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    							B4400/B4600 User’s Guide – Paper recommendations > 41
    PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS
    For guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which 
    input tray and which ejection method to use, see the section 
    entitled “Paper and tray information” in the “Specifications” 
    chapter.
    PAPER AND ENVELOPE TYPES
    The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following 
    guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your 
    printer:
    >Paper and envelopes should be stored flat and away from 
    moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources.
    >Use a smooth finished paper such as copier or laser type 
    paper with a Sheffield (smoothness) rating of 250 or less. 
    If in doubt, please ask your paper supplier.
    >Use envelopes designed for use in laser type printers.
    >The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously 
    impact on the life of the image drum.
    >Do not use very smooth, shiny/glossy paper.
    >Do not use heavily embossed headed paper.
    >Avoid printing on both sides and putting paper through 
    the printer twice.
    >Avoid using paper with perforations, cut-outs and ragged 
    edges.
    >Do not use envelopes with windows or metal clasps.
    >Do not use envelopes with self sealing flaps.
    >Avoid using damaged or curled envelopes.
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    TRANSPARENCIES AND ADHESIVE LABELS
    The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following 
    guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for 
    use in your printer:
    >Always manually feed single sheets using a Manual Feed 
    Tr a y.
    >Always use rear output.
    >Media must be designed for use in laser printers or 
    photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200°C for 0.1 
    sec. 
    >Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers 
    and photocopiers. 
    >Labels should cover entire carrier sheet.
    >Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part 
    of the printer.
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    INSTALLING PAPER
    1.Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and 
    place plain paper in the tray, keeping the level of the 
    paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on 
    the paper guides (1).
    NOTE
    If you are topping up the paper in a paper tray, it is 
    recommended that you remove the remaining paper from the 
    tray first then add the new paper stock followed by the paper 
    you removed. This ensures that the oldest paper is used first 
    to help prevent paper jams.
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    2.Adjust the rear paper support (2) to the size of paper you 
    are using by gripping the lugs (3), tilting and sliding the 
    support forwards or backwards as necessary.
    3.Adjust the paper guides (1). It is important to adjust the 
    paper guides correctly to ensure that the paper is not 
    skewed in the print process. Paper jams may occur if this 
    operation is not carried out correctly.
    4.Replace the tray in the printer. The paper level indicator 
    (4) provides a visual indication of how much paper is left 
    in the tray.
    FACE UP AND FACE DOWN PRINTING
    For face down printing, make sure the Rear Output Stacker is 
    closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). The Output 
    Stacker on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down, 
    capacity 150 sheets of weight 80 g/m². Pages printed in reading 
    order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on 
    top, facing down).
    For face up printing, make sure the face up Rear Output Stacker 
    is open and the paper guide is extended if required. In this 
    condition, paper will exit via this path, regardless of driver 
    settings. Paper is stacked in reverse order, capacity 50 sheets of 
    weight 80 g/m². 
    Always use this tray in conjunction with the Manual Feed Tray for 
    heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams. 
    NOTE
    Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the 
    front of the paper tray.
    NOTE
    If you have the optional second paper tray (Tray 2) and you 
    are printing from the first (upper) tray (Tray 1), you can pull 
    out the second (lower) tray to reload it. However, if printing 
    from the second (lower) tray, do not pull out the first (upper) 
    tray as this will result in a paper jam.
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    AUTOMATIC FEED SEQUENCE
    With no optional feed trays installed, the Autotray function in the 
    Print Menu is set by default to OFF and the Tray sequence 
    function is set to DOWN. Ensure that the Autotray function is set 
    to ON (default) when you have either or both optional feed trays 
    installed. In this way, if a tray runs out of paper, automatic feed 
    will take place in the order Tray 1, Tray 2 (if fitted), optional Multi 
    Purpose Tray (if fitted), provided that these trays are set up for 
    identical media. 
    PRINTING ENVELOPES
    1.Pull out the Rear Output Stacker (1) until it locks and lift 
    out the paper guide (2). 
    2.Pull down the Manual Feed Tray (3) and adjust the paper 
    guides to the width of the envelope. 
    3.Insert the envelope, flap down and to the left, until the 
    printer grips it.
    4.Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your 
    software, then issue the print command.
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    HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER OR CARDSTOCK
    The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output 
    stack involves two complete U-turns. This may sometimes cause 
    very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed.
    Use the Manual Feed Tray to feed this type of paper and the Rear 
    Output Stacker to collect printed output. This gives a nearly 
    straight paper path through the machine and may prove more 
    reliable in this type of application.
    PAPER FEED, SIZE AND MEDIA SETTING
    The process used to fuse (fix) the printed image to the paper 
    involves a mixture of pressure and heat. Too much heat will 
    cause lightweight paper to crease or curl and corrugations in 
    transparencies. Too little heat will cause the image not to fuse 
    fully into heavyweight paper.
    B4400, B4400N
    The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by 
    changing the media type as follows:
    1.Start the Status Monitor.
    2.Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer 
    Menu button. 
    3.Select the Paper tab. Click on the button for the paper 
    tray being used. Adjust the media type to the required 
    setting and, if necessary, the paper size to the size of the 
    paper being used.
    4.Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button 
    to set the printer to the new media type and printing 
    quality. 
    NOTE
    Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for 
    particular jobs, when filling a tray with media it is 
    recommended that you manually set the printer to match the 
    media as described here.
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    Printing transparencies
    When printing transparencies, the Manual Feed Tray must be 
    used and the media type changed to transparencies as follows:
    1.Open the Manual Feed Tray on the printer and place the 
    transparency face up between the paper guides.
    2.Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency.
    3.Start the Status Monitor.
    4.Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer 
    Menu button.
    5.Select the Paper tab and click on the Manual Feed 
    button. Adjust the media type to Transparency and the 
    paper size to the size of the transparency being used.
    6.Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button 
    to set the printer for transparencies. 
    B4600, B4600N, B4600PS, B4600NPS
    Using the control panel on your printer, you can choose:
    >which paper to use
    >the size of the paper you wish to use
    >the weight of the paper (thickness)
    CAUTION!
    Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect 
    setting is used when printing transparencies.
    NOTE
    Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing 
    transparencies.
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    >the type of paper
    Paper feed selection
    The paper feed, paper size, paper weight and media type can be 
    set manually on the printer using the control panel as follows.
    1.Press the Online button to return the printer to offline 
    status.
    2.Press the Menu button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is 
    displayed, then press the Select button.
    3.Press the Item button until the required paper feed is 
    displayed.
    4.Press the Select button. A plus (+) appears next to the 
    selected paper feed.
    NOTE
    >If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on 
    your computer, the printer will not print and the LCD will 
    display an error message.
    >The following printer settings are given as a guide only. 
    Some software applications require the paper feed, size 
    and media settings to be selected from within the 
    application (page setup).
    >Although media properties can be set in the printer driver 
    for particular jobs, it is recommended that when filling a 
    tray with media you manually set the printer to match 
    the media as described here.
    NOTE
    W h e n  t h e  A U T O  T R A Y  S W I T C H  i s  s e t  t o  O N  a n d  m o r e  t h a n  o n e  
    paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the 
    next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing.
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    Paper size
    Set the paper size as follows.
    1.Press the On Line button to return the printer to offline 
    status.
    2.Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed, 
    then preset Select button.
    3.Press either Item (+) or (-) button repeatedly until EDIT 
    SIZE is displayed.
    4.Press either Value (+) or (-) button until the required 
    paper size is displayed, then press the Select button. A 
    plus (+) appears next to the selected paper size.
    5.Press the Online button to return the printer to ONLINE 
    status.
    6.Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver 
    before printing the file.
    Media type and weight
    Set media type and weight as follows:
    1.Press the Online button to return the printer to offline 
    status.
    2.Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed, 
    then press the Select button.
    NOTE
    >When using paper trays, standard paper sizes are 
    recognised automatically with CASSETTE SIZE (default 
    setting) selected. Paper size need only be set for custom 
    paper sizes.
    >When using the Manual Feed Tray, the paper size has to 
    be selected.
    CAUTION!
    If media type or media weight are not correctly set, 
    print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be 
    damaged.
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    3.Press the Item (+) or (-) button until MEDIA TYPE or 
    MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed.
    4.Press the Value (+) or (-) button until the required paper 
    type or weight is displayed, then press the Select button. 
    A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper type or 
    weight.
    5.Press the Online button to return the printer back to 
    online status.
    Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before 
    printing the file.
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