This section describes how to specify a paper type. You can improve printer performance by selecting the optimum paper type for the tray. You can select from the following paper types:
Plain Paper, Recycled Paper, Special Paper 1, Special Paper 2, Special Paper 3, Colour Paper, Letterhead, Preprinted Paper, Label Paper, Bond Paper, Cardstock, OHP (Transparency), Envelope, Thick Paper 1, Thick Paper 2, Thin Paper, Plain: Dup.Back (reverse side of plain paper), Thick 1: Dup.Back, Thick 2: Dup.Back, Coated Paper, Glossy Paper
Be sure to select the paper type when you load labels, thick paper, envelopes, or OHP transparencies in the bypass tray.
The paper type selected using the printer driver overrides that selected using the control panel.
Press the [Menu] key.
Press the [] or [] key to select [Paper Input], and then press the [OK] key.
Press the [] or [] key to select [Paper Type: Bypass Tray], and then press the [OK] key.
Press the [] or [] key to select the paper type you want to use, and then press the [OK] key.
Press the [Menu] key to return to the initial screen.
If the printing result is wet or smudged with the [Plain Paper] setting, Make the following settings using the control panel:
Select [Plain Paper] for the paper type according to the procedure above.
Press the [Menu] key select [Maintenance], [General Settings], and [Plain Paper]. Select the tray you want to set, and then select [Plain Paper 1] or [Plain Paper 2] for the bypass tray's paper type.
The following paper types cannot be printed on both sides:
Special Paper, Labels (adhesive label paper), Cardstock, OHP (transparency), Thick Paper 2 (157 - 216 g/m2, Thin Paper, Plain:Dup.Back (reverse side of plain paper), Thick1:Dup.Back (reverse side of thick paper), Thick2:Dup.Back