To add smart media, you can specify settings for loaded media on the printer
control panel and in the New Media dialog box.
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Select Enable Smart Media in the Media Catalog Settings dialog.
- Load media in the tray and specify media
settings on the printer control panel.
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In Command WorkStation, click the tray in the
consumables pane, and select Add New
Media from the menu.
Note: The Add New
Media option only appears if PPD
based specifications have been selected in the Media Catalog Settings dialog box.
The New Media dialog box opens with the
settings from the tray populating the matching fields. These settings cannot
be edited.
- Specify more attributes for the new media in the New Media dialog, if required.
For more information about adding
attributes, see Attributes for new entries in Media
Catalog.
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Select the Add as smart media for
<name of tray> check box.
The new media is designated as a smart media, and every
time a media with matching attributes is loaded in the tray, the
tray is automatically associated with the smart media.
