Printing with the Bypass Tray with a Macintosh

This section explains how to load paper in the bypass tray and print on it.

The procedure for loading thick paper in the bypass tray and printing on it is used as an example.

Paper lighter than 157 g/m² (297.6 lb.) can be loaded into tray 1. To use Paper lighter than that, click [Plain] in the [Paper type:] pop-up menu.

Open the [Setup] settings.
Select the paper type from the [Setup] settings.
Select [Thick] from the [Paper type:] pop-up menu.
Under Mac OS X 10.3.x - 10.4.x, select [Thick paper-High speed] or [Thick paper-Standard] or [Thick paper-High quality] from the [Print Mode:] pop-up menu.
Make sure [Bypass Tray] is selected from the [Paper Feed] settings.
Slide the bypass tray guides into position according to the paper size.
Insert a sheet of paper into the bypass tray with the print side face up.
Insert the sheet straight into the bypass tray.
Make print settings, and then click [Print].

To use the bypass tray, click the [Driver] tab in the [Printer Info] dialog box, and then select the [Bypass Tray Unit] check box. To display the [Printer Info] dialog box, display the [Print & Fax], double-click the printer from the printer list, and then click [Info] on the toolbar.
Under Mac OS X 10.3.x - 10.4.x, to use the bypass tray, select the [Installable Options] in the [Printer Info] dialog box, and then select the [Bypass Tray Unit] check box. To display the [Printer Info] dialog box, display the [Printer List], and then click [Show Info] on the [Printers] menu.

For details about opening the [Setup] or [Paper Feed] setting, see Displaying the Print dialog on a Macintosh.
For details about handling paper, see Loading Paper.
For details about the number of sheets that can be loaded in the bypass tray, see Loading Paper.