All About Media; Grade And Finish - Tektronix Phaser 300X User Manual

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Printing

All about media

Grade and finish
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Phaser 300X Color Printer
The printer prints on a variety of paper sizes and grades. The size and grade
of paper you select depends on your printing needs and whether you are
using the paper tray or manually feeding the paper into the printer. For
information on ordering paper, refer to the supplies information sheet.
You can recycle the printed paper the same way you would recycle paper
from any laser printer.
You can use a variety of paper grades with this printer, including Bond,
Book, Cover, Index, Tag, Text, and Offset.
Note
The terms this manual uses (such as Book, Bond, and Cover) to
describe paper grades the printer uses, may differ from the terms
your country uses. Refer to the table "Guidelines for paper grade,
weight, and thickness" on page 3-26 for the metric equivalent of
paper grades.
The best papers to use with this printer are paper grades such as Bond, Book,
and Text. You can use Bond papers for newsletters, forms, and reports.
Book papers are best for manuals, fliers, and catalogs. And Text papers are
best for textbooks, brochures, and color comps.
Finish refers to the smoothness of the paper. The printer can print on
matte-finish paper as well as high-gloss paper. The finish affects the
durability of the print. Generally, matte finishes produce more durable
prints than glossy finishes because the ink bonds to porous surfaces better.
Avoid using "fuzzy" papers that have loose fibers. If you use extra-fibrous
papers, you may have to clean the printer more frequently. Also, avoid
watermarked papers because the watermark may be visible in the finished
print.
If you want to learn more about paper grades and finishes, refer to
Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook, published by International
Paper Company.