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Selecting the Right Paper
Condition
Composition
Paper Sizes
Smoothness
Basis weight
2-4
This section describes the guidelines for selecting paper.
Avoid using paper that is bent at the edges, curled, dirty, torn, embossed,
or contaminated with lint, clay, or paper shreds.
Use of paper in these conditions can lead to illegible printing and paper
jams, and can shorten the life of the machine. In particular, avoid using
paper with a surface coating or other surface treatment. Paper should have
as smooth and even a surface as possible.
Do not use paper that has been coated or surface-treated and contains
plastic or carbon. The heat of fusing can cause such paper to give off
harmful fumes.
Bond paper should contain at least 80% pulp. Not more than 20% of the
total paper content should consist of cotton or other fibers.
Cassettes and the MP Tray are available for the paper sizes listed in the
table below. The dimensional tolerances are ±0.7mm for the length and
width. The angle at the corners must be 90° ±0.2°.
MP Tray:
Executive, Statement, Envelope #10, Envelope #9, Envelope Monarch,
Envelope #6, Envelope C5, Envelope DL, Legal, Oficio II, Letter-R, Folio,
ISO A4-R, JIS B5-R, ISO B5-R, ISO A5, JIS B6, ISO A6, Hagaki, Ofuku-
Hagaki, Youkei 2, Youkei 4, 16 kai, Custom (70 × 148 to 216 × 356mm (2-
13/16 × 5-13/16 to 8-1/2 × 14 inches))
Cassette:
Legal, Oficio II, Letter-R, Folio, ISO A4-R, JIS B5-R, ISO A5, 16 kai
The paper should have a smooth, uncoated surface. Paper with a rough or
sandy surface can cause blank spaces in the printed output. Paper that is
too smooth can cause multiple feeding and fogging problems. (Fogging is
a gray background effect.)
Basis weight is the weight of paper expressed in grams per square meter
(g/m²). Paper that is too heavy or too light may cause feed errors or paper
jams as well as premature wear of the product. Uneven weight of paper,
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