About Paper
Phaser® 6180 Color Laser Printer
4-5
About Paper
Using unsuitable paper may lead to paper jams, poor print quality, breakdown and damage to
your printer. In order to use the features of this printer effectively, use the suggested paper that
is recommended here.
Usable Paper
The types of paper that can be used on this printer are as follows:
For details on how to load envelopes, see
Printing Envelopes
on page 4-26.
Printing on paper that has different settings from the paper size or paper type selected on the
print driver, or loading paper into an unsuitable paper tray for printing, may lead to paper jams.
To ensure that printing is correctly done, select the correct paper size, paper type, and paper
tray.
Paper Tray
Size
Paper Type (Weight)
Loading
Capacity
Tray 1 (MPT)
Letter (8.5 x 11 in.),
Legal (8.5 x 14 in.),
Executive (7.25 x 10.5 in.),
Folio (8.5 x 13 in.),
#10 Commercial (4.1 x 9.5 in.)
Monarch (3.8 x 7.5 in.)
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
A5 (148 x 210 mm)
B5 JIS (182 x 257 mm)
DL (110 x 220 mm)
C5 (162 x 229 mm)
Custom:
76.2
–
127 mm (3
–
5 in.)
216
–
355.6 mm (8.5
–
14 in.)
Plain (65
–
120 g/m
2
)
(17–32 lb. Bond)
Thin Card Stock (100
–
163 g/m
2
)
(37–60 lb. Cover)
Thick Card Stock (160
–
220 g/m
2
)
(60–80 lb. Cover)
Glossy Paper (100
–
160 g/m
2
)
(37–60 lb. Cover)
Thick Glossy Paper
(160 200 g/m
2
, 60–80 lb. Cover)
Labels
Transparency
Paper Envelope
150 sheets
(Standard paper)
or 15 mm or
below
Tray 2
Tray 3
Letter (8.5 x 11 in.),
Legal (8.5 x 14 in.),
Executive (7.25 x 10.5 in.)
Folio (8.5 x 13 in.),
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
A5 (148 x 210 mm)
B5 JIS (182 x 257 mm)
Custom:
148
–
215.9 mm (5.83
–
8.5 in.)
210
–
355.6 mm (8.27
–
14 in.)
Plain (65
–
120 g/m
2
)
(17–32 lb. Bond)
Thin Card Stock (100
–
163 g/m
2
)
(37–60 lb. Cover)
Thick Card Stock (160
–
220 g/m
2
)
(60–80 lb. Cover)
Glossy Paper (100
–
160 g/m
2
)
(37–60 lb. Cover)
Thick Glossy Paper
(160 200 g/m
2
, 60–80 lb. Cover)
Labels
Tray 2 holds
250 sheets.
Tray 3 holds
550 sheets.
(Standard paper)
or 27.6 mm or
below