HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540 MFP User Manual

							3.Load paper in the tray.  
4.Make sure the stack fits under the tabs on the
guides and does not exceed the load-level
indicators.  
5.
Adjust the side guides so that they lightly touch
the paper stack but do not bend it.  
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							Load Tray 2 and optional Trays 3, 4, and 5 with standard-size
paper 
1.Open the tray.
NOTE: Do not open the tray while it is in
use.  
2.
Adjust the paper-length and paper-width
guides by squeezing the adjustment latches
and sliding the guides to the size of the paper
being used.  
3.
Load paper into the tray. Check the paper to
verify the guides lightl y touch the stack, but do
not bend it.
NOTE: To prevent jams, do not overfill the
tray. Be sure the top of the stack is below the
tray full indicator.
NOTE: If the tray is not adjusted correctly,
an error message might appear during
printing or the paper might jam.  
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							4.Close the tray.  
5.The control panel shows the tray’s paper type
and size. If the configuration is not correct,
follow the instructions on the control panel to
change the size or type.  
Load Tray 2 and optional Trays 3, 4, and 5 with custom-size paper 
1.
Open the tray.  
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							2.Adjust the paper-length and paper-width
guides by squeezing the adjustment latches
and sliding the guides to the size of the paper
being used.  
3.
Load paper into the tray. Check the paper to
verify the guides lightl y touch the stack, but do
not bend it.  
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							4.Close the tray.  
5.The control panel prompts you to set the paper
size and type. Select the  Custom setting, and
then configure the X and Y dimensions of the
custom paper size.
NOTE: See the label in the paper tray, or
the following illustration, to determine the X
and Y dimensions.  
Y
X
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							Tray and bin capacity
Tray or binPaper type SpecificationsQuantity
Tray 1 PaperRange:
60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond to 216 g/
m2 (58 lb) bond Maximum stack height: 10 mm
(0.39 in)
Equivalent to 100 sheets of
75 g/m2 (20 lb) bond
Envelopes Less than 60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond
to 90 g/m2 (24 lb) bond Up to 10 envelopes
Labels Maximum 0.102 mm (0.004 in)
thick Maximum stack height: 10 mm
(0.39 in)
Transparencies Minimum 0.102 mm (0.004 in)
thick Maximum stack height: 10 mm
(0.39 in)
Up to 50 sheets
Glossy paper Range:
105 g/m
2 (28 lb) bond to 220
g/m2 (58 lb) bond Maximum stack height: 10 mm
(0.39 in)
Up to 50 sheets
Tray 2 PaperRange:
60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond to 220 g/
m2 (59 lb) bond Maximum stack height: 56 mm
(2.2 in)
Equivalent to 500 sheets of
75 g/m2 (20 lb) bond
Transparencies Minimum 0.102 mm (0.004 in) thickMaximum stack height: 56 mm
(2.2 in)
Glossy paper Range:
105 g/m
2 (28 lb) bond to
220 g/m2 (58 lb) bond Maximum stack height: 56 mm
(2.2 in)
Optional Trays 3, 4, and 5 Paper Range:
60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond to 220 g/
m2 (59 lb) bond Maximum stack height: 56 mm
(2.2 in)
Equivalent to 500 sheets of
75 g/m2 (20 lb) bond
Transparencies Minimum 0.102 mm (0.004 in) thickMaximum stack height: 56 mm
(2.2 in)
Glossy paper Range:
105 g/m
2 (28 lb) bond to
220 g/m2 (58 lb) bond Maximum stack height: 56 mm
(2.2 in)
Output bin Paper 
Up to 500 sheets of 75 g/m
2
(20 lb) bond
Document feeder PaperRange:
60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond to 220 g/
m2 (59 lb) bond Up to 50 sheets of 75 g/m
2
(20 lb) bond
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							NOTE:Trays 2, 3, 4, and 5 can print on bond paper heavier than 220 g/m2 (59 lb) in some
circumstances, but HP does not guarantee results.
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							Paper orientation for loading trays
If you are using paper that requires a specific orientation, load it according to the information in the
following tables.
NOTE: The Alternative Letterhead Mode  and Image Rotation settings affect the way you load
letterhead or preprinted paper. The following information depicts the default setting.
Paper orientation for loading Tray 1
Paper type Image orientation Duplex mode How to load paper
Preprinted or letterhead Portrait 1-sided printingFace down
Bottom edge leading into the product
Automatic 2-sided printing Face up Bottom edge leading into the product
Landscape1-sided printingFace down
Top edge toward the back of the product
Automatic 2-sided printing Face up Top edge toward the back of the product
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							Paper typeImage orientation Duplex mode How to load paper
Prepunched Portrait or landscape 1- or 2-sided printing Holes toward the back of the product
EnvelopesLandscape
Short edge of the envelope
feeding into the product1-sided printing
Face down
Top edge toward the front of the product
Portrait
Long edge of the envelope
feeding into the product 1-sided printing
Face down
Top edge leading into the product
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							Paper orientation for loading Tray 2 or Trays 3, 4, and 5
Paper typeImage orientation Duplex mode How to load paper
Preprinted or letterhead Portrait 1-sided printingFace up
Top edge at the left side of the tray
Automatic 2-sided printing Face down Top edge at the left side of the tray
Landscape1-sided printingFace up
Top edge toward the back of the product
Automatic 2-sided printing Face down
Top edge toward the back of the product
PrepunchedPortrait or landscape 1- or 2-sided printing Holes toward the back of the product
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