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 setting is different between when you print from Smartphone/tablet, when you print from Windows, and when you print from macOS.
- 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 page size according to the paper loaded in the cassette.

* 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 for Windows and on the LCD:
- 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 are different from the paper information registered to the printer:

Ex:

Paper settings for printing: A5
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.

Please choose one of the following.

Note

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

Print on set paper

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

For example, when the paper setting for printing is A5 and the paper information registered to the printer is A4, the printer starts printing on the paper loaded in the rear tray or in the cassette without changing the paper size setting for printing.

Replace the paper

Select if you want to print after replacing the paper of the rear tray or the cassette.

For example, when the paper size setting for printing is A5 and the paper information registered to the printer is A4, you load A5 sized paper in the rear tray or in the cassette before you start printing.

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

Note

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

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 from smartphone/tablet:

The message which prevents misprinting is enabled by default.

To change the setting:
- Feed settings
When you print from Windows:

The message which prevents misprinting is disabled by default.

To change the setting:
- Changing the Printer Operation Mode
When you print from macOS:

The message which prevents misprinting is enabled by default.

To change the setting:
- Changing the Printer Operation Mode

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.