Printer and paper tray having a user programmable paper size
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsJayasimha Nuggehalli, Yumin Chung
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Abstract
A printing device that includes a paper tray having adjustability for any number of paper sizes and a dial indicator that includes a predetermined number of standard or precut paper sizes and a setting that invokes a menu from which a user can select from an extended list of standard or precut paper sizes. The menu for selection of extended standard/precut paper sizes includes a setting which invokes a second menu from which a custom cut page size may be entered. The printer retrieves selected paper size or custom cut page size based on inputs from the menu and stores the retrieved sizes in memory so that the paper tray has an identified paper size located therein.
Claims19
A paper tray, comprising:
- a paper area for loading paper;
- and
- a selector having plural user selectable positions identifying a size of paper loaded in the paper area, including,
- at least one position identifying a standard paper size, and
- a position utilized to designate a plurality of paper sizes.
A printing device, comprising:
- a paper tray, having,
- a paper area for loading paper, and
- a selector having plural user selectable positions identifying a size of paper loaded in the paper area, including,
- at least one position identifying a standard paper size, and
- a position utilized to designate a plurality of paper sizes;
- a means for reading the user selected position of the selector;
- and
- a means for selecting an alternate paper size loaded into said paper tray utilized when the selector is at the position utilized to designate a plurality of paper sizes.
A printing device, comprising:
- a paper tray having an area for loading paper with adjustable paper guides;
- a means for displaying a predetermined list of alternate paper sizes;
- and
- a means for user selection of a size of paper loaded into the paper tray from said predetermined list of alternate paper sizes displayed in order to register with the printing, device the size of the paper loaded into the paper tray.
A method for printing, including the steps of:
- loading a paper tray with a medium to be printed on;
- positioning a size indicating device to one of a position indicating a standard size and a position indicating a plurality of sizes;
- defining a size corresponding to a size of said medium when said size indicating device is positioned at the position used to indicate a plurality of sizes;
- and
- registering said size of said medium in a printing device utilizing said paper tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.