Is there a bypass tray ? Maybe you could just just that and not bother with the paper cassette. It sounds like you print very little.
Not to pre-empt Dan, but no, that model does not have a bypass tray. It is a very simple, basic, inexpensive (Amazon has it on sale now for $139) color laser printer with absolutely no bells and whistles.
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It is amazing that any kind of color laser printer is that cheap now. (do I sound old )