How to Change a Paper Tray
If you frequently use two different paper types for printed documents it may serve you to have a second paper tray for your printer. For example, if your business correspondence often runs to two or more pages you print the first page on letterhead and the subsequent pages on matching plain paper. Small printers for home or small offices often do not have the capacity for two paper trays inserted simultaneously. In this case you must either replace the paper in one paper tray each time or keep a second paper tray loaded with the second paper stock ready to insert.
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Instructions
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Print the first page of your document on your preferred paper stock. Pause the printer.
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Grasp the paper tray at the center of the front panel and pull it straight out of the printer. Set it aside on a flat surface.
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Load the second paper tray with another paper style. Hold the tray underneath with one hand and hold the front panel at the middle with the other. Line up the opposite end of the tray with the slot in the printer. Push it firmly in, straightly, until you feel it seat properly in place.
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Return to your computer and print the rest of your document.
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Tips & Warnings
Check your printer user manual for specifics on changing the tray in your particular printer.
Use the second paper tray for different sizes of paper as well as different styles of paper.
Adjust the settings in your document for the type of paper the page will print onto.
When you are finished, do not forget to put the first tray back into the printer so that it is ready for the next document. Follow the same procedure to put the first tray back into the printer.
It is a good idea to fan the paper before loading it into the paper tray. This keeps the paper from sticking together and being taken up two sheets at a time into the printer.
Store your extra tray on a flat surface. Do not stack anything on top of it.
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