Handling Sheets For Paper Feed Slots; Selecting The Sheet As The Paper Source - Canon 2161B002 User Manual

Handling sheets for paper feed slots

Selecting the Sheet as the Paper Source

You can switch the paper source between the roll and the sheet by pressing the Feeder Selection button.
Each time you press this button, the paper source switches between the roll (indicated by the Roll Media
lamp ) and the sheet (indicated by the Cut Sheet lamp ).
1.
Press the Feeder Selection button to activate the Cut Sheet lamp (a).
Caution
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Paper jams may occur if you load paper other than the paper specied in the paper settings for
the media source. If you insert the edge of a roll in the Paper Feed Slot after you have selected
sheets as the type of paper in the media source on the Control Panel and specied the type and
size of paper, the printer will prepare to print on the roll. If you print under these conditions, an error
will occur when the roll is ejected. (→P.771)
Note
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You cannot switch the paper source in the following situations:
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If the Message lamp is ashing
Check the message on the Display Screen and take action as necessary. (→P.761)
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If the Data lamp is ashing
Select the paper source after printing.
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If a printer menu operation is in progress
Select the paper source after the menu operation.
2.
Remove any loaded paper that will not be used. (→P.216)
Note
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If a roll is loaded, the roll paper is automatically ejected.
After you select the sheet as the paper source, a message is displayed instructing you to load the sheet.
At this point, load the sheet. (→P.212)
Handling sheets for paper feed slots
Handling Paper 211