My printer will not pull paper from the manual tray. I am trying to print envelopes and postcards from the manual tray. Even when I select manual tray in the "paper source" field it will not pull. I think some kind of printer setting got changed or something. Any suggestions.

Here are a couple of notes I found on the printer:

• Before printing on paper other than envelopes, make sure that the levers inside the rear cover are pulled up. Leaving the levers lowered can cause print quality problems when printing on paper other than envelopes.
• If you set [Paper source tray:] to [Auto Tray Select] on the [Setup] tab in the printer properties dialog box, the machine selects the tray automatically. (I imagine you'd have to enter printer Properties or Settings and choose a tray there.)

Have you already tried this? After you click print and select your printer, click properites and select your paper from 8.5x11 to Envelope.

Load the envelopes in the bypass tray select paper on the copier control panel select by pass tray change tray select normal DO NOT select envelope select custom enter size, on printer preference select envelope tray and print

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Try putting the paper in the 2nd paper tray and then go to system settings then paper tray settings and change to paper for that drawer to envelope and maybe COM10. Then try to print on the envelopes.

Xerox WorkCentre envelope printing

BYPASS TRAY is sed when printing onto paper with a size not loaded into a paper tray or onto thick paper, overhead projector transparencies, postcards, envelopes or label sheets Can be loaded with up to 150 sheets of plain paper, 50 overhead projector transparencies, postcards, label sheets or sheets of thick paper, or 10 envelopes referred to as the "bypass tray" throughout the manual. (See page 2-60....ATTACHED )
ftp://207.18.56.26/software/BPG/Userbizhub200250350CopyOperPh2_5.pdf

Check to see if you are feeding the envelopes and 4x6 cards/photo paper correctly.

Both envelopes and 4x6 cards must be loaded and centered on the paper exit tray (not inside the paper input tray).

Printing envelopes:

• Up to 15 envelopes can be loaded at a time.
• The print side of the envelope faces down.
• The envelopesare centered on the paper exit tray.
• You print the envelopes with Landscape orientation.

Printing cards:

• Up to 35 greeting cards, index cards, postcards, or photo cardscan be loaded at a time.
  
• The print side of the cards faces down.
• The cards are centered on the paper exit tray.
• You select Automatic, Normal, or Photo print quality.

For images on how to correctly load the paper, download your printer user's guide:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/prn946/en/index.htm

nstructions Use the following steps to ensure that you are ready to print envelopes. Your printer can have either a single envelope or multiple envelopes loaded and ready for printing.

• If you are printing a single envelope, you can use the single envelope slot and leave your paper in the lower (IN) tray. This allows you to print the envelope and then a letter.
• If you are printing a stack of envelopes, use the lower (IN) tray for loading the stack of envelopes.

To Load a Single Envelope

1. Do not remove the paper from the lower (IN) tray. Be sure the card guide is in the down position, before using the single envelope slot.
2. Remove a single envelope from its packaging.
3. Slide the envelope evenly into the single envelope slot. The single envelope slot is located on the right side of the upper (OUT) tray. The envelope should be loaded with the address side down (flap side up).
4. Make sure the creased flap edge of the envelope aligns with the right side of the single envelope slot.
5. Slide the envelope through the slot until it stops. Make sure the envelope is not bent and is straight in the envelope slot.
   NOTE: To minimize print skew, use envelopes with rectangular flaps rather than triangular flaps.

To Load Multiple Envelopes

1. Slide the paper width adjuster to its leftmost position.
2. Pull out the paper length adjuster and remove any paper from the IN tray.
3. Remove up to 20 envelopes from their packing and tap the short edge of the envelopes on a flat surface to even the stack.
4. Slide the envelopes evenly into the IN tray, address side down (flap side up).
5. Slide the paper width adjuster to the right until it gently touches the left edge of the envelope stack.
6. For size Invitation A2 and C6 Envelopes, press the inside of the paper length adjuster handle to release and lower it.
7. For all sizes of envelopes, push the paper length adjuster in toward the envelopes until it stops. Make sure the envelopes are flat in the lower tray and not bent.

Set up the Printer Properties

1. Select Start on the taskbar. Choose Settings, then Printers. Right-click the printer. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
2. Select the Paper or Setup tab depending on the version of the printer driver software.
3. In the Paper Options section, select the desired envelope size from the Paper Size drop-down box.
4. Click OK.

Print Print the envelope from your chosen program. From most applications, just select the File menu, then choose Print. After Printing the Envelopes Reset the printer and the printer properties for the kind of printing you will be doing next.

1. Remove any remaining envelopes from the lower (IN) tray.
2. Slide the paper width adjuster to its leftmost position.
3. Load the desired paper into the lower (IN) tray.
4. On the computer, Select Start on the taskbar. Choose Settings, then Printers. Right-click the printer. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
5. Select the Paper or Setup tab depending on the version of the printer driver software.
6. In the Paper Options section, select the desired paper size from the Paper Size drop-down box.
7. Click OK.

Table 3-7. Paper Handling Menu
Item Values Explanation
ENVELOPE FEEDER
SIZE=COM10
For supported paper sizes
see page 1-12.
This item appears only when the
optional envelope feeder is installed.
Set the value to correspond with the
envelope size currently loaded in the
envelope feeder.
ENVELOPE FEEDER
TYPE=PLAIN
For supported paper types
see page 1-12.
This item appears only when the
optional envelope feeder is installed.
Set the value to correspond with the
envelope type currently loaded in the
envelope feeder.
TRAY 1 MODE=
FIRST
FIRST
CASSETTE
Determine how the printer will use
Tray 1.
FIRST: If paper is loaded in Tray 1,
the printer will pull paper from that
tray first.
CASSETTE: A paper size must be
assigned to Tray 1 using the
TRAY 1 SIZE option (the next item
in this menu when TRAY 1
MODE=CASSETTE). This allows Tray 1
to be used as a reserved tray.
TRAY 1 SIZE=
LETTER
For supported paper sizes
see page 1-12.
This item appears only when TRAY 1
MODE= CASSETTE. Set the value to
correspond with the paper size
currently

Hi, You can print postcards in either the manual tray (1) or Tray 2 . But if you have a tray three installed you cannot print postcards,envelopes, etc... I recommend printing them from the manual tray and what you can do is either in your printer setting on your pc adjust which trays you want to use for printingpostcards. Or you can use the printers menu and go to paper handling and manual select which paper sizes you wish to use in each tray.