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Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes

When the back output tray is pulled down, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot through to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on thick paper, labels or envelopes. (For the recommended paper to use, see About paper and Types of envelopes.)
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Open the back cover (back output tray).
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Open the manual feed slot cover.
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<For printing envelopes only>
Pull down the two grey levers, one on the left-hand side and one on the right-hand side, toward you as shown in the illustration below.
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Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going to use.
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Using both hands, put one piece of paper or one envelope in the manual feed slot until the front edge of it touches the paper feed roller. When you feel the machine automatically pull it in, let go.
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Note Note
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Put the paper or envelope into the manual feed slot with the side to be printed face up.
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Make sure that the paper or envelope is straight and in the proper position on the manual feed slot. If it is not, the paper or the envelope may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
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Pull the paper or envelope out completely when you retry putting the paper into the manual feed slot.
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Do not put more than one piece of paper or one envelope in the manual feed slot at any one time, as it may cause a jam.
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If you put paper or other print media in the manual feed slot before the printer is in the Ready state, an error may occur and the printer will stop printing.
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Choose the following from the printer driver:
Paper Size......(1)
Media Type......(2)
Paper Source......(3)
and any other settings you may want to make. (See Driver and Software.).
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Windows® printer driver
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BR-Script printer driver (HL-3070CW only)
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To use the BR-Script printer driver for Windows® you must install the driver using the Custom Install from the CD-ROM.
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When you use Envelope #10, choose Com-10 for the Paper Size.
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For other envelopes which are not listed in the printer driver, such as Envelope #9 or Envelope C6, choose User Defined... (for Windows® printer driver), PostScript Custom Page Size (for BR-Script printer driver for Windows®) or Custom Page Sizes (for Macintosh printer driver). For more information on envelope sizes, see Paper size.
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Macintosh printer driver
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Send the print data to the printer.
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After the LCD show Manual Feed, put in the next sheet of paper or envelope as shown in step 5. Repeat for each page that you want to print.
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<For printing envelopes only>
When you have finished printing, reset the two grey levers which are pulled down at step 3 back to the original position.
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The LCD will show Manual Feed until a sheet of paper or an envelope is put in the manual feed slot.
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Remove each sheet or envelope at once after printing. Stacking the sheets or envelopes may cause the paper to jam or curl.
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If envelopes get smudged during printing set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature.
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If the envelopes are creased after they are printed, see Improving the print quality.
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(For Windows® users) If DL size double flap envelopes are creased after printing, choose DL Long Edge in Paper Size, from the Basic tab. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the manual feed slot with the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again.
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Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure.
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All sides of the envelope should be properly folded without wrinkles or creases.
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