Operation Manual

Identifying media sources and specifications
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Media specifications
Card stock—maximum
(grain long)
3
Index Bristol 163 g/m
2
(90 lb) Not recommended 163 g/m
2
(90 lb)
Tag 163 g/m
2
(100 lb) Not recommended 163 g/m
2
(100 lb)
Cover 176 g/m
2
(65 lb) Not recommended 176 g/m
2
(65 lb)
Card stock—maximum
(grain short)
3
Index Bristol 199 g/m
2
(110 lb) Not recommended 199 g/m
2
(110 lb)
Tag 203 g/m
2
(125 lb) Inapplicable 203 g/m
2
(125 lb)
Cover 216 g/m
2
(80 lb) Inapplicable 216 g/m
2
(80 lb)
Transparencies Laser printer 0.12 mm – 0.14 mm
(4.8 – 5.4 mil) in thickness
161 – 179 g/m
2
in weight
Inapplicable 0.12 mm – 0.14 mm
(4.8 – 5.4 mil) in thickness
161 – 179 g/m
2
in weight
Labels—maximum
4
Paper 180 g/m
2
(48 lb bond)
Inapplicable 199 g/m
2
(53 lb bond)
Envelopes Sulfite, wood-
free or up to
100% cotton
bonds
Inapplicable Inapplicable 60 to 105 g/m
2
(16 to 28 lb
bond)
5, 6
Media capacities
Legend
✓ — supported
✘— unsupported
Media type
Standard 250-sheet tray
(Tray 1)
Optional
500-sheet drawer
(Tray 2)
Paper 250 sheets
1
500 sheets
1
Card stock 30 sheets
2
✘
Labels
3
80 ✘
Transparencies 50 ✘
Envelopes ✘✘
1
Based on 75 g/m
2
(20 lb) paper.
2
30 sheets of 163 g/m
2
(90 lb) card stock or 25 sheets of 199 g/m
2
(110 lb) card stock.
3
Vinyl labels are not supported.
Media types and weights (continued)
Media Type
Media weight
Standard 250-sheet tray
(Tray 1)
Optional
500-sheet drawer
(Tray 2)
Multipurpose feeder or
manual feed slot
1
Paper weighing less than 75 g/m
2
(20 lb bond) is limited to simplex printing only at less than 60% relative humidity.
2
This paper weight in any source is not supported for duplex (two-sided) printing.
3
For 60 to 176 g/m
2
(16 to 47 lb bond) paper, grain long fibers are recommended. For papers heavier than 176 g/m
2
(47
lb bond), grain short is recommended.
4
Pressure sensitive area must enter the printer first.
5
100% cotton content maximum weight is 90 g/m
2
(24 lb bond).
6
105 g/m
2
(28 lb bond) envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content.