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							4Adjust the width lever firmly against the
side of the paper (without binding the
paper), then push the warning flap down.
5Put the cover back on the input tray.
6Slide the input tray into the printer until
it locks in place.
7Make sure 00 PCL (or POSTSCRIPT) READY is
displayed on the control panel and the On
Line indicator is lit.
If a 11.4 FRONT TRAY EMPTY message is
displayed, remove the input tray and
re-install it.
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							Loading Media in the Optional Rear Tray
1Fully open the top cover on the input tray.
2Remove any media and adjust the paper
feed guides for the size of media you are
loading.
Caution
Do not overfill input trays. Excessive media in
input trays can cause media jams in the printer.
Do not feed envelopes in this printer.
3Slide the media into the input tray with
the long edge of the media down.
Make sure the stack is even across the
top. If not, reload the media. If you are
adding paper to the rear input tray,
remove the old paper, combine the new
paper with the old, then reload the media. 
The rear input tray holds up to 250 sheets
(or 1 inch) of paper or 50 transparencies.
This tray supports letter, A4, and
executive media sizes.
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							4Adjust the paper feed guides with the
paper size selection lever for the current
media size.
The printer automatically senses the size
of media in the rear input tray by the
setting of the paper feed guides. 
Legal, A3, and 11 x 17 inch media sizes
are not supported from the rear input
tray, but are supported from the manual
feed input of the rear feed unit.
5Close the top cover on the rear input tray.
6Make sure 00 PCL (or POSTSCRIPT) READY is
displayed on the control panel and the
On Line indicator is lit.
If a 11.5 REAR TRAY EMPTY message is
displayed, make sure the top cover of the
rear input tray is closed.
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							Changing Media Type and Size
Caution
Do not overfill input trays. Excessive media in
input trays can cause media jams in the printer.
Do not feed envelopes in this printer.
1If you are using the front input tray,
select the correct size input tray (letter or
A4).
2If the input tray is empty, load the correct
size media before installing the tray.
3Install the input tray in the printer.
4If you are using the rear input tray,
remove any existing media, then load the
the correct size media and adjust the
paper feed guides.
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							5Make sure 00 PCL (or POSTSCRIPT) READY is
displayed on the control panel and the
On Line indicator is lit.
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							Printing from an Input Tray
1If available, select the media type from
your software application or printer driver.
2Select the media size from your software
application or printer driver.
To perform this selection or other
selections using the control panel, see
Chapter 5, “Using the Control Panel.”
3Select the input tray from your software
application or printer driver that contains
the correct media type and size.
4Print the file from your software
application. Retrieve your media from the
printer and verify print.
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Selecting BOTH, with the optional rear feed
unit installed, allows the printer to
automatically select the correct input tray for
the specified media size (not media type). If
both trays contain the same size media, the
printer pulls media from the front input tray
unless otherwise specified in your software
application.
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							Printing Using the Manual Feed Slot
Note
Manual feed is available only when the
optional Rear Feed Unit is installed on the
printer.
1If available, select the media type from
your software application or printer driver.
2Select the media size from your software
application or printer driver.
To perform this selection or other
selections using the control panel, see
Chapter 5, “Using the Control Panel.”
3Select manual feed from your software
application or printer driver.
4Print the file from your software
application.
Note
The manual feed slot supports only one sheet
of media at a time. 
The printer will not automatically feed from
the manual feed slot when media is inserted.
Manual feed must be selected through the
printer driver or the control panel.
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							5Adjust the manual feed guides at the rear
of the printer for the correct media size.
6When the control panel display prompts
you, load the appropriate media.
If you are loading letter, A4, or executive
size media, slide a sheet of media between
the manual feed guides with the long
edge of the media down.
If you are loading legal, A3, or 11 x 17
inch size media, slide a sheet of media
between the manual feed guides with the
short edge of the media down.
7After the printer pulls in the media and
performs the print operation, retrieve the
media and verify print.
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							Printing Transparencies from an Input Tray
1If you are using the front input tray, make
sure the correct tray size is installed
(Letter or A4). Load up to 50 of the correct
size and type of transparencies in the
input tray with the long edge toward the
back of the tray.
Caution
Handle transparencies by the edges to avoid
leaving finger prints in image areas.
Also, use only transparencies that meet the
specifications for this printer. Using the
incorrect type of transparencies may damage
the printer. 
2If you are using the rear input tray, load
up to 50 of the correct size and type of
transparencies in the rear input tray with
the long edge down.
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							3Make sure 00 PCL (or POSTSCRIPT) READY is
displayed on the control panel and the
On Line indicator is lit.
If an input tray message is displayed,
remove the input tray and re-install it.
4If you are printing transparencies, make
sure the face up output bin is open to catch
the media.
5If available, select transparency as the
media type from your software application
or printer driver.
6Select the media size from your software
application or printer driver.
To perform this selection or other
selections using the control panel, see
Chapter 5, “Using the Control Panel.”
7Select the correct input tray from your
software application or printer driver.
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