Important Information For Choosing Your Paper - Brother HL-5130 User Manual

Important information for choosing your paper

This section provides information to help you choose paper to use with this printer.
Before you purchase a large quantity of paper
Make sure the paper is suitable for the printer.
Paper for plain paper copies
Paper is divided by usage, such as paper for printing and paper for copying. The usage is usually
specified on the paper's package. Check the package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers. Use
paper that is suitable for laser printers.
Basis weight
The basis weight of the paper in general use varies in different countries. We recommend that you use
paper that weighs 75 g/m
thicker paper than these weights.
Unit
2
g/m
lb
Long grain and short grain
The pulp fiber of the paper is aligned during paper manufacturing. What we call long grain paper is paper
where the fiber is parallel to the paper carriage direction of the paper.
Paper can be classified into two types, long grain and short grain. Long grain paper's fiber direction is
parallel to the carriage direction of the paper in the printer. Short grain paper's fiber direction is vertical
to the carriage direction of the paper in the printer. Though most plain paper for copying is long grain,
some is short grain. We recommend that you use long grain paper for this printer. Short grain paper is
too weak for the paper carriage of the printer.
Acid paper and neutralized paper
Paper can be classified as either acid paper or neutralized paper.
Though modern paper manufacture methods started with acid paper, recently neutralized paper is taking
the place of acid paper because of environment or preservation issues.
However, many forms of acid paper can be found in recycled paper. We recommend that you use
neutralized paper for this printer.
You can use an acid paper check pen to distinguish acid paper from neutral paper.
Print surface
The characteristics may differ a little between the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper.
Usually, the opening side of the ream of paper package is the print side. Follow any indication of the print
side on the paper package. Typically, the print side is indicated by an arrow.
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2 2
to 90 g/m (20 to 24 lb), although this printer is able to cope with thinner or
Europe
80 to 90
USA
75 to 90
20 to 24