Setting Paper Size and Type

This section describes how to specify the paper size and type you are loading in the paper cassette and the multi-purpose tray. Whenever you change the paper size and type in the cassette and the tray, follow the procedure in this section to adjust the paper size and type settings for the cassette and the tray.

For the Paper Cassette

This section describes how to specify the paper size and type you are loading in the paper cassette.

The default settings are as follows:

1. Press [Paper Settings] repeatedly to select ⋖CASSETTE 1⋗ or ⋖CASSETTE 2⋗, then press [OK].

⋖CASSETTE 2⋗ is displayed only if the optional paper cassette is attached.

2. Press or to select the paper size, then press [OK].

You can select from the following paper sizes:

⋖A4⋗, ⋖B5⋗, ⋖A5⋗, ⋖EXECUTIV⋗, ⋖OFICIO⋗, ⋖B-OFI⋗, ⋖M-OFI⋗, ⋖G-LTR⋗, ⋖G-LGL⋗, ⋖FOOLSCAP⋗, ⋖A-FLS⋗, ⋖LTR⋗, or ⋖LGL⋗.

3. Press or to select the paper type, then press [OK].

You can select from the following paper types:

⋖PLAIN PAPER⋗, ⋖PLAIN PAPER L⋗*, ⋖RECYCLED⋗, ⋖COLOR⋗, or ⋖HEAVY PAPER 1⋗.

* If paper curls excessively when printed with ⋖PLAIN PAPER⋗ selected, select ⋖PLAIN PAPER L⋗.

For the Multi-Purpose Tray

You can register a frequently used paper size and type for the multi-purpose tray.

The default setting is ⋖OFF⋗.

1. Press [Paper Settings] repeatedly to select ⋖MP TRAY⋗, then press [OK].

2. Press or to select ⋖ON⋗, then press [OK].

If you select ⋖OFF⋗, the display for specifying the paper size and type for the multi-purpose tray appears every time you load paper in the multi-purpose tray.

3. Press or to select the paper size, then press [OK].

You can select from the following paper sizes:

⋖A4⋗, ⋖B5⋗, ⋖A5⋗, ⋖EXECUTIV⋗, ⋖NO.10 (COM10)⋗(*1), ⋖Monarch⋗(*1), ⋖DL⋗(*1), ⋖ISO-C5⋗(*1), ⋖ISO-B5⋗(*1), ⋖OFICIO⋗, ⋖B-OFI⋗, ⋖M-OFI⋗, ⋖G-LTR⋗, ⋖G-LGL⋗, ⋖FOOLSCAP⋗, ⋖A-FLS⋗, ⋖CUSTOM SIZE⋗(*2), ⋖LTR⋗, or ⋖LGL⋗.

(*1) For envelopes: If you select this size, ⋖ENVELOPE⋗ is automatically selected for the paper type, and the display for selecting the paper type does not appear.

(*2) For non-standard paper size: If you select this size, enter the horizontal size in ⋖X DIMENSION⋗ (76 to 216 mm) with – [numeric keys], then press [OK]. Enter the vertical size in ⋖Y DIMENSION⋗ (127 to 356 mm) with – [numeric keys], then press [OK]. You can also press or to specify the size. (⋖Y DIMENSION⋗ represents the length of the paper that feeds into the machine.)

Caution

4. Press or to select the paper type, then press [OK].

You can select from the following paper types:

⋖PLAIN PAPER⋗, ⋖PLAIN PAPER L⋗(*1), ⋖RECYCLED⋗, ⋖COLOR⋗, ⋖HEAVY PAPER 1 ⋗, ⋖HEAVY PAPER 2⋗(*2), ⋖TRANSPARENCY⋗(*3), ⋖LABELS⋗(*4), or ⋖ENVELOPE⋗(*5).

(*1) If paper curls excessively when printed with ⋖PLAIN PAPER⋗ selected, select ⋖PLAIN PAPER L⋗.

(*2) If print fixing is not sufficient when printed with ⋖HEAVY PAPER 1⋗ selected, select ⋖HEAVY PAPER 2⋗.

(*3) ⋖TRANSPARENCY⋗ can be selected only if ⋖A4⋗ or ⋖LTR⋗ is selected as the paper size.

(*4) ⋖LABELS⋗ can be selected if ⋖A4⋗, ⋖B5⋗, ⋖A5⋗, ⋖LTR⋗, ⋖LGL⋗, ⋖EXECUTIV⋗, or ⋖CUSTOM SIZE⋗ is selected as the paper size.

(*5) ⋖ENVELOPE⋗ can be selected if ⋖CUSTOM SIZE⋗ is selected as the paper size.