Paper Settings

By registering the paper size and the media type loaded on the rear tray or in the cassette, 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

The default display setting is different between when you print or copy from the operation panel of the printer and when you print using the printer driver.
- Default Setting for Displaying the Message which Prevents Misprinting

After loading paper:

When you close the feed slot cover:

The screen to register the rear tray paper information is displayed.

Register the paper size and the media type according to the loaded paper.
When you insert the cassette:

The screen to register the cassette paper information is displayed.

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

* You can load only plain paper in the cassette.

Important

For more on the proper combination of paper settings you can specify by the printer driver or on the touch screen:
- For Windows:
  - Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type)
  - Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size)
- For Mac OS:
  - Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type)
  - Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size)

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

Ex:

Paper setting for printing or copying: A5
Paper information registered to the printer: A4

When you start printing or copying, a message is displayed.

Selecting OK on the touch screen displays the paper setting specified for printing or copying under the message.

Check the message and select OK. 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 without changing the paper settings.; For example, when the paper setting for printing or copying is A5 and the paper information registered to the printer is A4, the printer starts printing or copying with A5 on the paper loaded.
Replace the paper and print: Select if you want to print after replacing the paper of the rear tray or the cassette.; For example, when the paper setting for printing or copying is A5 and the paper information registered to the printer is A4, you load A5 sized paper before you start printing or copying.; The paper information registration screen is displayed after replacing the paper and closing the feed slot cover or inserting the cassette. Register the paper information according to the paper that you loaded.
Cancel: Cancels printing.; Select when you change the paper settings specified for printing or copying. 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 copy or print using the operation panel of the printer:
- Feed 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:
- For Windows:
  - Changing the Printer Operation Mode
- For Mac OS:
  - Changing the Printer Operation Mode

Important

When the message which prevents misprinting is disabled:

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