HP LaserJet 9040/9050 - User Guide

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10 Look at the control panel within a few seconds of closing the tray. (Open and close the tray if
the time has already elapsed.) The tray size and type settings appear.
• If the size and type settings are correct, press to accept the settings. The tray is ready
for use. (You do not need to complete the rest of this procedure unless you want to
configure the exact custom dimension. See the following note for more information.)
• To change the size setting, press . The TRAY X SIZE=*<SIZE> menu appears.
Note If the size that appears on the control panel is CUSTOM, then the tray size is set to ANY CUSTOM.
The tray will match any custom-size print job, even if the print-job dimensions are different from
the dimensions of the paper that is loaded in the tray. If you prefer, you can specify the exact
dimensions of the custom-size paper that is loaded in the tray. When you specify exact dimensions,
the dimensions appear as the size, rather than CUSTOM.
11 Press to select CUSTOM. The UNIT OF MEASURE menu appears.
Note The printer might prompt you to move the Custom/Standard switch in the tray to another position.
The printer might also prompt you to move the paper guides. Follow the instructions on the control
panel, close the tray, and then repeat this procedure starting with step 10.
12 Use or to select the unit of measure (MILLIMETERS or INCHES) and then press .
13 Use the numeric keypad or the or keys to specify the X (front to back) dimension and
then press .
14 Use the numeric keypad or the or keys to specify the Y (left to right) dimension and
then press . The message SETTING SAVED appears for a moment, and then the TRAY X
TYPE menu appears.
15 To change the type setting, use or to scroll to the correct type and then press .
The message SETTING SAVED appears for a moment, and then the current size in the
dimension that you selected appears.
16 Press to accept the settings. The tray is ready to use.
Configuring the trays by using the Paper Handling menu
You can configure the paper type and size for the input trays without a prompt on the printer
control-panel display. Use the following procedure to gain access to the Paper Handling menu
and configure the trays.
To configure the paper size for the tray
1 On the control panel, press to open the menus.
2 Use or to scroll to PAPER HANDLING and then press .
3 Use or to scroll to TRAY X SIZE and then press . (X is the number of the tray that
you want to configure.)
4 Use or to scroll to the correct size and then press .
5 Touch
MENU to exit the menus.
Note Depending on the size that you selected, the printer might prompt you to move the Custom/
Standard switch in the tray to another position. The printer might also prompt you to move the
paper guides. Follow the instructions on the control panel, and then close the tray,