Paper handling menu – HP LaserJet 5200 Printer series User Manual

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Paper Handling menu

If paper-handling settings are correctly configured at the printer control panel, you can print by
selecting the type and size of media in the program or the printer driver. For more information about
configuring for media types and sizes, see

Controlling print jobs

. For more information about

supported media types and sizes, see

Supported media sizes

and

Paper specifications

.

Some items on this menu (such as duplex and manual feed) are available in the program or the
printer driver (if the appropriate driver is installed). Program and printer-driver settings override
control-panel settings. For more information, see

Printer drivers

.

Item

Values

Explanation

TRAY 1 SIZE

List of available media
sizes for tray 1

Use this item to set the value to correspond with the media
size that is currently loaded in tray 1. See

Supported media

sizes

for a list of available sizes. The default setting is ANY

SIZE.

ANY SIZE: If both the type and size for tray 1 are set to ANY,
the printer will pull media from tray 1 first if media is loaded in
the tray.

A size other than ANY SIZE: The printer does not pull from
this tray unless the type or size of the print job matches the
type and size that is loaded in this tray.

TRAY 1 TYPE

List of available media
types for tray 1

Use this item to set the value to correspond with the type of
media that is currently loaded in tray 1. See

Supported media

sizes

for a list of available types. The default setting is ANY

TYPE.

ANY TYPE: If both the type and size for tray 1 are set to
ANY, the printer will pull media from tray 1 first if the media is
loaded in the tray.

A type other than ANY TYPE: The printer does not pull from
this tray.

TRAY [N] SIZE

List of available media
sizes for tray 2 or optional
tray 3

The tray automatically detects the media size based on the
media-size wheel setting in the tray. The default setting is
either LTR (letter) for 100 V engines or A4 for 200 V engines.

TRAY [N] TYPE

List of available media
types for tray 2 or optional
tray 3

Sets the value to correspond with the media type that is
currently loaded in tray 2 or optional tray 3. The default
setting is ANY TYPE.

TRAY [N] CUSTOM

UNIT OF MEASURE

X DIMENSION

Y DIMENSION

This item appears only if a tray is set to a custom size.

UNIT OF MEASURE: Use this option to select the unit of
measure (INCHES or MILLIMETERS) to use when you set
custom paper sizes for the specified tray.

X DIMENSION: Use this item to set the measurement of the
width of the paper (measurement from side to side in the
tray). The options are 3.0 to 12.28 INCHES or 76 to 312 MM.

Y DIMENSION: Use this item to set the measurement of the
length of the paper (measurement from front to back in the
tray). The options are 5.0 to 18.5 INCHES or 127 to 470 MM.

After the Y DIMENSION value is selected, a summary screen
appears. This screen contains feedback that summarizes all

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