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Lexmark T520, T522
When printing on card stock:
•
Set the Paper Type to Card Stock in the Paper Menu.
•
Do
not
use card stock that is creased. It may cause paper jams.
Grain direction
Grain refers to the alignment of the paper fibers in a sheet of paper. Grain is either grain long, running the length of the
paper, or grain short, running the width of the paper.
For 60 to 135 g/m
2
paper, we recommend grain long stock. For papers heavier than 135 g/m
2
, grain short is preferred. For
the multipurpose feeder, we recommend 60 to 135 g/m
2
paper, grain long. If you feed papers heavier than 135 g/m
2
from
the multipurpose feeder, grain short is preferred.
Maintenance procedures
If the print quality begins to degrade when printing sheets of vinyl labels, we suggest you follow the three cleaning steps
below:
1
Print 5 sheets of paper.
2
Wait approximately 5 seconds.
3
Print 5 more sheets of paper.
To maintain printer feeding reliability, repeat this cleaning process every time you replace the print cartridge, more often
with some media. Failure to follow maintenance procedures could cause jamming, poor print quality, feeding problems, and
fuser problems.
Print material specifications
Print material
Range or maximum weight supported
Integrated tray and optional 500-
sheet drawer
Multipurpose feeder
3
and
optional 250-sheet drawer
Paper
(grain direction
1
)
Xerographic or
business paper
60 to 176 g/m
2
(16 to 47 lb bond)
60 to 135 g/m
2
(16 to 36 lb bond)
Card Stock
(grain direction
1
)
Index Bristol
199 g/m
2
(110 lb)
163 g/m
2
(90 lb)
Tag
203 g/m
2
(125 lb)
163 g/m
2
(100 lb)
Cover
216 g/m
2
(80 lb)
176 g/m
2
(65 lb)
Labels
Paper
180 g/m
2
(48 lb bond)
163 g/m
2
(43 lb bond)
Dual-web paper
180 g/m
2
(48 lb bond)
163 g/m
2
(43 lb bond)
Vinyl
300 g/m
2
(92 lb liner)
260 g/m
2
(78 lb liner)
Polyester
220 g/m
2
(59 lb bond)
220 g/m
2
(59 lb bond)
Integrated forms
Pressure sensitive area
2
140 to 175 g/m
2
140 to 175 g/m
2
Paper base(grain long)
75 to 135 g/m
2
(20 to 36 lb bond)
75 to 135 g/m
2
(20 to 36 lb bond)
1
See Grain direction on page 94 for specific recommendations.
2
Pressure-sensitive area must enter the printer first for grain short paper.
3
Due to label design characteristics, unacceptable feeding may be experienced from the multipurpose feeder.