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Specifying a paper type for Tray 1 and the optional paper feed unit

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, Color Paper, Letterhead, Preprinted, Thick Paper

You can select custom paper type settings made using Web Image Monitor.

Be sure to set a paper type using the control panel of the printer as the following procedure. If you set a paper type only by the printer driver, printing result might not be appropriate.

Press the [Menu] key.
The [Menu] screen appears.
Press the [] or [] key to display [Paper Input], and then press the [ Enter] key.
Press the [] or [] key to display [Paper Type], and then press the [ Enter] key.
Press the [] or [] key to select the tray, and then press the [ Enter] key.
Press the [] or [] key to select the paper type, and then press the [ Enter] key.
Press the [Menu] key.
The initial screen appears.

The following paper types cannot be printed on both sides:
- Special Paper, Color Paper, Preprinted, Thick Paper