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Tray Settings

After loading paper in the paper tray, set the paper size and type using the display screen. For computer printing, select the paper size and type in the application program you use on your computer (see Opening printing preferences).

[Note]

The paper setting in the machine and driver should match to print without a paper mismatch error.

  • You change the paper setting set in the machine from Samsung Easy Printer Manager program or SyncThru™ Web Service.

    • If you machine is connected to the local, you can set the machine’s setting from Samsung Easy Printer Manager > Advanced Setting > Device Settings (see Using Samsung Easy Printer Manager ).

    • If your machine is connected to the network, you can set the machine’s setting from SyncThru™ Web Service > Settings tab > Machine Settings (see SyncThru™ Web Service).

  • You can set it using Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > select the tray you want > Paper Size or Paper Type on the control panel.

Setting the paper size

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > select the tray you want from the display screen.

  2. Press Paper Size and select the paper size.

    [Note]

    If there is no required size paper or you need to use custom size paper, press the Custom Size Button to set the paper size. You can also set and save the custom size using Custom Size. You can select the custom size whenever you need it.

  3. Press (Back) to save the selection.

Setting the paper type

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > select the tray you want from the display screen.

  2. Press Paper Type and select the paper type.

  3. Press (Back) to save the selection.

Setting the tray confirmation message

When you load paper into a tray, you can set the confirmation message to appear automatically; or not at all. This machine can detect some paper sizes and types automatically. If you want to set the paper size and type, or the machine cannot detect them, you can set the size and type directly in the confirmation window.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > select the tray you want from the display screen.

  2. Press the button in Tray Confirmation Message to activate this function.

Auto tray switch

This is the option to set if the machine is to continue printing or not when any tray becomes empty. For example, both tray 1 and tray 2 are filled with the same size paper, the machine automatically prints from tray 2 after the tray 1 runs out of paper.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > Auto Tray Switch.

  2. Press the button on the right to activate this function.

Auto continue

This option allows you to continue printing when the paper size you have set is mismatched with the paper in the tray. When this option is activated, the machine continues printing using similar or large size paper. If this option is inactivated, the machine waits until the required size paper is loaded in the tray.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > Auto Continue.

  2. Choose one of the options.

Paper substitution

When the requested paper for a print job is not available in the tray, this feature allows you to substitute similar paper size, For example, if the requested ledger sized paper is not available in the tray, this machine substitutes A3 for the requested paper.

[Note]

When the paper is substituted, some image loss may occur.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > Paper Substitution.

  2. Press the button on the right to activate this function.

Tray protection

When you choose this option, the selected tray will be protected. This will be used to prevent like paper from being fed if Auto Switching is “ON”.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > Tray Protection.

  2. Choose tray and press the button to activate this function.

Tray priority setting

When you do not select the tray for printing, the tray selected as in the Tray Priority Setting will be used in order. If the tray does not have the paper on which you want to print, the machine automatically prints from the trays in the priority order set.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Tray Settings > Settings > Tray Priority Setting.

  2. Press a tray, and give priority in the order for printing job using up and down arrows.