Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer, Fundamentals

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Paper facts
3-8 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide
Stiffness is lower across the grain direction than in the grain
direction. Documents having the grain running parallel to the
short dimension of the paper require special consideration to
ensure adequate stiffness. Short grain MICR documents are
restricted to papers with a basis weight of 24 pound/90 gsm or
higher.
Cutting precision
Paper for MICR printing applications should be free of all defects
that could interfere with reliable feeding, such as edge-padding
and folded or bent sheets.
NOTE: Fan all paper before loading it.
The squareness of each sheet must be precisely controlled to
ensure optimum MICR band registration. The dimensions must
be controlled to ±.030 inch/0.762 mm.
Papers that have been converted from continuous form paper
present a risk of jams and poorly registered forms in a Xerox
MICR laser printer.
Xerox paper
To ensure reliability, Xerox has developed paper with the
optimum characteristics for xerographic printing. Every lot of
Xerox paper is tested at least three times:
1. At the mill by the manufacturer
2. In Xerox quality-assurance laboratories
3. In Xerox laser printing systems prior to shipment
Xerox 4024 Dual Purpose 24 pound paper is recommended for
MICR printing in the U. S. and Canada. This paper has been
extensively run on Xerox MICR laser printing systems. It closely
complies with all MICR paper specifications and is suitable for
printing MICR encoded documents that will be processed
through high-speed reader sorters.