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Loading Paper into a Standard or Optional Paper Feed Tray

Do not put your hands inside the printer when the input tray is removed. Some internal parts become hot and are a burn hazard.

Do not pull out the paper tray forcefully. If you do, the tray might fall and cause an injury.

Take care to avoid cutting your hands when loading paper.

Make sure paper is not stacked higher than the upper limit mark inside the paper feed tray. Excessive stacking can cause paper jams.
Do not mix different types of paper in the same paper tray.
First load the paper in the tray, and then specify the paper type and size using the control panel. When printing a document, specify the paper size and type in the printer driver to the same settings used in the control panel.
Do not move the side paper guides and end paper guide forcefully. Doing so can damage the tray.
Curled paper may jam, straighten curled paper before loading.
When loading paper, take care not to touch the surface of the paper.
During printing, do not pull out or push in the paper tray.

Lift and pull tray carefully, and then pull it out with both hands.

Front side of the printer illustration

Place the tray on a flat surface.

If you load paper larger than 8 ¹/₂" × 14 " (Legal), you should extend the tray as follows:

Slide the catches inwards to unlock the tray.
Slide the tray until it stops.
Return the catches to their original positions.

Pinch the clip on the side paper guide and slide it to match the standard size.

Paper feed tray illustration

Pinch the end guide and slide it inward to match the standard size.

Paper feed tray illustration

Fan the paper before loading paper in the tray.

Illustration of fan the paper

Load the new paper stack print side down.

Make sure paper is not stacked higher than the upper limit (upper line) marked inside the tray.

Paper feed tray illustration

Slide the guides inward, until they are flush against the paper's sides.

Adjust the paper guides to close any gaps.

Do not move paper loaded in the tray more than a few millimeters.

Moving the loaded paper excessively can cause damage to paper edges on the openings of the tray's lifting plate, resulting in sheets being folded or becoming jammed.

Hold the tray with both hands, slide it along the rails of the printer body, and then push it straight in.

Front side of the printer illustration

To avoid paper jams, make sure the tray is securely inserted.