Lexmark E210 User Manual page 110

Guidelines for Using Paper
For best results, use conventional 75 g/m
good quality, 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),
check the label on the package of the paper.
The following problems with paper cause print quality deviations, jams or even damage
to the printer.
Symptom
Poor print quality or
toner adhesion
problems with feeding
Dropout, jams, curl
Increased gray
background shading
/printer wear
Excessive curl
problems with feeding
Jams, damage to
printer
Problems with feeding
Notes:
• Do not use letterhead paper that is printed with low-temperature inks, such as those
used in some types of thermography.
• Do not use raised or embossed letterhead.
• The printer uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the paper. Make sure 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).
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
2 (20 lb) paper. Make sure the paper is of
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
Print Media Specifications
Solution
Try another kind of paper,
between 100 - 250 Sheffield
points, 4 - 5% moisture content.
Store paper flat in its moisture-
proof wrapping.
• Use lighter paper.
• Use face-up output slot.
• Use the face-up output slot.
• Use long-grain paper.
Do not use paper with cutouts or
perforations.
Use good quality paper.
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