Selecting The Right Paper; Guidelines - Xerox FS-C8008DN Operation Manual

2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

2.2 Selecting the Right Paper
2.2.1

Guidelines

To get clean, crisp printouts from laser printers all the time, select high-quality printer paper
that meets the printer's requirements. Laser printers use laser beams, electrostatic discharge,
toner, and heat, all of which affect the paper. Furthermore, paper slide, bends, and twists as
it passes through laser printers during printing. Therefore, printer paper must be able to
withstand such great stress.
This section describes the major considerations for selecting the right printing paper.
Paper conditions
Do not use paper with folded edges, curls, warps, smudges, tears, or embossing. Also do
not use paper containing lint, clay, or paper debris. Using such paper may cause illegible
printing, misfeeds, paper jams, etc., and shorten the product life of the printer. Never use
paper with surface coating or other surface treatment. The paper surface should be as
smooth and even as possible.
Paper composition
Do not use paper with surface-coating or containing plastic or carbon. The heat of fusing
causes such paper to emit toxic fumes.
Bond paper should have at least an 80 % pulp content. The percentage of cotton and other
fibers should not exceed 20 %.
Paper sizes
Table 2-3 lists the standard paper sizes and dimensions. Note that certain paper sizes are
available only for MP tray feeding (as remarked) and face-up tray delivering. For details on
using MP tray, seeChapter 3 Using the Operator Panel, section 3.10.1 MP Tray Mode on
page 3-69.
The dimensional tolerances for these paper sizes are
length and width of paper. The corner angles must be 90
MP tray Size
3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches
Monarch
4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches
Business
3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches
Commercial #9
3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches
Commercial #6-3/4
110 × 220 mm
ISO DL
162 × 229 mm
ISO C5
105 × 148 mm
ISO A6
128 × 182 mm
JIS B6
176 × 250 mm
ISO B5
310 × 432 mm
A3 Wide
Table 2-3
Cassette or MP tray Size
Ledger
Legal
Letter
Executive
Folio
ISO A3
ISO A4
ISO A5
JIS B5
JIS B4
2-4
± ±
0.7 mm ( 0.0276 inches) for both
±
°
0.2 .
11 × 17 inches
8-1/2 × 14 inches
8-1/2 × 11 inches
7-1/4× 10-1/2 inches
210 × 330 mm
297 × 420 mm
210 × 297 mm
148 × 210 mm
182 × 257 mm
257 × 364 mm