Olivetti DP N17 User Manual

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Automatic Tray Switching4-20 v DP N17 User GuideAutomatic TraySwitchingAutomatic tray switching, available for both PCL and PostScriptjobs, enables you to group two or more input trays together into onelogical tray, and in a specific order in which the trays will besearched to satisfy an input request. Tray switching is useful for:• Increasing paper capacity.When the current paper tray runs out of paper, the printerautomatically switches to the next tray in the sequence,provided the paper size and type in the next tray is the same sizeand type as that in the current tray.• Searching for the correct paper size and type.• If the paper size and type specified in your software applicationdoes not match the paper loaded in the current paper tray, theprinter automatically searches the next tray in the sequence for apaper size and type that matches.Tray switching is made possible via the Tray Sequence item in theControl Panel’s Tray Menu. It enables grouping of Tray 1 in theprinter, the MBF, and optional Trays 2 and 3 (if installed) into avariety of sequence combinations. Tray switching can also beturned off.Following is a description of the settings and rules for using theTray Sequence function, along with examples of its use. For moreinformation on using the Control Panel to set Tray Sequence, referto Chapter 3 of the System Administrator Guide.