2 Printing Methods
About paper
Type and size of
paper
The printer loads paper from the installed paper tray or the multi-purpose tray.
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows:
Paper tray
Tray 1
Multi-purpose tray
MP Tray
Optional lower tray unit (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)
Tray 2
Duplex unit for automatic duplex printing (HL-4040CDN / HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)
DX
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Media type
Tray 1
Tray 2
(HL-4050CDN/HL-4070CDW only)
MP Tray
DX
(HL-4040CDN / HL-4050CDN/HL-4070CDW only)
Choose the media type from the printer driver
Plain paper
75 g/m
2
to 105 g/m
2
(20 to 28 lb)
Plain Paper
Recycled paper
Recycled Paper
Bond paper
Rough paper– 60 g/m
2
to 163 g/m
2
(16 to 43 lb)
60 g/m
2
to 161 g/m
2
(16 to 43 lb)
Bond Paper
Thin paper
60 g/m
2
to 75 g/m
2
(16 to 20 lb)
Thin Paper
Thick paper
105 g/m
2
to 163 g/m
2
(28 to 43 lb)
Thick Paper
or
Thicker Paper
Labels
A4 or Letter
Label
Envelopes
Envelopes
Env. Thin
Env. Thick
Tray 1
Tray 2
(HL-4050CDN/ HL-4070CDW only)
MP Tray
DX
(HL-4040CDN / HL-4050CDN/ HL-4070CDW only)
Paper size
A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5, A6, B6 (ISO), Folio, Post Card
A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5, B6 (ISO), Folio
Width: 69.9 to 215.9 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.)
Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.)
Letter, Legal, Folio
Number of sheets
(80 g/m
2
/ 20 lb)
250 sheets
500 sheets
50 sheets
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