Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Print media types
Print media
Paper
Card stock
Transparencies
Paper labels (for occasional printing only)
Print media weights
Print media
Paper
Card stock–
1
maximum (grain long)
Card stock–
1
maximum (grain short)
Transparencies
Labels–maximum
1
Grain short is preferred for papers over 135 g/m
2
Includes envelopes fed from the multipurpose feeder only.
3
28 lb bond envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content..
Print media weight
Integrated tray and
optional
Type
500-sheet drawer
Xerographic or
60 to 176 g/m
business paper
grain long
(16 to 47 lb bond)
Index Bristol
163 g/m
Tag
163 g/m
Cover
176 g/m
Index Bristol
199 g/m
Tag
203 g/m
Cover
216 g/m
Laser printer
138 to 146 g/m
(37 to 39 lb bond)
Paper
180 g/m
(48 lb bond)
2
.
Supported print media
Multipurpose feeder
and optional
250-sheet drawer
2
60 to 135 g/m
grain long
(16 to 36 lb bond)
2
2
(90 lb)
120 g/m
2
2
(100 lb)
120 g/m
2
2
(65 lb)
135 g/m
2
2
(110 lb)
163 g/m
2
2
(125 lb)
163 g/m
2
2
(80 lb)
176 g/m
2
138 to 146 g/m
(37 to 39 lb bond)
2
2
163 g/m
(43 lb bond)
Note: Not supported in
the multipurpose
feeder. Use for
occasional paper label
printing only.
74
Envelope feeder
2
n/a
(67 lb)
(74 lb)
(50 lb)
(90 lb)
n/a
(100 lb)
(65 lb)
2
n/a