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48 Chapter 3 Printing ENWW
Orienting media
Orient media types and sizes according to the tray from which the media will print and according
to whether the media will be duplexed (printed on both sides).
Use the following table to determine how to orient paper and other media in the trays.
Type of media Tray Two-sided
(duplexed)
Media orientation
Letter or A4, including
letterhead
(weights up to
216 g/m
2
)
(58 lb bond)
1 No* Long edge toward feed direction; side to be
printed on facing up.
Letter or A4, including
letterhead
(weights up to
216 g/m
2
)
(58 lb bond)
NOTE
For better duplexing
performance, set the
size and type for
Tray 1
1 Yes Long edge toward feed direction; first side
to be printed on facing down.
Note: When printing on paper that is both
prepunched and preprinted/letterhead,
orient the paper in the same way that you
would orient preprinted/letterhead paper.
* When Alternate Letterhead mode is enabled and Letterhead or Preprinted is selected as
the media type, you must orient the media for two-sided (duplex) printing. For more
information, see Alternate Letterhead mode.