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Paper Settings

By registering the paper size and the media type loaded in the top feed or the manual feed tray, you can prevent the printer from misprinting by displaying the message before printing starts when the paper size or the media type of the loaded paper differs from the print settings.

Note

  • When you close the feed slot cover or load paper in the manual feed tray:

    The screen to register the paper information is displayed.

    figure: LCD

    Register the paper size and the media type according to the loaded paper.

    Important

  • When the paper settings for printing are different from the paper information registered to the printer:

    Ex:

    • Paper setting for printing: A5

    • Top feed paper information registered to the printer: A4

    When you start printing, a message is displayed.

    Pressing the OK button displays the paper setting specified for printing under the message.

    figure: LCD

    Check the message and press the OK button. When the screen to select the operation is displayed, select one of the operations below.

    Note

    • Depending on the setting, the choices below may not be displayed.

    Print with the loaded paper.

    Select if you want to print on the paper loaded in the top feed without changing the paper settings.

    For example, when the paper setting for printing is A5 and the top feed paper information registered to the printer is A4, the printer starts printing with A5 on the paper loaded in the top feed.

    Replace the paper and print

    Select if you want to print after replacing the paper.

    For example, when the paper setting for printing is A5 and the top feed paper information registered to the printer is A4, you load A5 sized paper in the top feed before you start printing.

    The paper information registration screen is displayed after replacing the paper. Register the paper information according to the loaded paper.

    Note

    Cancel

    Cancels printing.

    Select when you change the paper settings specified for printing. Change the paper settings and try printing again.

Default Setting for Displaying the Message which Prevents Misprinting

  • When you print using the operation panel of the printer:

    The message which prevents misprinting is enabled by default.

    To change the display setting when you print using the operation panel of the printer:

    Paper-related settings

  • When you print using the printer driver:

    The message which prevents misprinting is disabled by default.

    To change the display setting when you print using the printer driver:

Important

  • When the message which prevents misprinting is disabled:

    The printer starts printing even though the paper settings for printing and the paper information registered to the printer are different.