Media Hints; Media Handling; Double-Sided Printing; If Your Printer Has An Automatic Duplex/Lower Tray Assembly Installed - Tektronix Z740/DX - Phaser 740 Extended Color Laser Printer Instruction Manual

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Troubleshooting

Media hints

Media handling

Double-sided printing

If your printer has an Automatic Duplex/Lower Tray Assembly installed

Specialty media

84 Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers
Use high-grade media. For best reliability and image-quality, always use Tektronix
media. Refer to the printer's User Guide for ordering information. Do not use media
designed for inkjet printers; it may damage the Fuser.
Make sure that the media is dust-free. Dust and dirt can result in poor
print quality.
Handle media with both hands at the edges to avoid creases and
fingerprints.
Store media in the original, dust-free package in the same environmental
conditions as the printer.
Automatic Duplex. Use laser paper that is between 75 - 90 g/m
bond) for opacity and feed reliability.
Manual Duplex with the Multi-Purpose tray.
smoothness of your laser paper, the printer handles paper up to 105 g/m
(28 lb. bond). Buy a small amount first and try it.
Manual Duplex with specialty media.
media (card stock and Tektronix glossy coated paper), only use the
Multi-Purpose Tray.
Duplex printing can reduce the life of the printer's components and may
require more frequent printer cleaning.
Always place the Duplex Unit into the printer's upper slot.
Insert the
TRANSPARENCY
Place the most frequently used paper in the
in the printer's lower tray slot.
Always load specialty media (envelopes, laser labels, Tektronix glossy
coated paper, card stock) in the Multi-Purpose Tray.
Always set the Media Thickness Switch according to the media being used.
When printing labels or envelopes, make sure that you use only the
recommended types; refer to "Loading specialty media in the
Multi-Purpose Tray" on page 15 for details.
Printing on specialty media can reduce the life of the printer's components
and may require more frequent printer cleaning.
Depending on the stiffness and
For two-sided printing on specialty
tray in the printer's middle tray slot.
PAPER
2
(20 - 24 lb.
2
tray and insert the tray