HP LaserJet 4250 - Manual (Page 57)

Setting Explanation
TRAY 1 TYPE= or TRAY 1 SIZE= a type other
than ANY The printer treats tray 1 like the other trays.
Instead of looking for media in tray 1 first, the
printer pulls media from the tray that matches
type and size settings that are selected in the
software.
In the printer driver, you can select media from
any tray (including tray 1) by type, size, or
source. To print by type and size of paper, see
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays) .
You can also determine whether the printer shows a prompt to ask if it can pull media from
tray 1 if it cannot find the type and size that you requested in another tray. You can set the
printer to always prompt you before pulling from tray 1 or only prompt you if tray 1 is empty.
Set the USE REQUESTED TRAY setting on the System Setup submenu of the Configure
Device menu.
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays)
Printing by type and size is a way to be sure that print jobs always print on the media that
you want. You can configure the trays for the type, such as plain or letterhead, and size,
such as letter or A4, that is loaded in them.
If you configure the trays this way and then select a certain type and size in the printer
driver, the printer automatically selects the tray that is loaded with that type or size. You do
not have to select a specific tray (selecting by source). Configuring the printer this way is
especially helpful if the printer is shared, and more than one person loads or removes media
frequently.
Some older model printers have a feature that "locks out" trays to prevent printing on the
wrong media. Printing by type and size eliminates the need to lock trays. For more
information about the types and sizes that each tray supports, see
Supported sizes of print
media .
NOTE To print by type and size from tray 2, the optional trays, or the optional envelope feeder, you
might have to to unload tray 1 and close it, or set TRAY 1 TYPE and TRAY 1 SIZE to types
other than ANY on the PAPER HANDLING menu at the printer control panel. For more
information, see
Customizing tray 1 operation . Settings in a program or the printer driver
override control-panel settings. (Program settings generally override printer-driver settings.)
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