Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type
To print on a different size or type of paper, load the paper and then change the printer settings.
1 Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.
2 From the printer control panel, press .
Paper Menu appears.
3 Press .
4 Press the arrow buttons until Size/Type appears, and then press .
Select Source appears.
5 Press the arrow buttons until the paper source you want appears, and then press .
6 To change the size setting:
a Press the arrow buttons until Size appears next to the paper source you want to use, and then press .
The current paper size setting appears.
b Press the arrow buttons until the size you want appears, and then press .
Submitting Changes appears.
7 To change the type setting:
a Press the arrow buttons until Type appears next to the paper source you want to use, and then press .
The current paper type setting appears.
b Press the arrow buttons until the type you want appears, and then press .
Submitting Changes appears.
Configuring Universal paper settings
The Universal Paper Size is a user-defined setting that lets you print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer
menus. Set the Paper Size for the Manual Feeder to Universal when the size you want is not available from the Paper
Size menu. Then, specify all of the following Universal size settings for your paper:
• Units of measure (inches or millimeters)
• Portrait Height and Portrait Width
• Feed Direction
Note: The smallest supported Universal size is 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in.); the largest is 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in.). Paper
that weighs at least 75 g/m2 (20 lb) is recommended for sizes less than or equal to 182 mm (7.17 in.) wide.
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Specify a unit of measurement
1 Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.
2 From the printer control panel, press .
Paper Menu appears.
3 Press .
4 Press the arrow buttons until Universal Setup appears, and then press .
5 Press the arrow buttons until Units of Measure appears, and then press .
6 Press the arrow buttons until the correct unit of measure appears, and then press .
Submitting Changes appears, followed by the Universal Setup menu.
Specify the paper height and width
Defining a specific height and width measurement for the Universal paper size (in the portrait orientation) allows the
printer to support the size, including support for standard features such as duplex printing and printing multiple pages
on one sheet.
Note: Select Portrait Height to adjust the paper height setting or Paper Width to adjust the paper width
setting, or adjust both. Instructions to adjust both follow.
1 From the Universal Setup menu, press the arrow buttons until Portrait Width appears, and then press .
2 Press the left arrow button to decrease the setting or the right arrow button to increase the setting, and then press
.
Submitting Changes appears, followed by the Universal Setup menu.
3 From the Universal Setup menu, press the arrow buttons until Portrait Height appears, and then press
.
4 Press the left arrow button to decrease the setting or the right arrow button to increase the setting, and then press
.
Submitting Changes appears, followed by the Universal Setup menu.
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