Brother QL-500 Printer User Manual


 
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL
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MEDIA TYPE
When you use any paper other than ordinary plain paper, such as thick
bond paper, envelope, or transparency, the appropriate media type must be
selected in the media type mode in order to get the best print quality.
To select a media type, follow these steps:
1.The display shows the following message:
MEDIA TYPE
2.Press the SET switch to enter the media type mode. The display then
shows the current setting with an asterisk:
REGULAR *
3.Press the or switch to select regular, thick paper, or transparency.
4.Press the SET switch to make the setting effective.
Note
Please do not forget to change the setting back after you print your
special media with the setting changed.
Envelopes cannot be fed from Tray 2 although you can set them in it.
You must not load transparencies into Tray 1 or Tray 2. Please use the
multi-purpose tray.
Please select the ‘THICK PAPER’ or ‘THICKER PAPER 2’ setting
(300 or 600 dpi only) when the toner is not fixed enough by the
normal setting when you are printing on thick paper.