How to change the paper feeding method (Windows)

Note: The paper feed source can only be changed from the computer and through the printer driver.

1. Open the printer driver setup window:
   
   For Windows 7

   • Click / Select the 'Start' button from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and then click on 'Devices and Printers'.
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Printing Preferences' from the menu that appears.
     

   For Windows Vista

   • Click / Select the 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel', 'Hardware and Sound', and then click on 'Printers'. Note: If you are in 'Classic' view, click 'Printers' directly from the 'Control Panel'.
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.
     

   For Windows XP Home Edition

   • Click / Select the 'Start' button from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel,' 'Printers and Other Hardware,' and 'Printers and Faxes.'
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

   
   For Windows XP Professional Edition

   • Click 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Printers and Faxes.'
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

   
   For Windows 2000

   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Settings,' then 'Printers.'
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.

   
   

2. Select the paper source
   
   

   From the Paper Source list on the Main tab, select the paper source that matches your purpose.
   
   

   
   
   Automatically Select

   Plain paper whose Page Size is Letter 8.5"x11", A5, A4, or B5 is fed from the cassette. Other sizes of plain paper and paper types other than plain paper are fed from the rear tray.

   Rear Tray

   Paper is always fed from the rear tray.

   Cassette

   Paper is always fed from the cassette.

   Important

   • Plain paper that is not Letter 8.5"x11", A5, A4, or B5 and paper types other than plain paper cannot be fed from the cassette.

   Continuous Autofeed

   If plain paper runs out in the specified paper source, the printer automatically switches the paper source.

   When printing a large volume of data, load plain paper of the same size in paper sources. You can therefore reduce the trouble of having to load paper because the printer automatically switches the paper source when paper runs out in one paper source.

   Important

   • Continuous Autofeed is unavailable when paper other than Plain Paper is selected for Media Type.

   • Since the printer feeds paper from the paper source that was being used the last time Continuous Autofeed was selected and printing ended, load the same paper in the rear tray and the cassette.

   Paper Allocation

   If the media type for the print data is plain paper and the paper size matches the paper allocation setting, the printer automatically feeds paper from the cassette. If not, the printer feeds paper from the rear tray.

   To change the paper allocation settings, click 'Paper Allocation...', specify the Paper Size to be loaded in the cassette, and then click 'OK'.

   If you load frequently used plain paper in the cassette, the printer feeds paper from the rear tray when the print data uses a different type of paper. You can therefore reduce the trouble of having to load different paper.
   
   

3. Complete the setup

   Click 'OK'.
   When you execute print, the printer uses the specified paper source to print the data.