Configuring Custom Paper Sizes2-14 v User GuideConfiguring Custom Paper SizesCustom (nonstandard) paper sizes may be loaded in themulti bypass feeder, any of the 550 sheet trays or theenvelope feeder. To use custom paper sizes, there are twobasic issues to be addressed:• You must disable the printer’s automatic paper sizedetection and paper size jam detection.• Although you may physically load a custom paper sizein an input source, because PCL and PostScript formatpages to standard sizes, you must properly set margins(or use other application formatting methods) toposition the image correctly on the custom paper.To print on custom size paper, disable the printer’sautomatic paper size detection and paper size jamdetection by setting the Tray Menu’s Tray 1 Mode,Tray 2 Mode, Tray 3 Mode, MBF Size or Envelope Sizeitem (depending on which input source you are using) toCustom, then set the Custom Size item to the standardsize to be used by PCL or PostScript to format the page.Refer to Table 2.3 on page 2-15 for usage examples.To prevent the printer from incorrectly loading standard paperfrom another input source when the Custom Size setting is thesame value as the auto-detected size in that other input source,you must exclude the tray with the custom size from the TraySequence setting and specifically select that tray as the inputsource.
