HP LaserJet Enterprise M4555 User Manual

Tray or bin Paper typeSpecificationsQuantity
Envelope feeder Envelopes Range:
Minimum: 90 mm (3.5 in) x
148 mm (5.82 in)
Maximum: 178 mm (7.0) x
254 mm (10.0)
●COM 10
● Monarch
● B5 176 mm (6.9 in) x
250 mm (10.0 in)
● C5 162 mm (6.4 in) x
229 mm (9.0 in)
● DL 110 mm (4.3 in) x
220 mm (8.7 in) Up to 75 envelopes
Top and middle
output bins Paper
60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond to 120 g/
m2 (32 lb) bond Up to 125 sheets of 75 g/m
2
(20 lb) bond
Bottom output bin Paper Range:
60 g/m
2 (16 lb) bond to 200 g/
m2 (53...

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 Single-sided printing,
no stapler/stacker Duplex printing, no
stapler/stackerSingle-sided printing
with the stapler/...

Paper orientation for loading Tray 2 or Trays 3, 4, and 5
Paper typeSingle-sided printing Duplex printing
Letterhead, preprinted, or prepunched Face-down Top edge at the right of the tray
Face-up
Top edge at the right of the tray
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Load Tray 1
CAUTION:To avoid jams, never add or remove paper from Tray 1 during printing.
1.Open Tray 1.  
2.Pull out the tray extension to support the paper
and set the side guides to the correct width.  
3.
Load paper in the tray.  
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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.  
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.  
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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.
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.  
4.
Close the tray....

Load Tray 2 and optional Trays 3, 4, and 5 with custom-size paper
1.Open the tray.  
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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Configure trays
The product automatically prompts you to configure a tray for type and size in the following situations:
●When you load paper into the tray
● When you specify a particular tray or paper type for a print job through the printer driver or a
software program and the tray is not conf
igured to match the print-job’s settings
NOTE:The prompt does not appear if you are printing  from Tray 1, and it is configured for the Any
Size  paper size and the  Any Type paper type settings. In this situat...

Select the paper by source, type, or size
In the Microsoft Windows operating system, three settings affect how the printer driver tries to pull
media when you send a print job. Source, Type, and Size settings appear in the Page Setup, Print ,
or  Print Properties  dialog boxes in most software programs. Unless you change these settings, the
product automatically selects a tray using the default settings.
Source
To print by source, select a specific tray in the printer driver for the product to pull from....