“What exactly is the rear document feeder for? And, why is this printer marked down on at least two sites I checked? Is something wrong with it?”
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It can be used for anything (more paper) but is most useful for heavy grade photo paper. The main benefit of this printer is the very high quality photo printing capability. So we usually leave 5 x 7 photo paper in the rear upright "tray" and regular 8.5 x 11 paper in the main tray. The photos it prints are really great! Other printing is fine, too, but what stands out with this printer is the photo output. There's nothing wrong with the printer. I think that if you look around, you'll see that almost all consumer electronics now go on sale at the same price, at the same time. For the most part, sales are dictated by the manufacturer so all the stores put the same thing on sale at the same time. It's hard to see how else it could work, since people check prices on the internet and won't want to buy (for instance) that printer at Best Buy if Office Depot has it on sale and Best Buy doesn't (or vice versa). So the manufacturer coordinates pricing and timing and all the stores put things on sale at the same time.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The rear document feeder should be used for printing label sheets, card stock and photo paper. I tried to print label sheet from the lower tray from the lower tray but was not successful; feeding from the lower tray requires that the paper make a U-turn for output. For this reason, the lower tray is best used for 20 lb. paper only. I used the back feeder successfully because it feeds directly without the U-turn. Label sheets, photo paper and index card stock are best fed directly from the back feeder.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The rear tray is a paper feeder, not a document feeder. The auto document feeder is on the top of the machine. The rear paper feeder can also be used for legal sized paper. The cassette tray takes only plain paper, up to an A4 size. So letter size paper can go in the cassette, legal size or photo paper needs to go in via the rear tray.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The rear paper loader is for things like photo paper. I haven’t been able to make this work, so maybe this is why the printer is marked down? I got it (at a heavy discount) for general printing, copying, and occasional faxing, all of which work well.
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