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Determining Which Tray to Use

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Determining Which Tray to Use Determining Which Tray to Use Some media can only be printed from specific trays. To determine which tray to use: 1. Find the media weight and size on the packaging label. 2. Print the Paper Tips page: a. On the control panel, select Information, and then press the OK button. b. Select Information Pages, and then press the OK button. c. Select Paper Tips, and then press the OK button. 3. Find the media type, weight, and size on the Paper Tips page, and then find the corresponding trays. For example, if you are using letter-size card stock with a weight range of 60-120 g/m2 (16-32 lb. Bond), load the media in any tray. If you are printing on card stock that weighs more than 120 g/m2, load the media in Tray 1 as it can be printed only from that tray. Note: After loading the paper in the appropriate tray, set the paper size and type on the control panel in the Paper Tray Setup menu. See also: Printing Specialty Media from Tray 1 on page 3-3 Printing Specialty Media from Trays 2-4 on page 3-6 Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 3-2

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Determining Which Tray to Use
Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer
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Determining Which Tray to Use
Some media can only be printed from specific trays. To determine which tray to use:
1.
Find the media weight and size on the packaging label.
2.
Print the Paper Tips page:
a.
On the control panel, select
Information
, and then press the
OK
button.
b.
Select
Information Pages
, and then press the
OK
button.
c.
Select
Paper Tips
, and then press the
OK
button.
3.
Find the media type, weight, and size on the Paper Tips page, and then find the
corresponding trays.
For example, if you are using letter-size card stock with a weight range of 60-120 g/m
2
(16-32 lb. Bond), load the media in any tray. If you are printing on card stock that weighs
more than 120 g/m
2
,
load the media in Tray 1 as it can be printed only from that tray.
Note:
After loading the paper in the appropriate tray, set the paper size and type on the control
panel in the
Paper Tray Setup
menu.
See also:
Printing Specialty Media from Tray 1
on page 3-3
Printing Specialty Media from Trays 2–4
on page 3-6