You can load plain paper in the cassette, and photo paper and envelopes in the rear tray. You can also load documents in the ADF (Auto Document Feeder).
 

Before you begin

 If you cut plain paper into small size such as 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm), 4" x 8" (101.6 x 203.2 mm), 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm), or 2.17" x 3.58" (55.0 x 91.0 mm) (Card size) to perform a trial print, it can cause paper jams.

The machine has two paper sources to feed paper; cassette and rear tray.

• You can load paper in either one of the paper sources, depending on the page size and media type of paper. Paper feeds from the cassette or rear tray depending on the selection of the page size or media type.

• Learn more about the media types you can use with this printer.

 When ON is selected for Auto feed switch in FAX paper settings and the paper source used when you last printed is empty, the machine automatically switches to the other paper source and prints received faxes.

Load the cassette

When you use A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper, load it in the cassette. Load other sizes or types of paper in the rear tray.

1. Align the edges of paper. If the paper is curled, hold the curled corners and gently bend them in the opposite direction until the paper becomes completely flat.
   Learn how to load the paper after correcting its curl.

   
   
    Loading paper without aligning the edges may cause paper jams.

2. Pull out the cassette from the machine.
   
   
    
3. Slide the paper guide (A) to align with the mark of page size.

• The paper guide (A) will stop when it aligns with the corresponding page size mark.

4. Load the paper stack with the print side face down and the leading edge to the far side, and align it against the right side of the cassette.

• There may be a little space between the paper guide (A) and the paper stack.

5. Slide the paper guide (B) on the left to align completely with the side of the paper stack.

• Don't load sheets of paper higher than the load limit mark (C).

 

6. Push the cassette all the way into the machine.
   
   
    
7. Open the paper output tray gently.  After loading paper, select the size and type of the loaded paper on the print settings screen of the operation panel or printer driver.

 

Load the rear tray

You should load photo paper, and plain paper other than A4, B5, A5, or Letter size in the rear tray.
 

1. Align the edges of paper. If the paper is curled, flatten it. Align the edges of paper neatly before loading. Loading paper without aligning the edges may cause paper jams.

   
    

• When using Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss SG-201, even if the sheet is curled, load one sheet at a time as it is. If you roll up this paper to flatten, this may cause cracks on the surface of the paper and reduce the print quality.

2. Open the paper support, raise it, then tip it back.
    
3. Open the paper output tray gently.
   
   
    
4. Slide the paper guides (A) to open them, and load the paper in the center of the rear tray with the print side facing you..
    
5. Slide the paper guides (A) to align them with sides of the paper stack.

• Don't slide the paper guides too hard against the paper, or the paper may not feed properly.

6.  Always load paper in the portrait orientation (B). Loading paper in the landscape orientation (C) can cause paper jams.

 

• Do not load sheets of paper higher than the load limit mark (D).

 

7. After loading paper, select the size and type of the loaded paper on the print settings screen of the operation panel or printer driver.

 

Load the ADF (Auto Document Feeder)

1. Make sure that any original has been removed from the scanner glass.
    
2. Open the document tray.

3. Insert the document in the document tray until you hear a beep sound.

• Load the document in the document tray with the side you want to scan face up.

• If you set the alarm to be silent in Sound control of Device user settings, the alarm will not beep even if the document is inserted in the document tray.

1. Adjust the document guides to match the width of the document.

• Do not slide the document guides too hard against the document. The document may not be fed properly.

Good to know

Before you print, select the correct page size and media type. If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.

We recommend Canon genuine photo paper for printing photos.