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3.Adjust the length guide until the arrow points to the size that you are loading.
4.Move the side width guides until the arrow on the right width guide points to the size that you are
loading.
5.Load the media into the tray. If this is special paper such as letterhead, load it face-up with the top
edge toward the front of the tray.
NOTE: If you are duplex printing, see Print on both sides of the paper (duplex printing)
on page 95 for loading instructions.
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6.Make sure that the stack of media is flat and that the media is below the height tabs.
7.Slide the tray back into the printer.
Load tray 3
Optional tray 3 holds up to 500 sheets of standard paper and adjusts for many sizes. Tray 3 is installed
underneath tray 2. When tray 3 is installed, the printer detects it and lists tray 3 as a choice in the control
panel  CONFIGURE DEVICE  menu.
CAUTION:The paper path for tray 3 passes through tray 2. If either tray 2 or tray 3 is partially pulled
out or removed, media from tray 3 cannot feed into the printer. This causes the printer to jam.
1. Pull the tray out of the printer and remove any media.
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2.Raise the output bin extension.
3.Adjust the length guide until the arrow points to the size that you are loading.
4.Move the side width guides until the arrow on the right width guide points to the size that you are
loading.
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5.Load the media into the tray. If this is special paper, such as letterhead, load it face-up with the top
edge toward the front of the tray.
NOTE: If you are duplex printing, see Print on both sides of the paper (duplex printing)
on page 95 for loading instructions.
6. Make sure that the stack of media is flat in the tray at all four corners, and keep it below the height
tabs.
7.Slide the tray back into the printer.
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Configure trays
You can configure the printer trays by type and size. Load different media in the printer trays and then
request media by type or size in the software program.
NOTE:If you have used previous HP Color LaserJet printers, you might be accustomed to configuring
tray 1 to first mode or cassette mode. To mimic the settings for first mode, configure tray 1 for  ANY
SIZE  and ANY TYPE . The printer will pull paper from tray 1 first (if paper is loaded in that tray) when
the print job does not specify another tray. This setting is recommended if you use different types or
sizes of paper in tray 1. To mimic the settings from  cassette mode, set either the size or type for tray 1
to a setting other than  ANY SIZE or ANY TYPE . This setting is recommended if you are using the same
size and type of paper in tray 1.
NOTE: If you use 2-sided printing, be sure that the media meets the specifications for duplex printing.
See 
Special paper or print media guidelines on page 63 .
The following instructions are for configuring the trays at the printer control panel. You can also configure
the trays from your computer through the embedded Web server. See 
Use the embedded Web server
on page 113 .
Configure the size
1. Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  PAPER HANDLING , and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY 1 SIZE , TRAY 2 SIZE , or TRAY 3 SIZE , and then press .
4. Press 
 or  to highlight the appropriate size, and then press .
5. Press  Menu to return to the  Ready state.
Configure the type
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  PAPER HANDLING , and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY 1 TYPE , TRAY 2 TYPE , or TRAY 3 TYPE , and then press .
4. Press 
 or  to highlight the desired paper type, and then press .
5. Press  Menu to return to the  Ready state.
Configure tray 1 for custom paper
Use the  ANY SIZE  size setting when the selected media does not exactly match the size of the paper
specified in the document you are printing. If no source tray is specified, the printer looks first for paper
that exactly matches the document, and then it looks for and prints from a tray set to  ANY SIZE or ANY
TYPE .
Use the  ANY CUSTOM  setting when you want to be able to print a number of custom sizes from the
tray without defining a set size for each job. Use the  CUSTOM setting when you want to print a specific
print size from a particular tray. When you print a custom job, the printer looks for an exact size match.
If it does not find an exact match to the custom size specified, it looks for a tray set to  ANY CUSTOM.
Finally, the printer looks for and uses media from a tray set to  ANY SIZE.
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There are three steps to set up custom paper. When all are completed, the display returns to the PAPER
HANDLING  menu. After a custom size is set for a tray, the printer retains the setting until you change
it in the control panel.
x
yy
1
2
1X dimension
2Y dimension
Unit of measure
1.Press 
 to highlight  UNIT OF MEASURE , and then press .
2. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct measurement, and then press .
X dimension The X dimension is the width of the page as it feeds into the printer.
1.Press 
 to highlight  X DIMENSION , and then press .
2. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct value, and then press .
Y dimension The Y dimension is the length of the page as it feeds into the printer.
1.Press 
 to highlight  Y DIMENSION , and then press .
2. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct value, and then press .
Configure tray 1 for envelopes
1.If tray 1 is configured for a specific size, use the printer control panel to set the paper size for tray 1
to match the envelope size that you are printing.
2. Specify tray 1 in the software program.
3. If your software does not automatically format an envelope, specify  Landscape for page orientation
in the software program. Use the guidelines in the table that follows to set margins for return and
destination addresses on Commercial #10 or DL envelopes.
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NOTE:For envelopes of other sizes, adjust the margin settings appropriately.
4.Click  Print in the software program or printer driver.
Address typeLeft marginTop margin
Return15 mm (0.6 in)15 mm (0.6 in)
Destination 102 mm (4.0 in) 51 mm (2.0 in)
Configure tray 2 or tray 3 for custom paper
The printer automatically detects many sizes of paper, but you can also configure trays for custom paper
sizes. You must specify the following parameters:
●Unit of measure (millimeters or inches)
● X dimension (the width of the page as it feeds into the printer)
● Y dimension (the length of the page as it feeds into the printer)
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3
4
X
Y
1Page length (Y dimension)
2Page width (X dimension)
3Media length guides
4Media width guides
Use the following procedure to configure a tray for a custom size. Once a custom size is set for a tray,
it will be retained until the media length guides are reset.
Set a custom size in tray 2 or tray 3 1.Open the tray and place the media face-up in the tray.
2. Set the media length guides to the appropriate non-standard position and close the tray.
3. When the tray configuration message appears, press 
.
4. Press 
 to change  ANY CUSTOM  to CUSTOM , and then press .
5. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct unit (either millimeters or inches), and then press .
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After the unit of measure is set properly, set the X dimension as follows:
6. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct value, and then press .
If the value entered is outside the valid range,  Invalid value appears for two seconds. The control-
panel display prompts you to enter another value.
After the X dimension is set properly, set the Y dimension as follows:
7. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct value, and then press .
If the value entered is outside the valid range,  Invalid value appears for two seconds. The control-
panel display prompts you to enter another value. The printer shows a message indicating the
dimensions for the custom size.
Automatic media type sensing (auto sense mode)
The HP Color LaserJet CP3505 automatically classifies media into one of the following categories:
● Plain
● Transparency
● Glossy
● Extra-heavy glossy
● Glossy film
● Heavy
● Light
The automatic media type sensor functions only when that tray is configured to  Any Type Plain.
Configuring a tray to any other type, such as  Bond or Glossy , deactivates the media sensor in that tray.
NOTE: Get optimal performance with the automatic media sensing feature when using original HP
media designed for use in HP color LaserJet printers.
NOTE: When printing on heavy media such as cardstock, glossy, or envelopes, achieve optimum print
quality by setting the media type through the control panel or software application before printing the
job.
Tray 1 sensing
Full sensing (default)
●The printer stops at each page to sense media type.
● This is the best mode for using mixed media in a single print job.
Expanded sensing ●Each time the printer begins a print job, it stops the first page to sense the type.
● The printer assumes that the second and all subsequent pages are of the same media type as the
first page.
● This is the second-fastest mode, and is useful for using stacks of the same media type.
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							Transparency
●The printer does not stop any pages for sensing but distinguishes between transparencies
(Transparency mode) and paper (Normal mode).
●This is the fastest mode and is useful for high-volume printing in Normal mode.
Tray 2 or tray 3 sensing
Expanded sensing
●The printer stops the first five pages fed from each paper tray to sense the type and averages the
five results.
●The printer assumes that the sixth and all subsequent pages are of the same media type, until the
printer is turned off or goes into sleep mode, or until the tray is opened.
Transparency only (default)
●The printer does not stop any pages for sensing but distinguishes between transparencies
(Transparency mode) and paper (Normal mode).
●This is the fastest mode and is useful for high-volume printing in Normal mode.
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