Paper Performance Guidelines - Xerox DocuPrint 100 User Manual

Table B-1. Trays 1 and 2 performance guide
Paper Superior performance
Size 8 by 10 to 9 by 14 inches /
a 203 by 254 to 229 by 356
range
mm. Includes:
• 8.5 by 11 inches
• A4 (210 by 297 mm)
Weight 20 to 110 pounds / 80 to
range 200 gsm
Capacity Tray 1: 1100 sheets, 20
pound or 80 gsm paper
Tray 2: 600 sheets, 20
pound or 80 gsm paper
Type or • Xerographic paper in
condition good condition
• Predrilled stock (fanned
thoroughly)
• Tab stock (in perfectly
flat condition)
a. Optional 7 X 10 enablement kit allows 7 by 10 inches / 178 by 254 mm paper size.
b. Make sure that heavy weight paper levers (located in areas 2 and 4 of the printer) are in the
appropriate position for the weight of paper being used.
c. Curl direction should be determined before loading paper into trays. For additional information,
refer to the "Clearing paper misfeeds and jams" chapter in your Troubleshooting Guide.
d. Curl direction should be determined before loading paper into trays. For additional information,
refer to the "Clearing paper misfeeds and jams" chapter in your Troubleshooting Guide.
System Overview Guide
B. Paper performance guidelines
The following guides summarize the capabilities of the paper
trays, duplex printing considerations, and paper stock
considerations.
Good performance
16 to 20 pounds/60 to 80
b
gsm
• Transparencies
• High-speed label stock
• Slightly curled paper
• Intermixed weights
• Paper with reinforced
binding edges
Performance limits and
suggested alternatives
Paper smaller than 8 by 10
inches / 203 by 254 mm
cannot be used.
For paper larger than 9 by
14 inches / 229 by 356 mm,
refer to "Performance Guide
for trays 3, 4, 5 and 6."
Weights outside the limits
shown are not
recommended.
Refer to the "Paper Stocks
guide," later in this chapter,
for additional information.
For greater capacity, use
trays 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the
Autoswitch feature.
• Excessively curled
d
paper
c
• Manual two-sided
(duplex) prints
• Freshly printed offset
prints
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