Lexmark 21Z0294 User Guide - Page 34

Loading paper and specialty media 34 Linking and unlinking trays Linking trays Tray linking is useful for large print jobs or multiple copies. When one linked tray is empty, paper feeds from the next linked tray. When the Paper Size and Paper Type settings are the same for any trays, the trays are automatically linked. The Paper Size setting is automatically sensed according to the position of the paper guides in each tray except the multipurpose feeder. The Paper Size setting for the multipurpose feeder must be set manually from the Paper Size menu. The Paper Type setting must be set for all trays from the Paper Type menu. The Paper Type menu and the Paper Size menu are both available from the Paper Size/Type menu. Unlinking trays Unlinked trays have settings that are not the same as the settings of any other tray. To unlink a tray, change the following tray settings so that they do not match the settings of any other tray: • Paper Type (for example: Plain Paper, Letterhead, Custom Type ) Paper Type names describe the paper characteristics. If the name that best describes your paper is used by linked trays, assign a different Paper Type name to the tray, such as Custom Type , or define your own custom name. • Paper Size (for example: letter, A4, statement) Load a different paper size to change the Paper Size setting for a tray automatically. Paper Size settings for the multipurpose feeder are not automatic; they must be set manually from the Paper Size menu. Warning-Potential Damage: Do not assign a Paper Type name that does not accurately describe the type of paper loaded in the tray. The temperature of the fuser varies according to the specified Paper Type. Paper may not be properly processed if an inaccurate Paper Type is selected. Assigning a Custom Type name Assign a Custom Type name to a tray to link or unlink it. Associate the same Custom Type name to each tray that you want to link. Only trays with the same custom names assigned will link. 1 Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears. 2 From the control panel, press . 3 Press repeatedly until Paper Menu appears, and then press . 4 Press repeatedly until Paper Size/Type appears, and then press . 5 Press repeatedly until appears next to the name of the tray, and then press . The Paper Size menu appears. 6 Press again. The Paper Type menu appears.