Configure trays
NOTE: Tray 2 is an optional accessory. For ordering information, see Order
printing supplies online.
To configure the trays, you must have Tray 2 installed and turned on.
By default, the printer draws media from Tray 1. If Tray 1 is empty, the printer draws
media from Tray 2 (if it is installed and loaded with media). You can change this default
behavior by using the following features:
•
Tray Lock: Use this feature to protect special media such as letterhead or
preprinted media from accidental use. If the printer runs out of media while
printing a document, it will not use media from a locked tray to complete the print
job.
•
Default Tray: Use this feature to determine the first tray from which the printer
draws media.
NOTE: To use the tray lock and default tray settings, you must select the
automatic tray selection option in the printer software. Also, if the printer is on a
network and you set a default tray, the setting will affect all users of the printer.
Tray 2 is designed to hold only plain paper.
The following table lists possible ways you can use the tray settings to meet your
printing needs.
I want to...
Follow these steps
Load both trays with the same media, and
have the printer pick media from one tray if the
other one is empty.
•
Load media in Tray 1 and Tray 2. For
more information, see Load media.
•
Make sure tray lock is disabled.
Have both special media (such as letterhead)
and plain paper loaded in the trays.
•
Load special media in Tray 1 and plain
paper in Tray 2.
•
Make sure the default tray is set to Tray
2.
•
Make sure tray lock is set to Tray 1.
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I want to...
Follow these steps
Load media in both trays but have the printer
pick media from a specific tray first.
•
Load media in Tray 1 and Tray 2.
•
Make sure default tray is set to the
appropriate tray.
To configure the trays
1.
Make sure the printer is turned on.
2.
Perform one of the following:
Embedded web server
▲
Click the Settings tab and click Paper Handling in the left panel.
Print driver (Windows)
To configure default tray, complete the following steps:
a.
Click Start, and then click Printers or Printers and Faxes or Devices and
Printers.
- Or -
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
b.
Right-click the printer icon, and then click Printer Properties or Printing
Preferences.
c.
Click the Paper/Quality tab.
d.
In the Tray Selection group, select the desired tray from the Paper Source
drop-down list.
HP Printer Utility (Mac OS X)
▲
Click Paper Handling from the Printer Settings panel.
3.
Click OK or Apply after changing the desired tray settings.