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2.If the base plate of the paper tray 
is raised, push it down. 
3.When loading paper longer than A4 
size, slide the left and right lock 
tabs in the paper tray outwards to 
unlock them. 
4.Hold the grip of the paper tray and 
pull its extendable part to the front 
until it reaches its maximum.
5.Squeeze the length guide and slide 
it to the desired paper size (1). 
Squeeze the right width guide and 
slide it to the desired paper size 
(2). 
6.Load the paper with the side to be 
printed facing up and with all four 
corners aligned. 
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Important:
•Do not place paper over the right width guide. 
•Do not load paper exceeding the maximum fill line or the 
maximum capacity allowed. 
•Align the right width guide with the paper width correctly. If 
the right width guide is not in place, the paper will not be 
properly fed and this may cause paper jams. 
7.Close the lid of the paper tray and push the tray completely 
into the printer. 
Important:
•The lid of the tray must be firmly closed. If not, the paper 
might become misaligned. 
8.Depending on the types and sizes of the loaded paper, you 
need to configure settings on the control panel. Change the 
paper type when non-plain paper such as recycled paper, 
heavyweight paper or transparencies are loaded. Configure 
the paper size when custom size paper is loaded. 
Refer to:
•Paper type and size that can be loaded: “Usable Paper” on 
page 36
•Setting paper size: “Setting Custom Paper Sizes” on page 43
•Setting paper type: “Setting Paper Types” on page 44
Automatic Tray Selection
If you display the properties dialog box of the printer driver and 
select a paper type for [Specify Paper Type] and [Auto] for [Paper 
Source] on the [Tray/Output] tab for printing, this printer will be 
able to automatically detect paper trays loaded with the selected 
paper type and then among them, select the tray that matches the 
size and orientation of the document to be printed. This feature is 
known as automatic tray selection.
If there are multiple trays that match those criteria for automatic 
tray selection, a tray is selected based on the lowest tray number. 
For example, if tray 1 and tray 2 match the criteria, tray 1 will be 
selected.
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NOTE
> If there are no paper trays that match the automatic tray 
selection, an error message prompting for replenishment 
of paper will be displayed. You can configure the printer 
not to display this message but to automatically select a 
nearest or larger paper size of the document for printing. 
(Substitute Tray)
>If paper runs out during printing, a paper tray containing 
paper of the same size and orientation of the paper used 
for printing will be selected to continue printing 
(automatic tray switching). 
>If there are no paper trays that match the paper types 
that are set for [Specify Paper Type], a message 
prompting to confirm printing on another paper type will 
be displayed. Press the  button to print 
on paper of another type or press  to cancel 
the job. 
Refer to:
•Specify Paper Type: Online Help for the printer driver
Setting Custom Paper Sizes
To print on custom size paper loaded in trays 1 to 4, you must set 
the paper size on the control panel.
You may also need to set it on the printer driver, depending on the 
paper size.
This section explains how to set the size on the control panel. 
Important:
•When setting the paper size on the printer driver and control 
panel, be sure to specify the same size as the actual paper 
used. Setting the wrong size for printing will cause machine 
failure. This is especially true if you configure a bigger size 
when using a narrow width paper. 
NOTE
>To return to standard paper size settings, select [Auto] in 
step  below. This printer will automatically detect the size 
and orientation of the loaded paper. 
1.Press the  button to display the Menu screen. 
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2.Press the < > or < > button until [Media Menu] is 
displayed, then press the < > button. 
3.Press the < > or < > button until [Tray X Auto Sense] is 
displayed (X = the tray number you wish to set), then press 
the < > button. Set Auto Sense to OFF.
4.Press the < > or < > button until [Tray X Paper Size] is 
displayed (X = the tray number you wish to set). Then press 
the < > button. 
5.Press the < > or < > button until the desired paper size is 
displayed, Then press the < > button. 
OR
Press the < > button to display [Custom], then press the 
 button. 
6.Press the < > or < > button to display [Portrait (Y) Size] or 
[Landscape (X) Size], then press the < > button. 
Enter values for the paper size to be used by pressing the 
< > or < > button
7.Press the  button. 
8.Press the  button to exit the menus. 
Setting Paper Types
Settings on the control panel are required for the types of paper 
loaded in trays 1 to 4. For accurate image quality processing, refer 
to the following table and set the paper types on the control panel. 
Important:
•Paper type settings must match those of the actual paper 
loaded in the trays. Otherwise, image quality cannot be 
processed accurately. Toner may not fuse properly on the 
paper, resulting in dirty and poor quality printouts. 
•Changes in paper type settings on the printer driver are not 
reflected in this printer. 
Refer to:
•Paper sizes that can be loaded: “Usable Paper” on page 36
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Paper types available:
 
Setting on the Control Panel
1.Press the  button to display the Menu screen. 
2.Press the < > or < > button until [Media Type] is displayed, 
then press the < > button. 
3.Press the < > or < > button until [Tray X Media Type] is 
displayed (X = the tray number you wish to set). Then press 
the < > button. 
4.Press the < > or < > button until the desired media type is 
displayed, then press the  button. 
5.Press the  button to exit the menu. 
Plain Post Card Colored
Other  Card Stock Letter Head
Thick 2 Label Pre-Punched
Thick 1 Bond Transparency
Envelope Pre-Printed
PAPER NAME WEIGHT PAPER TYPE SET IN TRAY
FX P60 - 90 g/m2
(16-24 lb)
Plain (default)
FX EPR, FX Green 
10060 - 90 g/m2
(16 - 24 lb)
Recycled
Label, envelope90 - 156 g/m2
(24 - 42 lb)
Thick 1
157 - 216 g/m2
(42 - 57.5 lb)
Thick 2
JE001-Transparency
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Settings on the Control Panel
About this Chapter
This chapter explains the control panel and its functions, and also 
demonstrates how to navigate through the control panel menus and 
submenus that allow you to view and change the printer settings. 
Web access to the printer is also discussed.
Control Panel Features
The control panel is located on the front of the printer (Figure 
below), and contains the display (LCD), indicators, and push buttons 
that allow you to view and change the printer settings. 
   
Name Description
 button Press to move to the menu operation. Once in the 
menu operation, repeatedly pressing the menu button 
moves down the menu list.
 button Press to print the menu map. The menu map (2pages) 
will print with all the current printer settings.
 
indicatorWhen the light is on, the printer is ready to receive 
data from the computer. 
LCD display Displays the setting items, machine status, and 
messages. 
 
indicatorWhen the light is on, there is a malfunction in the 
printer. 
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LCD Display
The LCD display shows status and error messages that inform you 
of the current status of the printer, and also displays menus, 
submenus, and printer settings when you are in the menu system. 
The display contains two lines of text, each with a maximum of 
sixteen characters. 
  
  
button/indicatorPress to enter the off-line status. When in the off-line 
status, the machine cannot receive data or process 
printing. Press again to exit the off-line status and 
enter the on-line status (where the machine can 
receive data from the computer). 
 
buttonPress to cancel printing. 
Press to exit the menu mode.
 button Press to activate the displayed setting. When you are 
changing the candidate values, pressing the Select 
button runs the currently displayed activity or saves 
the currently displayed candidate.
   
  
buttonsPress these to move to the required menu, item and 
candidate value on the display. 
Name Description
Current printer status 
Printing 
USB PCL 
(USB, Net, LPD, etc.)  Port Receiving Data  
Language 
(PCL, PS, etc.) 
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Menu Screen
Screen for configuring settings related to the printer. 
This screen appears when you press the  button. The initial 
Menu screen displayed is as follows. 
Navigating the Control Panel Menus
When you press the MENU button on the control panel, you enter the 
printer’s menu system. At that point, the first line of the display lists 
the active menu. You can change the active menu by pressing the 
< > or < > button or by pressing the MENU button.
If you press the < > button repeatedly, the first line of the display 
cycles through the main menus in the following order:
•Print Jobs Menu
•Information Menu
•Print Menu
•Media Menu
•Sys Config Menu
•PCL Emulation
•FX Emulation
•Parallel Menu
•Serial Menu
•USB Menu
•Network Menu
•Sys Adjust Menu
•Date/Time Menu
•Maintenance Menu
•Usage Menu
Print Jobs Menu
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•Flash Menu
•Disk Menu
•Comp FLASH Menu
•Job Accounting
•Spooling
Menus and submenus may or may not be displayed, depending on 
the options installed.
The following text describes the sequence of push buttons and 
display messages that would allow you to print the PS (PostScript) 
font list. This example illustrates the basic relationship between 
menus and submenus and demonstrates how the < >, < >, 
SELECT, and Cancel buttons help you to navigate through the 
menus.
1.Press the MENU button on the control panel.
2.The LCD will display “Print Jobs Menu” on the first line of 
the display.
3.Press the  button to display “Information Menu” on 
the first line of the display. 
4.Press the  button to enter the “Information Menu”. 
“Print Menu Map” is displayed on the first line and 
“Execute” is on the second line of the display.
5.Press the < > button to display “Print PCL Fonts” on the 
first line of the display.
6.Press the  button to display “Print PS Fonts” on the 
first line of the display. 
7.Press the Select button to print the list, or press the 
CANCEL button to exit the menu system.
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Menu Structure
Print Jobs Menu
Information Menu
Print Menu
Media Menu
Sys Config Menu
PCL Emulation
FX Emulation
Parallel Menu
Serial Menu
USB Menu
Network Menu
Sys Adjust Menu
Date/Time Menu
Maintenance Menu
Usage Menu
Flash Menu
Disk Menu
Comp FLASH Menu
Job Accounting
Spooling
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