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Advanced Features and Troubleshooting Manual 41
Advanced Features
Tray sequence rules
When automatic tray switching is enabled, the printer searches the input trays for the
correct size and type of paper for each job that is submitted.
■ If you do not specify an input tray in the print driver when sending a job to the printer
(no paper source is specified or the paper source is set to “Auto”), the printer searches
the trays in the tray sequence first (in the sequence order) before it searches other
trays not in the sequence.
■ If you include “MBF” in the Tray Sequence setting and you request an input tray in
the print driver when sending a job to the printer, that request is overridden. The
printer attempts to feed paper from the MBF first. If the MBF is out of paper, then the
other trays in the sequence are searched.
■ If you specify an input tray when sending a job to the printer, and that tray is
included in the tray sequence (and MBF is not in the tray sequence), the printer
checks that tray for the correct size and type of paper.
■ If the tray contains the correct paper, it is used.
■ If the tray does not contain the correct paper (it contains other paper or is empty),
the other trays in the sequence are searched.
■ If one of these trays contains the correct paper, it is used.
■ If one of these trays are set to the correct paper size and type but all of the
trays in the sequence are empty, the printer prompts you to load paper into
the specified tray.
■ If no trays in the sequence are set to the correct paper size and type, then the
remaining trays in the printer are searched. If no trays can satisfy the
request, the printer prompts you to load paper into the specified tray.
Paper size and type
The following table describes the paper selection process based on whether you specify
the paper type (plain, letterhead, etc.), paper size, and/or paper source for the print job
(using the print driver). The fourth column shows which paper size and type are used,
based on fully or partially specified paper selection parameters.
Paper Type Paper Size Paper Source Size/Type Used
Not specified Not specified Not specified Default size; default type
Not specified Not specified Specified
(not manual feed)
Default size;
Type configured in specified tray
Not specified Not specified Specified
(manual feed)
Manual feed request; default size
Not specified Specified Not specified Default type; specified size;
Not specified Specified Specified
(not manual feed)
Specified size;
Type configured in specified tray
Not specified Specified Specified
(manual feed)
Manual feed request; specified size
Specified Not specified Not specified Specified type; default size
Specified Not specified Specified
(not manual feed)
Specified type; default size