Thick Paper - Ricoh MP C306 User Manual

9. Adding Paper and Toner
• Remove copied or printed sheets one by one.
• When loading translucent paper:
• When loading translucent paper, always use long grain paper, and set the paper direction
according to the grain.
• Translucent paper easily absorbs humidity and becomes curled. Remove curl in the translucent
paper before loading.
• Remove copied or printed sheets one by one.
• When loading coated paper:
• To print on coated paper from the bypass tray or paper trays: press [User Tools], press [Tray
Paper Settings], and then, for each tray's [Paper Type] be sure to specify [Coated Paper] for
[Paper Type]. Specify the thickness of the paper under [Paper Thickness] according to the
weight of the paper you are printing on.
• When loading coated sheets, fan them for each use.
• If coated sheets of paper jam, make noise, or if more than one sheet is fed at a time, feed
them from the bypass tray one at a time.

Thick paper

This section gives you various details about and recommendations concerning thick paper.
When loading thick paper of 106–163 g/m
2
220 g/m (28 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) in the bypass tray, follow the recommendations below to
prevent misfeeds and loss of image quality.
• Store all your paper in the same environment - a room where the temperature is 20–25°C (68–
77°F) and the humidity is 30–65%.
• When loading paper in the paper trays, be sure to load at least 20 sheets. Also, be sure to position
the side fences flush against the paper stack.
• Jams and misfeeds can occur when printing on thick smooth paper. To prevent such problems, be
sure to fan smooth paper thoroughly before loading them. If paper continues to become jammed or
feed in together even after they are fanned, load them one by one from the bypass tray.
• When loading thick paper, set the paper direction according to its grain, as shown in the following
diagram:
Direction of paper grain
138
2
(28 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) in the paper trays, or 106–
Paper trays
Not
recommended
Bypass tray