Loading the standard 250-sheet tray

The printer has two trays to select from: the standard tray (Tray 1), also known as the 250-sheet tray, and either the optional 250-sheet tray or the optional 550-sheet tray (Tray 2). Only one optional drawer (which includes an optional tray) may be attached to the printer at a time.

Proper paper loading prevents jams and facilitates trouble-free printing.

  1. Pull the tray completely out.

    Do not remove trays while a job prints or when the Busy light sequence appears on the printer control panel. Doing so may cause a jam.

    ready light on

    Busy

    ready light - Blinking

  2. Squeeze the width guide tabs, and then slide them to the sides of the tray. The width guides move in unison.

  3. Squeeze the length guide tabs together, and then slide the length guide to the correct position for the paper size being loaded.

    If you are loading a longer size of paper like A4 or legal, squeeze the length guide tabs and slide the length guide backwards to the position for the length of paper you are loading. The tray extends backwards.

    If you are loading A6-size paper:

    1. Squeeze the length guide tabs together as shown, and slide the length guide toward the center of the tray to the A6 size position.

    2. Raise the A6 length guide.

      3. Note: The standard tray accommodates only 150 sheets of A6-size paper.

  4. Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface.

    fan flex straighten paper

  5. Load the paper stack toward the back of the tray as shown with the recommended print side facedown.

    Note: Notice the maximum fill line. Do not try to overload the tray. Do not load A6-size paper to the maximum fill line; the tray holds only 150 sheets of A6-size paper.

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    Maximum fill line


    Note: When loading letterhead, place the top edge of the sheet toward the front of the tray. Load the letterhead with the design placed facedown.

  6. Squeeze the width guide tabs on the right guide, and slide the width guides to lightly touch the side of the stack.

  7. Insert the tray.

    insert standard tray

  8. If a different type of paper was loaded than the type previously loaded in the tray, change the Paper Type setting. For more information, see Setting the paper size and type.

Note: The difference between the standard 250-sheet tray and the optional 250- and 550-sheet trays is that the standard tray accommodates up to 150 sheets of A6-size paper, so the width guides slide farther to the center of the tray.