6Place the paper against the back left corner of the tray, print side down.
Do not load bent or wrinkled print media.
 7Close the tray.
Make sure the tray is pushed completely into the printer.
Note: Do not exceed the maximum stack height. Overfilling the tray may 
cause paper jams. 
Loading the optional envelope tray
For information about loading the optional envelope tray, refer to the 
publications CD that came with the printer.
Set Paper Type and Paper Size
If you have set Paper Type and Paper Size to the correct values, any trays 
containing the same type and size of paper are automatically linked by the printer.
Note: If the type of the media you are loading is the same as the media 
previously loaded, you do not need to change the Paper Type 
setting.
To change a Paper Type or Paper Size setting:
 1Press Menu until you see Paper Menu, and then press Select.
 2Press Menu until you see Paper Type (or Paper Size), and then press 
Select.
Tray 1 Type (or Tray 1 Size) appears on the second line of the display.
 3Press Select if you want to change the Tray 1 Type (or Tray 1 Size) setting 
or press Menu to scroll to another source.
 4Press Menu to scroll through a list of possible paper types (or sizes).
 5When you see the correct paper type (or size), press Select to save the 
setting as the default.
 6Press Go to return the printer to the Ready state.
Printing a menu settings page
To verify Paper Size and Paper Type settings, and check installed options and 
memory, print a menu settings page:
 1Press Menu until you see Utilities Menu, and then press Select.
 2Press Menu until you see Print Menus, and then press Select. The menu 
settings page prints.
Printing on specialty media 
(transparencies, labels, etc.)
Follow these instructions when you want to print on media such as transparencies, 
card stock, glossy paper, labels, or envelopes.
 1Load the print media as specified for the tray you are using. See Load paper 
or other print media for help.
 2From the printer operator panel, set the Paper Type and Paper Size 
according to the print media you loaded. See Set Paper Type and Paper 
Size for help.
 3From the computer’s software application, set the paper type, size, and 
source according to the media you loaded.
aIn your word processor, spreadsheet, browser, or other application, 
select File Print.
bClick Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the 
application) to view the printer driver settings.
cSelect the tray containing the specialty media from the Form Source list 
box.
dSelect your media type (transparencies, envelopes, and so on) from the 
Media Type list box.
eSelect the size of the specialty media from the Form Type list box.
fClick OK, and then send your print job as usual.
Canceling a print job
To cancel a print job after it has started printing:
 1Press Menu until you see Job Menu, and then press Select.
 2Press Menu until you see Cancel Job, and then press Select.
Common printer messages
If you need more information
•Refer to the Setup Guide or the publications CD that came with your printer 
for helpful information about using and maintaining your printer.
•Contact your administrator or Help desk if you have questions about network 
printing.
Message Actions
Change <x>
The printer is requesting a 
different size or type of paper 
than what is loaded.
• Remove the currently loaded paper from the 
specified tray, and then load the requested 
paper.
•Press 
Select to clear the message and print on 
the media currently loaded in the tray.
• Cancel the current job.
2<XX> Paper Jam
The printer detects a paper jam.
Clear the paper path. 
Refer to the publications CD or Clearing Jams card 
for more information.
Load Manual
The printer is ready for paper to 
be inserted into the 
multipurpose feeder.
• Load the multipurpose feeder with the paper 
specified on the second line of the display.
•Press 
Select or Go to ignore the manual feed 
request and print on paper already installed in 
one of the paper trays.
• Cancel the current job.
Waiting
The printer has received data to 
print but is waiting for a 
command or additional data. 
•Press 
Go to print the contents of the buffer.
• Cancel the current job.
Flushing Buffer
The printer is discarding the 
current print job.
• Wait for the message to clear.
• Sometimes this message means the driver data 
did not match what the printer was expecting. If 
the situation recurs, try printing from another 
printer driver.
ITU/Fuser Maint
The image transfer unit and 
fuser require maintenance.
Replace the image transfer unit and the fuser. 
Refer to the publications CD for information about 
ordering and replacing these maintenance items.
80 Fuser Maintenance
The fuser needs replacing.
Replace the fuser. 
Refer to the publications CD for information about 
ordering and replacing the fuser.
83 ITU Maintenance
The image transfer unit needs 
replacing.
Replace the image transfer unit. 
Refer to the publications CD for information about 
ordering and replacing the image transfer unit.
Message Actions
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