Storing Media; Avoiding Paper Jams - Lexmark 1200 User Manual

Storing media

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Chapter 5: Paper handling
Avoiding
paper jams
Properly storing media helps ensure trouble-free printing.
Follow the guidelines below:
• For best results, store media in an environment
where the temperature is approximately 21°C (70°F)
and the relative humidity is 40%.
• Store cartons of paper on a pallet or shelf, rather
than directly on the floor.
• If you store individual packages of paper out of the
original carton, make sure they rest on a flat surface
so the edges do not buckle or curl.
• Do not place anything on top of the paper packages.
If you follow the tips outlined in "Media guidelines" on
page 74, you're well on your way to trouble-free printing.
If you do experience a paper jam, see page 118 for instruc-
tions on clearing the jam.
Here are a few reminders of ways to avoid paper jams:
• Make sure the paper guides in the trays are prop-
erly positioned for the size paper you have loaded.
• Load only standard-size paper in the trays.
• If you need to load paper in a tray while a job is
printing, press the
printer motors to idle before you remove the tray
from the printer. After you reinstall the loaded tray,
press to continue printing.
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• Use only recommended media. See page 74 for
more information.
• Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper.
• Flex and straighten the paper before you load it.
• Do not overload the paper trays. Make sure the
paper stack does not exceed the maximum height
indicated by the paper guides.
• The multipurpose feeder does not have size sens-
ing. Select the correct source and paper size from
button and wait for the
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