Xerox PHASER 5400 Advanced Features And Troubleshooting Manual

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44 Xerox Phaser 5400 Laser PrinterAdvanced FeaturesTray sequence examplesThe following examples discuss what the printer does when you use various tray sequencesettings.Paper size/type mismatchPaper size/type mismatch occurs when the requested size is not available in the printer.This can be caused by running out of paper in a tray that is configured for the requestedpaper, or by requesting a paper that is not configured in the printer. The printer goesoff line under paper mismatch conditions. It automatically returns on-line and continuesprinting once you resolve the paper mismatch condition.If a tray is configured for the requested paper, but the tray is out of paper, the control paneldisplay screen prompts you to load the requested paper (size and type) in the appropriatetray. Once you load the paper in the tray, printing continues.If the request is for paper that is not configured in the printer, the control panel displayscreen prompts you to load the requested paper in the first tray of the tray sequence.Condition Actions takenThe Tray Sequence is 1-2.All trays are configured for Letter paper,but there is no paper in Tray 1.You request Letter paper with the source set toAuto.Since Tray 1 is empty, paper is fed from Tray 2until it becomes empty. When Tray 2 becomesempty, a load paper message is displayed on thecontrol panel. Although Tray 3 contains letterpaper, this tray is not searched since it is not partof the Tray Sequence.The Tray Sequence is 1-2-3.You request Tray 2.All trays meet the size/type requirement.The printer feeds paper from Tray 2, because itmeets the size and type requested. When Tray 2becomes empty, the printer feeds from Tray 1 andthen Tray 3.The Tray Sequence is 2-3.Trays 1 and 2 contain Letter paper, but bothtrays are empty.Tray 3 contains Legal paper.You request Legal paper from Tray 2.The printer feeds from Tray 3, because it is theonly tray that meets the size nd type requested.The Tray Sequence is MBF-1-2.The MBF is set to Letter paper and containsone sheet of paper.All other trays contain Letter paper.You request Letter paper from Tray 2.The printer feeds the first page of the job from theMBF and subsequent pages from Tray 2.The Tray Sequence is any setting.All trays contain Letter paper.You request Legal paper from Tray 2.The printer prompts you to load legal paper in theMBF, since no tray was configured for Legalpaper.