Configure trays – HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer series User Manual

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Gently reinsert the tray.

5.

Pull out the extension on the output tray.

Configure trays

NOTE: Tray 2 is an optional accessory. For ordering information, see Order
printing supplies online
.
To configure the trays, you must have Tray 2 installed and turned on.

By default, the printer draws media from Tray 1. If Tray 1 is empty, the printer draws
media from Tray 2 (if it is installed and loaded with media). You can change this default
behavior by using the following features:
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Tray Lock: Use this feature to protect special media such as letterhead or
preprinted media from accidental use. If the printer runs out of media while
printing a document, it will not use media from a locked tray to complete the print
job.

•

Default Tray: Use this feature to determine the first tray from which the printer
draws media.

NOTE: To use the tray lock and default tray settings, you must select the
automatic tray selection option in the printer software. Also, if the printer is on a
network and you set a default tray, the setting will affect all users of the printer.

Tray 2 is designed to hold only plain paper.
The following table lists possible ways you can use the tray settings to meet your
printing needs.

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Follow these steps

Load both trays with the same media, and
have the printer pick media from one tray if the
other one is empty.

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Load media in Tray 1 and Tray 2. For
more information, see Load paper.

•

Make sure tray lock is disabled.

Have both special media (such as letterhead)
and plain paper loaded in the trays.

•

Load special media in Tray 1 and plain
paper in Tray 2.

•

Make sure the default tray is set to Tray
2.

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Make sure tray lock is set to Tray 1.

Install the accessories

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