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FAQs & troubleshooting

Loading Paper in the Paper Drawer

Content Id: 8202242600


Solution

Load the paper that you usually use in the paper drawer. When you want to print on paper that is not loaded in the paper drawer, load the paper in the manual feed slot. (Loading Paper in the Manual Feed Slot)

Caution

Make sure to load paper in portrait orientation

Paper cannot be loaded in landscape orientation. Make sure to load the paper in portrait orientation.

1. Lift the dust cover.

2. Slide the paper guides apart.

Size abbreviations on the paper guides

The abbreviations on the paper guides in the paper drawer indicate paper sizes as follows:

- LGL: Legal

- LTR: Letter

- STMT: Statement

- EXEC: Executive

3. Insert the paper into the paper drawer until the paper stops.

Fan the paper stack well, and tap it on a flat surface to align the edges.

Do not exceed the load limit guide when loading paper

Make sure that the paper stack does not exceed the load limit guide ( ). Loading too much paper can cause paper jams.

4. Align the paper guides against the edges of the paper.

Move the paper guides in so they are exactly the width of the paper.

Align the paper guides securely against the edges of the paper

Paper guides that are too loose or too tight can cause misfeeds or paper jams.

5. Lower the dust cover.

When Legal size paper is loaded

The paper guides at the rear edge of the paper will be extended. Open the dust cover extension, then lower the dust cover.

6. Pull out the paper stopper to open.

When changing the paper size or type

The factory default settings for paper size and type are ⋖LTR⋗ and ⋖Plain (16 lb Bond-24 lb Bond)⋗, respectively. If you load a different size or type of paper into the machine, make sure to change the settings. If you do not change the settings, the machine cannot print properly.

Caution

Printing on the Back Side of Printed Paper (Manual 2-Sided Printing)

You can print on the back side of printed paper. Flatten any curls on the printed paper and insert it into the manual feed slot (Loading Paper in the Manual Feed Slot), with the side to print face up (previously printed side face down).

- Load one sheet at a time per each print.

- You can use only the paper printed with this machine.

- You cannot print on the side that has previously been printed on.

- If you are using A5 paper, the reverse side may not be printed correctly.

Loading Envelopes

- Before Loading Envelopes

Follow the procedure below to prepare the envelopes before loading.

Caution

Only one envelope at a time can be loaded in the manual feed slot. Follow steps 1 to 4 in the procedure below to prepare the envelope for loading.

1. Close the flap of each envelope.

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2. Flatten them to release any remaining air, and make sure that the edges are pressed tightly.

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3. Loosen any stiff corners of the envelopes and flatten any curls.

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4. Align the edges of the envelope on a flat surface.

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- Loaded Orientation

Load the envelopes in portrait orientation, short edge first, with the non-glued side (front side) face up.

Caution

Load envelopes in the same orientation for both the paper drawer and manual feed slot.

Load the envelopes so that their flaps are at the left.

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