HP LaserJet 9050 User Manual

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Press  M
ENU to exit the menus. The tray is ready to use.
Loading Trays 2, 3, and 4 
The 500-sheet input trays (Trays 2 and 3) come with the printer. Tray 4 is an optional tray that 
holds up to 2,000 sheets of standard-size paper. For paper specifications, see  Paper 
specifications .
To load detectable, standard-size  paper in Trays 2, 3, and 4
Follow this procedure to load detectable standard-size paper in the tray. The following are the 
detectable sizes, which are marked...

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Adjust the front (X) paper guide by pressing the tab on the guide and set the guide to the 
correct paper size.
Note For Tray 4, when loading Letter-size or 11 x 17 paper, move the paper guide lock to the down 
position. For all other paper sizes, the paper guide lock should be in the up position.
CAUTIONFor Tray 4, never store paper or other items in the area to the left of the paper guides. Doing so 
can permanently damage the tray.
4 Load (orient) the paper according...

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Set the Custom/Standard switch to Standard.
6 Close the tray.
7 Look at the control panel within a few seconds of closing the tray. (Open and close the tray if 
the time has already elapsed.) The control panel indicates the tray size and type 
configuration. Complete one of the following actions:
 If the size and type settings are correct, press   to accept the settings.
 If the size and type settings are not correct, press  . The  TRAY X SIZE=* menu 
appears.
8 To change...

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To load undetectable standard-size paper in Trays 2, 3, and 4 
Follow this procedure to load undetectable standard-size paper in the tray. The following are the 
undetectable standard sizes:
●A5
●8K
●16K
●JIS Executive
●Statement
●8.5 x 13 (216 x 330 mm)
CAUTIONTo avoid a jam, never add or remove paper from a tray while printing from that tray.
1 Open the tray until it stops.
2 Press the tab on the front paper guide and slide the guide all the way out.
3 Press the tab on...

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Load (orient) the paper according to size.
Note See Orienting media  for instructions on loading preprinted, letterhead, and prepunched paper.
5 Adjust the left paper guide by pressing the tab on the guide and sliding the guide until it 
gently touches the paper.
6 Adjust the front paper guide by pressing the tab on the guide and sliding the guide until it 
gently touches the paper.
Note When loading Tray 4, make sure that the paper guide lock is in the up position.
 

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Set the Custom/Standard switch to Custom.
8 Close the tray.
9 Look at the control panel within a few seconds of closing the tray. (Open and close the tray if 
the time has already elapsed.) The control panel indicates the tray size and type settings. 
Complete one of the following actions:
 If the size and type settings are correct, press   to accept the settings.
 If the size and type settings are not correct, press  . The  TRAY X SIZE=* menu 
appears.
10 To change...

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Loading custom-size paper in Trays 2, 3, and 4 
Use the following procedure to load custom-size paper in the tray.
CAUTION To avoid a jam, never add or remove paper from a tray while printing from that tray.
1 Open the tray until it stops.
2 Press the tab on the front (X) paper guide and slide the guide all the way out.
3 Press the tab on the left (Y) paper guide and slide the guide all the way out.
4 Load (orient) the paper according to size.
Note See Orienting media  for...

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Adjust the left (Y) paper guide by pressing the tab on the guide and sliding the guide until it 
gently touches the paper.
7 Adjust the front (X) paper guide by pressing the tab on the guide and sliding the guide until it 
gently touches the paper.
8 Note the orientation of the paper, as well as the value of the X dimension and the Y 
dimension. The X and Y dimensions are marked  in the tray. You will need this information for 
a later step.
Note When loading Tray 4,...

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Look at the control panel within a few seconds of closing the tray. (Open and close the tray if 
the time has already elapsed.) The tray size and type settings appear.
 If the size and type settings are correct, press   to accept the settings. The tray is ready 
for use. (You do not need to complete the rest of this procedure unless you want to 
configure the exact custom dimension. See the following note for more information.)
 To change the size setting, press  . The...

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To configure the paper type for the tray
1On the control panel, press   to open the menus.
2 Use   or   to scroll to  PAPER HANDLING and then press  .
3 Use   or   to scroll to  TRAY X TYPE and then press  . ( X is the number of the tray that 
you want to configure.)
4 Use   or   to scroll to the correct type and then press  . The message  SETTING SAVED 
appears for a moment.
5 Touch 
MENU to exit the menus.