Using Recycled Paper And Other Office Papers - Dell S2830dn User Manual

Paper and specialty media guide
Preprinted papers such as letterhead must be able to withstand temperatures up to 230°C (446°F) without
melting or releasing hazardous emissions.

Using recycled paper and other office papers

Recycled office paper produced specifically for use in laser (electrophotographic) printers may be used in your
printer. However, no blanket statement can be made that all recycled paper will feed well.
Generally, the following property guidelines apply to recycled paper.
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Amount of post-consumer waste (We test up to 100% post-consumer waste content.)
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Temperature and humidity conditions (Testing chambers simulate climates from all over the world.)
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Moisture content (Business papers should have low moisture: 4–5%.)
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Bending resistance and proper stiffness means optimum feeding through the printer.
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Thickness (impacts how much can be loaded into a tray)
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Surface roughness (measured in Sheffield units, impacts print clarity and how well toner fuses to the paper)
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Surface friction (determines how easily sheets can be separated)
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Grain and formation (impacts curling, which also influences the mechanics of how the paper behaves as it
moves through the printer)
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Brightness and texture (look and feel)
Recycled papers are better than ever; however, the amount of recycled content in a paper affects the degree
of control over foreign matter. And while recycled papers are one good path to printing in an environmentally
responsible manner, they are not perfect. The energy required to de-ink and deal with additives such as
colorants and "glue" often generates more carbon emissions than does normal paper production. However,
using recycled papers enables better resource management overall.
Unacceptable paper examples
Test results indicate that the following paper types are at risk for use with laser printers:
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Chemically treated papers used to make copies without carbon paper, also known as carbonless papers
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Preprinted papers with chemicals that may contaminate the printer
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Preprinted papers that can be affected by the temperature in the printer fuser
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Preprinted papers that require a registration (the precise location on the page) greater than ± 2.3 mm (±
0.9 in.), such as optical character recognition (OCR) forms. In some cases, registration can be adjusted with
a software application to successfully print on these forms.)
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Coated papers (erasable bond), synthetic papers, thermal papers
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Rough-edged, rough or heavily textured surface papers or curled papers
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Recycled papers that fail EN12281:2002 (European testing)
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Paper weighing less than 60 g/m
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Multiple part forms or documents
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