HP Color LaserJet 4650 Printer series - Manual (Page 90)

Controlling print jobs
In the Microsoft Windows operating system, three settings affect how the printer driver tries
to pull paper 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 selects a tray using the default printer
settings.
Source
Printing by Source means that you choose a specific tray from which you want the printer to
pull paper. The printer tries to print from this tray, no matter what type or size is loaded. If
you choose a tray that is configured for a type or size that does not match your print job, the
printer does not print automatically. Instead, it waits for you to load the tray you chose with
the type or size of print media for your print job. If you load the tray, the printer begins
printing. If you press , the printer displays options to print from another tray.
Type and Size
Printing by Type or Size means that you want the printer to pull paper or print media from
the appropriate tray loaded with the correct type and size. 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 the driver to print on
plain paper, the printer will not pull the letterhead from that tray. Instead, it will pull paper
from a tray that has plain paper loaded and is configured for plain paper on the printer
control panel. Selecting media by Type and Size results in significantly better print quality for
heavy paper, glossy paper, and transparencies. Using the wrong setting might result in
unsatisfactory print quality. Always print by Type for special print media, such as labels or
grayscale transparencies. Print by Size for envelopes, if possible.
● If you want to print by Type or Size, select the Type or Size from the Page Setup dialog
box, the Print dialog box, or the Print Properties dialog box, depending on the
application.
● 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 choose that type or size as you print a job, the printer pulls media from
the tray configured for that type or size.
Print setting priorities
Changes made to print settings are prioritized according to where the changes are made as
follows:
Note The names of commands and dialog boxes may vary depending on your program.
● Page Setup dialog box. This dialog box opens when you click Page Setup or a similar
command on the File menu of the program you are working in. Settings changed here
override settings changed anywhere else.
● Print dialog box. This dialog box opens when you click Print, Print Setup, or a similar
command on the File menu of the program you are working in. Settings changed in the
Print dialog box have a lower priority and do not override changes made in the Page
Setup dialog box.
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