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Registering a Paper Size and Type

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You must specify the paper size and type settings to match the paper that is loaded. Make sure to change the paper settings when you load the paper that is different from the previously loaded paper.

Caution

If the setting does not match the size and type of loaded paper, a paper jam or printing error may occur.

Specifying Paper Size and Type in the Paper Drawer

1. Select ⋖Paper Settings⋗ in the Home screen.

2. Select the target paper drawer.

When the optional cassette feeding module is installed, its paper drawer is also displayed.

Touch panel model

Black and white LCD model

3. Select the paper size.

If the loaded paper size is not displayed, select ⋖Other Sizes⋗.

When loading custom size paper (Touch panel model)

3-1. Select ⋖Custom⋗.

3-2. Specify the length of the ⋖X⋗ side and ⋖Y⋗ side.

Select ⋖X⋗ or ⋖Y⋗, and enter the length of each side using the numeric keys.

Caution

If you register the paper size you use frequently on buttons ⋖S1⋗ to ⋖S3⋗, you can call them up with one touch. For details on the procedure for Registering, see "Registering a Custom Paper Size".

3-3. Select ⋖Apply⋗.

Caution

When loading A5 size paper

In the landscape orientation, select ⋖A5⋗. In the portrait orientation, select ⋖A5R⋗.

Landscape orientation

Portrait orientation

About ⋖Free Size⋗

If you frequently need to change the paper to be loaded, set to ⋖Free Size⋗; this will reduce the number of steps required to change the setting each time. You can also display an error message when the setting in the printer driver is significantly different from the size of the loaded paper.

4. Select the paper type.

Caution

About ⋖Free⋗

The machine operates based on the paper type setting in the printer driver.

Specifying Paper Size and Type in the Multi-Purpose Tray

The screen shown here is displayed when paper is loaded in the multi-purpose tray. Follow the on-screen instructions to specify settings that match the size and type of the loaded paper.

Caution

If the screen shown above is not displayed when paper is loaded

If you always load the same paper in the multi-purpose tray, you can skip the paper setting operations by registering the paper size and type as the default setting. When the default setting is registered, however, the screen shown above is not displayed. To display the screen, select ⋖Specify When Loading Paper⋗.

1. Select the paper size.

If the loaded paper size is not displayed, select ⋖Other Sizes⋗.

When loading custom size paper

1-1. Select ⋖Custom⋗.

1-2. Specify the length of the ⋖X⋗ side and ⋖Y⋗ side.

Touch panel model

Select ⋖X⋗ or ⋖Y⋗, and enter the length of each side using the numeric keys.

Caution

If you register the paper size you use frequently on buttons ⋖S1⋗ to ⋖S3⋗, you can call them up with one touch. For details on the procedure for Registering, see "Registering a Custom Paper Size".

Black and white LCD model

Execute the following steps in sequence: ⋖X⋗ enter the paper width ⋖Y⋗ enter the paper length

1-3. Select ⋖Apply⋗.

Caution

About ⋖Free Size⋗

If you frequently need to change the paper to be loaded, set to ⋖Free Size⋗; this will reduce the number of steps required to change the setting each time. You can also display an error message when the setting in the printer driver is significantly different from the size of the loaded paper.

2. Select the paper type.

Caution

About ⋖Free⋗

The machine operates based on the paper type setting in the printer driver.

Registering Default Paper Settings for the Multi-Purpose Tray

You can register default paper settings for the multi-purpose tray. Registering default settings can save yourself the effort of having to specify the settings each time you load the same paper into the multi-purpose tray.

Caution

After the default paper setting is registered, the paper setting screen is not displayed when paper is loaded, and the same setting is always used. If you load a different paper size or type without changing the paper settings, the machine may not print properly. To avoid this problem, select ⋖Specify When Loading Paper⋗ in step 3, and then load the paper.

1. Select ⋖Paper Settings⋗ in the Home screen.

2. Select multi-purpose tray.

Touch panel model

Black and white LCD model

3. Select the paper size.

If the loaded paper size is not displayed, select ⋖Other Sizes⋗.

Registering a custom paper size

3-1. Select ⋖Custom⋗.

3-2. Specify the length of the ⋖X⋗ side and ⋖Y⋗ side.

Touch panel model

Select ⋖X⋗ or ⋖Y⋗, and enter the length of each side using the numeric keys.

Caution

If you register the paper size you use frequently on buttons ⋖S1⋗ to ⋖S3⋗, you can call them up with one touch. For details on the procedure for Registering, see "Registering a Custom Paper Size".

Black and white LCD model

Execute the following steps in sequence: ⋖X⋗ enter the paper width ⋖Y⋗ enter the paper length

3-3. Select ⋖Apply⋗.

Caution

About ⋖Free Size⋗

If you frequently need to change the paper to be loaded, set to ⋖Free Size⋗; this will reduce the number of steps required to change the setting each time. You can also display an error message when the setting in the printer driver is significantly different from the size of the loaded paper.

4. Select the paper type.

Caution

About ⋖Free⋗

The machine operates based on the paper type setting in the printer driver.

Registering a Custom Paper Size

You can register up to three frequently used custom paper sizes.

1. Select ⋖Paper Settings⋗ in the Home screen.

2. Select ⋖Register Custom Paper⋗.

3. Select the registration number.

On the black and white LCD model, if you have selected the registered number, continue on to select ⋖Edit⋗.

Caution

Deleting a setting

Select ⋖Delete⋗ ⋖Yes⋗.

4. Specify the length of the ⋖X⋗ side and ⋖Y⋗ side.

Touch panel model

Select ⋖X⋗ or ⋖Y⋗, and enter the length of each side using the numeric keys.

Black and white LCD model

Execute the following steps in sequence: ⋖X⋗ enter the paper width ⋖Y⋗ enter the paper length

5. Select ⋖Apply⋗.

6. On the black and white LCD model, continue on to select the paper type.

Caution

About ⋖Free⋗

The machine operates based on the paper type setting in the printer driver.

Setting to the registered custom size

Touch panel model

The paper sizes that are registered in the procedure above can be called when ⋖Custom⋗ is selected on the paper size selection screen for the paper drawer or multi-purpose tray.

Black and white LCD model

The paper sizes that are registered in the procedure above are displayed on the paper size selection screen for the paper drawer or multi-purpose tray.

Example for multi-purpose tray:

Limiting the Paper Sizes Displayed

You can ensure that only frequently used paper sizes are shown in the screen for selecting the paper size setting.

1. Select ⋖Paper Settings⋗ in the Home screen.

2. Select ⋖Select Frequently Used Paper Sizes⋗.

3. Select the paper source you want to limit the paper sizes to be displayed for.

When the optional cassette feeding module is installed, its paper drawer is also displayed.

4. Clear the check boxes for paper sizes you do not want displayed.

Ensure that only the check boxes for frequently used paper sizes are selected.

Caution

Paper sizes that are not selected can be viewed by selecting ⋖Other Sizes⋗ in the paper size setting selection screen.

5. Select ⋖Apply⋗.

Automatically Selecting an Appropriate Paper Source for Each Function

Enable or disable the automatic paper source selection feature for each paper source. If this feature is set to ⋖On⋗, the machine automatically selects a paper source that is loaded with paper of the appropriate size for each print job. Also, when the paper in the selected paper source runs out, this feature enables continuous printing by switching from that paper source to another that is loaded with the same paper size.

1. Select ⋖Menu⋗ in the Home screen.

2. Select ⋖Function Settings⋗ ⋖Common⋗ ⋖Paper Feed Settings⋗.

3. Select ⋖Paper Source Auto Selection⋗/⋖Drawer Auto Selection On/Off⋗.

4. Select the target function.

When the target function is report/list printing or memory media print, select ⋖Other⋗.

5. For each paper source to which you want to apply the automatic paper source selection feature, specify ⋖On⋗.

When the optional cassette feeding module is installed, its paper drawer is also displayed.

Touch panel model

For each target paper source, select ⋖On⋗.

Black and white LCD model

Select the target paper source ⋖On⋗.

Caution

Always specify ⋖On⋗ for at least one of the paper drawers. If you select ⋖Off⋗ for all the drawers, then you cannot finish the setting procedure.

6. Select ⋖Apply⋗.

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