Controlling print jobs, Source, Type and size – HP 2700 User Manual
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Controlling print jobs
In Windows, three settings affect how the printer driver pulls media when you send a print job. The
Source, Type, and Size settings appear in the Page Setup, Print, or Print Properties dialog boxes in
most software programs. If you do not change these settings, the printer automatically uses the default
printer settings to select a tray.
CAUTION
Make printer setup changes through the software program or the printer driver
whenever possible, because changes that you make at the control panel become default settings
for subsequent print jobs. Settings selected in the software or the printer driver override control-
panel settings.
Source
Print by Source to specify a tray from which the printer will pull media. The printer tries to print from this
tray, no matter what type or size is loaded in it.
NOTE
If you have difficulties printing by Source, see
.
Type and Size
Print by Type or Size when you want to pull media from the first tray that is configured for the type or
size that you select. Selecting media by type rather than source is similar to locking out trays and helps
protect special media from accidental use. For example, if a tray is configured for letterhead, and you
specify that the driver print on plain paper, the printer will not pull media from that tray, but will pull paper
from a tray that has plain paper loaded and is configured for plain paper.
Selecting media by type and size results in significantly better print quality for heavy paper, glossy paper,
and overhead transparencies. Using the wrong setting can result in unsatisfactory print quality. Always
print by Type for special print media, such as labels or transparencies. Always print by Size for
envelopes.
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If you often print on a certain type or size of media, the printer administrator (for a network printer)
or you (for a local printer) can configure a tray for that type or size. Then, when you select that type
or size as you print a job, the printer pulls from the tray configured for that type or size. See
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When you close tray 2 or optional tray 3, a message might appear prompting you to select a
Type or Size for the tray. If the tray is already configured correctly, press
X
to return to the
Ready state.
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