Setting Paper on the Bypass Tray
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Setting Paper on the Bypass Tray
This section gives instructions for set-
ting paper on the bypass tray. Use the
bypass tray to print onto OHP trans-
parencies, labels, thick paper, and en-
velopes that cannot be loaded in the
paper tray.
Important
❒ The following functions are disa-
bled when printing from the by-
pass tray:
• Duplex printing
•Auto Tray Select
• Auto Tray Switching
• Rotating Collate
• Staple (when the optional unit is
installed)
• Punch (when the optional unit
is installed)
❒ When printing using the printer
function, original images are al-
ways rotated by 180 degrees (the
orientation of images to be printed
is opposite to that of the copier
function). When printing onto pa-
per with specific orientation re-
quirements, such as envelopes and
letterheads, make sure to rotate the
paper feed orientation to 180 de-
grees.
Reference
For details about setting paper in
the regular paper tray, see General
Settings Guide.
When loading custom size paper,
see p.15 “Setting Custom Size Pa-
per”.
When loading OHP transparencies
or thick paper (over 127.9 g/m
2
),
set paper size and paper type. For
details, see p.16 “Setting Thick Pa-
per or OHP Transparencies”.
When loading letterhead paper,
pay attention to its orientation. See
“Orientation-Fixed Paper or Two-
Sided Paper”, General Settings
Guide.
Note
❒ Paper within the following dimen-
sions can be set in the bypass tray:
• Vertical: 100 - 297 mm
(3.94 - 11.69 in.)
• Horizontal: 148 - 600 mm
(5.83 - 23.62 in.)
❒ Be sure to set the paper with the
side you want to print facing down
in the bypass tray.
❒ The number of sheets that can be
loaded in the bypass tray depends
on the paper type.
❒ Paper sizes fed from the bypass
tray are output first sheet down,
print side-up.
