Printing on specialty media (transparencies, labels, other)
Follow these instructions when you want to print on media such as transparencies, card stock, glossy paper, labels, or
envelopes.
1
Load the media as specified for the tray you are using. For help, see any of the following:
Loading the trays
–
Loading the multipurpose feeder
–
2
Set the Paper Size and Paper Type for the multipurpose feeder (MP Feeder Size and MP Feeder Type) to the
correct value for the print media you loaded.
Note: Paper Size cannot be adjusted when auto size sensing is enabled. Auto size sensing is enabled by
default for printer trays, but is not available for the multipurpose feeder.
a
Press
on the operator panel.
b
Press
until you see
c
Press
.
d
Press
until you see
e
Press
.
f
Press
until you see
g
Press
.
h
Press
until the
i
Press
.
j
Press
until you see
k
Press
.
l
Press
until
m
Press
.
The printer returns to the Ready state.
3
From the computer software application, set the paper type, size, and source according to the media you loaded.
Windows
1
In your word processor, spreadsheet, browser, or other application, select File
2
Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver
settings.
3
Click the Paper tab, and then select the tray containing the specialty media from the Paper Tray list box.
4
Select your media type (transparencies, envelopes, and so on) from the Paper Type list box.
5
Select the size of the specialty media from the Paper Size list box.
6
Click OK, and then send your print job as usual.
Mac OS 9.x
1
In your word processor, spreadsheet, browser, or other application, select File
2
Choose the correct printer in the Format For pop-up menu.
Printing
Paper Menu.
Paper Size/Type.
MP Feeder Size/Type.
appears next to the media size you loaded.
MP Feeder Size/Type.
appears next to the media type you loaded.
Printing on specialty media (transparencies, labels, other)
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Print.
Page Setup.