Guidelines For Using Paper; Paper Specifications - Muratec F-112 Series User Manual

Guidelines for Using Paper

For the best result, use conventional 75 g/m
and free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loose particles, dust, wrinkles, voids, and curled or bent edges.
If you are unsure of what type of paper you are loading, such as bond or recycled paper, check the
label on the package.
The following problems may cause print quality deviations, jamming or even damage to the
machine:
Symptom
Poor print quality or toner
adhesion, problems with
feeding
Dropout, jamming, curl
Increased gray background
shading/machine wear
Excessive curl problems
with feeding
Jamming, damage to
machine
Problems with feeding
N :
OTES
• Do not use letterhead paper printed with low-temperature inks, such as those used in some types of
thermography.
• Do not use raised or embossed letterhead.
• The machine uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the paper. Insure that any colored paper or
preprinted forms use inks that are compatible with this fusing temperature (200 °C or 392 °F for 0.1
second).

Paper Specifications

Category
Acid Content
Caliper
Curl in Ream
Cut Edge Conditions
Fusing Compatibility
Grain
Moisture Content
Smoothness
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PECIFICATIONS
2
(20 lb) paper. Ensure that the paper is of good quality,
Problem with Paper
Too moist, too rough, too
smooth or embossed; faulty
paper lot
Stored improperly
Too heavy
Too moist, wrong grain
direction or short-grain
construction
Cutouts or perforations
Ragged edges
5.5 pH or lower
0.094 ~ 0.18 mm (3.0 ~ 7.0 mils)
Flat within 5 mm (0.02 in.)
Cut with sharp blades with no visible fray.
Must not scorch, melt, offset or release hazardous
emissions when heated to 200 °C (392 °F) for 0.1
second.
Long Grain
4 % ~ 6 % by weight
100 ~ 400 Sheffied
Solution
Try another kind of paper,
between 100 ~ 400 Sheffied, 4
~ 5 % moisture content.
Store paper flat in its moisture-
proof wrapping.
Use lighter paper, use the rear
output slot.
Use the rear output slot.
Use long-grain paper.
Do not use paper with cutouts or
perforations.
Use good quality paper.
Specifications