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Configure the Optional Tray Settings (Windows)
The printer driver automatically detects the Optional Tray during the driver installation. If you added the Optional Tray after the driver installation, follow these steps:
- Do one of the following:
- For Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019
Click
Windows SystemControl Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers. - For Windows 8.1
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.
- For Windows Server 2012 R2
Click Control Panel on the Start screen. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
- For Windows Server 2012
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
- For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Click
. - For Windows Server 2008
Click
.
- Right-click the Brother XXX-XXXX icon (where XXX-XXXX is the name of your model), and then select Printer properties. If printer driver options appear, select your printer driver.The printer properties dialog box appears.
- Click the Device Settings tab.
- Click the Auto Detect button.
The Optional Tray and the machine's serial number are automatically detected.
- Click the Apply button.
- Close the printer properties dialog box.
The Auto Detect function is not available under the following machine conditions:
- The machine power switch is off.
- The machine is in a network-shared environment.
The machine and your computer are not connected.