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Chapter 4: Paper Handling
Your printer is designed to print on a variety of different paper types. This
chapter tells you everything you need to know about paper, and how to set the
printer up for manual paper feed. In this chapter, you will learn about:
❏
Selecting the best type of paper to use
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Adjusting for paper thickness
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Manual sheet feeding
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Clearing paper jams
Selecting paper types
Use the following information when selecting paper.
Cut-Sheet Paper
Width:
5.5
″
to 12
″
/ 140 to 305 mm
Length:
5.5
″
to 11
″
/ 140 to 280 mm
Thickness (1-ply): 52 to 156 g/m
2
/ 45 to 135 kg / 14 to 42 lbs
Copy Paper:
40 to 52 g/m
2
/ 34 to 45 kg / 11 to 14 lbs; pressure sensitive
paper
Total Thickness: 0.020
″
/ 0.5 mm
Copies:
Or 6
Fanfold Paper
Width:
4.5
″
to 12
″
/ 114 to 305 mm
Length:
6
″
/ 152 mm (min.)
Thickness (1-ply): 52 to 81 g/m
2
/ 45 to 70 kg / 14 to 22 lbs
Copy Paper:
40 to 52 g/m
2
/ 34 to 45 kg / 11 to 14 lbs; pressure sensitive
paper
Total Thickness: 0.020
″
/ 0.5mm
Copies:
Or 6
