading these notes is highly recommended.
1. Display the [Document Properties] dialog box.
For Windows 98/Me: Display the [Document Properties] dialog box or the [Printer Properties] dialog box.
2. Display the [Paper Source] sheet and specify the paper source.
3. Specify the following options as needed.
| Setting | Setting Value | Description |
| [Paper Selection] | [Same Paper for All Pages] | Feeds all the pages from the same paper source. However, if [Paper Source] is set to [Auto], and the [Continue Printing with the Multi-purpose Tray] check box is selected, the printer automatically switches the paper source to the multi-purpose tray when Cassette 1 or 2 runs out of paper during printing. |
| [Different for First, Others, and Last] | Paper can be selected for each page, such as for printing the front cover on a different type of paper. | |
| [Different for First, Second, Others, and Last] | ||
| [Different for Cover and Others] *1 | ||
| [Transparency Interleaving] | Allows you to interleave paper sheets between transparencies. | |
| [Paper Source] | [Auto] [Multi-purpose Tray] [Cassette 1] [Cassette 2] *2 | Select a paper source. Options to be specified differ depending on the setting for [Paper Selection]. |
| [First Page] | ||
| [Second Page] | ||
| [Cover Page] *1 | ||
| [Other Pages] | ||
| [Last Page] | ||
| [Interleaf Sheets] | [Auto] [Cassette 1] [Cassette 2] *2 | |
| [Paper Type] |
[Plain Paper] [Plain Paper L] [Plain Paper H] [Heavy Paper L] [Heavy Paper H] [Transparency] [Label] | Specify the type of paper. |
| [Pause when Printing from the Multi-purpose Tray] | - | Specify whether the printer should pause a job with a message displayed or continue the job when feeding paper from the multi-purpose tray. |
| [Continue Printing with the Multi-purpose Tray] | - | Specify whether the printer should switch the paper source to the multi-purpose tray automatically when a cassette has run out of paper during a job, and the paper specified in [Output Size] in the [Page Setup] sheet is not loaded in any other paper cassette. |
| [Feed Custom Paper Horizontally from the Multi-purpose Tray] | - | When feeding custom size paper of the following sizes in landscape orientation from the multi-purpose tray, select the check box for this option. - Width: 148.0 - 297.0 mm - Length 210.0 - 297.0 mm |
*1 This option can be specified only when the optional duplex unit is installed, and [Print Style] is set to [Booklet Printing] in the [Finishing] sheet.
*2 This option can be specified only when the optional paper feeder is installed.
4. Confirm the settings, then click [OK].
NOTE
a. The screen shots used in this section are from Windows XP Professional.
b. If you display the [Document Properties] dialog box from an application, you can specify the settings only for the job.
c. If you display the [Document Properties] dialog box from the [Printers and Faxes] folder or [Printers] folder (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003); or if you display the [Printer Properties] dialog box from the [Printers] folder (Windows 98/Me), you can specify the default settings for all jobs.
d. For displaying the [Document Properties] dialog box or [Printer Properties] dialog box, see Related Information at the end of this page.
e. When the setting for [Paper Source] is set to [Auto] (when the paper source is selected automatically), you can select which paper cassette is the target for the automatic selection in [Cassettes Settings] in the [Device Settings] menu in the Printer Status Window.
