Lexmark C720 User's Guide - Page 199

Changing the Paper Type setting, Tray 1 Type

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Changing the Paper Type setting It is important to verify the Paper Type settings are accurate for all the installed paper sources. Refer to the menu settings page you printed. The Paper Type is listed for each of the installed paper sources. Paper Type refers to the type of media loaded in the sources: plain paper, letterhead, envelopes, and transparencies. Since tray 1 can hold different media, you can customize tray 1 Paper Type settings. The printer uses the Paper Type setting to optimize print quality for the media you specified. For example, selecting the Transparency paper type slows the printing process to produce the best transparency possible. The Paper Type setting also affects the printer automatic source selection capability, as well as the tray linking function. For these reasons, it's important to change the setting each time you change the media in the trays. To change a Paper Type setting: 1 From the printer operator panel, press Menu> or or or or

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Changing the Paper Type setting
It is important to verify the Paper Type settings are accurate for all the installed paper sources. Refer to
the menu settings page you printed. The Paper Type is listed for each of the installed paper sources.
Paper Type refers to the type of media loaded in the sources: plain paper, letterhead, envelopes, and
transparencies. Since tray 1 can hold different media, you can customize tray 1 Paper Type settings.
The printer uses the Paper Type setting to optimize print quality for the media you specified. For
example, selecting the Transparency paper type slows the printing process to produce the best
transparency possible.
The Paper Type setting also affects the printer automatic source selection capability, as well as the tray
linking function. For these reasons, it’s important to change the setting each time you change the
media in the trays.
To change a Paper Type setting:
1
From the printer operator panel, press
Menu
>
or
<
Menu
to enter the menus.
Paper Menu appears on the second line of the display.
2
Press
Select
to open the Paper Menu.
3
Press and release
Menu>
or
<Menu
until Paper Type appears on the second line.
4
Press
Select
.
Tray 1 Type appears on the second line of the display.
5
Press
Select
again if you want to change the
Tray 1 Type
setting or press
Menu
>
or
<
Menu
to
change to
Tray 2 Type
.
6
Press
Select
.
7
Press
Menu
>
or
<
Menu
to scroll through the list of paper types.
8
When the correct paper type appears on the second line of the display, press
Select
to save
the type as the default for that paper tray.
9
When you are finished changing the Paper Type settings, press
Go
to return the printer to the
ready state.