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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:

No Display (Plain Paper), Recycled Paper, Special Paper 1, Special Paper 2, Colour Paper, Letterhead, Label Paper, Envelope, Preprinted Paper, Bond Paper, Cardstock, Thick Paper 1, Thick Paper 2

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.
Press the [ ] or [ ] key to select [Paper Input], and then press the [OK] key.
Press the [ ] or [ ] key to select [Paper Type: (tray name)], and then press the [OK] key.
Press the [ ] or [ ] key to select the paper type that is loaded, and then press the [OK] key.
Press the [Menu] key.
The display returns to the initial screen.

The following paper types cannot be printed on both sides:
- Special Paper 1, Special Paper 2, Colour Paper, Preprinted Paper, Thick Paper 1, Thick Paper 2