2 Printing Methods

About 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	Tray 2 / Tray 3
Duplex tray for automatic duplex printing (For HL‑5250DN)	DX

When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking

in the table.

Media type	Tray 1	Tray 2/3	MP Tray	DX	Choose the media type from the printer driver
Plain paper 75 g/m² to 105 g/m² (20 to 28 lb)					Plain Paper
Recycled paper					Recycled Paper
Bond paper Rough paper– 60 g/m² to 161 g/m² (16 to 43 lb)	60 g/m² to 105 g/m² (16 to 28 lb)	60 g/m² to 105 g/m² (16 to 28 lb)	60 g/m² to 161 g/m² (16 to 43 lb)		Bond Paper
Thin paper 60 g/m² to 75 g/m²(16 to 20 lb)					Thin Paper
Thick paper 105 g/m² to 161 g/m²(28 to 43 lb)					Thick Paper or Thicker Paper
Transparency	Up to 10 sheets A4 or Letter		Up to 10 sheets A4 or Letter		Transparencies
Labels			A4 or Letter		Thicker Paper
Envelopes					Envelopes Env. Thin Env. Thick

	MP Tray	Tray 1	Tray 2, Tray 3	DX
Paper size	Width: 69.9 to 215.9 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.)	A4, Letter, Legal^*1, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5, A6, B6 (ISO)	A4, Letter, Legal^*1, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5, B6 (ISO)	A4, Letter, Legal^*1
Number of sheets (80 g/m² to 21 lb)	50 sheets	250 sheets	250 sheets

^*1	Legal size paper is not available in some regions outside the USA and Canada.