Loading trays

standard caution icon CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce the risk of equipment instability, load each tray separately. Keep all other trays closed until needed.
  1. Pull out the tray completely.

    Note: Do not remove trays while a job prints or while Busy appears on the printer display. Doing so may cause a jam.
    Pull out the tray completely.
  2. Squeeze and then slide the width guide tab to the correct position for the size of the paper you are loading.

  3. Squeeze and then slide the length guide tab to the correct position for the size of the paper you are loading.

    Notes:

    Paper size indicators inside the tray
  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.

  5. Load the paper stack.

    Load paper straight down in the tray.

    Notes:

    Maximum paper fill indicator inside the tray
  6. Insert the tray.

  7. From the printer control panel, set the paper size and paper type in the Paper menu to match the paper loaded in the tray.

    Note: Set the correct paper size and type to avoid paper jams and print quality problems.