HP Color LaserJet 8550 Multifunction Printer series - Manual (Page 79)

78 3 Common Printing Tasks EN
Orienting Media
Orienting Media in Tray 1
Figure 8
Place media into the input tray with the side to be printed on face up
for single-sided printing (see figure
8 ). For letter- or A4-sized media,
place the top of the page toward the rear of the printer and the long
edge toward the printer. For media sizes larger than letter and A4,
place the top (short) edge of the page toward the printer.
Load letterhead and preprinted forms face up.
Figure 9
The duplexer prints the second side of the paper first, so paper such
as letterhead and preprinted paper needs to be oriented as shown.
z Load letter and A4 paper with the front side down and the top,
short edge toward the rear of the printer for double-sided printing.
z Load other sizes of paper with the front side down and the top,
short edge toward the printer for double-sided printing.