Lexmark 22L0176 - C 770dn Color Laser Printer Manual page 128

Card stock and label guidelines
You can use many labels designed for laser printers with your Optra S printer. When printing on labels, use the printer
operator panel to set the Paper Type to Labels in the Paper Menu. For vinyl and other heavy labels, set the Labels Weight
(under the Paper Weight menu) to Heavy, and set the Labels Texture (under the Paper Texture menu) to Smooth.
Do not load labels together with paper or transparencies in the same paper tray. Combining print materials can cause
feeding problems.
The table on page 128 lists the print material specifications for card stock and labels. The information in these tables is
intended to convey general guidelines for tray and drawer selection. The material type, rigidity, sizing, perforations, die-
cuts, surface, and so on influence the performance reliability.
The duplex option supports all paper weights and types that the printer supports, except for transparencies and envelopes.
Duplexing of specially designed labels is supported in the Optra S1855 printer.
You may notice skew or print registration problems if you feed materials over 135 g/m
optional 250-sheet drawer. You may notice similar problems if you feed materials over 176 g/m
tray or the optional 500-sheet drawer.
When feeding labels, the number of labels per sheet can affect registration more than basis weight. Typically, the more
labels per sheet, the better the registration.
Print material specifications
Print material
Paper Xerographic or
(grain long) business paper
Card stock Index Bristol
1
(grain long )
Tag
Cover
Card stock Index Bristol
1
(grain short )
Tag
Cover
Labels Paper
Dual-Web Paper
Vinyl
Polyester
Integrated forms Pressure sensitive area
Paper base (grain long)
1
See Grain direction on page 129 for specific recommendations.
2
Pressure-sensitive area must enter the printer first for grain short paper.
Optra S
Range or maximum weight supported
250-sheet and
500-sheet trays
2
60 to 176 g/m
(16 to 47 lb bond)
2
163 g/m (90 lb)
2
163 g/m (100 lb)
2
176 g/m (65 lb)
2
199 g/m (110 lb)
2
203 g/m (125 lb)
2
216 g/m (80 lb)
2
180 g/m (48 lb bond)
2
180 g/m (48 lb bond)
2
300 g/m (92 lb liner)
2
220 g/m (59 lb bond)
2 2
140 to 175 g/m
2
75 to 135 g/m
(20 to 36 lb bond)
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2
from the multipurpose feeder or the
2
from the primary 250-sheet
Multipurpose feeder and
optional
250-sheet drawer
2
60 to 135 g/m
(16 to 36 lb bond)
2
120 g/m (67 lb)
2
120 g/m (74 lb)
2
135 g/m (50 lb)
2
163 g/m (90 lb)
2
163 g/m (100 lb)
2
176 g/m (65 lb)
2
163 g/m (43 lb bond)
2
163 g/m (43 lb bond)
2
260 g/m (78 lb liner)
2
220 g/m (59 lb bond)
2
140 to 175 g/m
2
75 to 135 g/m
(20 to 36 lb bond)