Selecting The Right Paper - Kyocera FS-1040 Operation Manual

Selecting the Right Paper

This section describes the guidelines for selecting paper.
Condition
Avoid using paper that is bent at the edges, curled, dirty, torn, embossed, or contaminated with lint, clay, or paper shreds.
Use of paper in these conditions can lead to illegible printing and paper jams, and can shorten the life of the machine. In
particular, avoid using paper with a surface coating or other surface treatment. Paper should have as smooth and even a
surface as possible.
Composition
Do not use paper that has been coated or surface-treated and contains plastic or carbon. The heat of fusing can cause
such paper to give off harmful fumes.
Bond paper should contain at least 80% pulp. Not more than 20% of the total paper content should consist of cotton or
other fibers.
Paper Sizes
Cassette and the Manual Feed tray are available for the paper sizes shown below. The dimensional tolerances are
±0.7mm for the length and width. The angle at the corners must be 90° ±0.2°.
• A4 (210 × 297 mm)
• A5 (148 × 210 mm)
• A6 (105 × 148 mm)
• Folio (210 × 330 mm)
• JIS B5 (182 × 257 mm)
• ISO B5 (176 × 250 mm)
• Letter (8-1/2 × 11 inches)
• Legal (8-1/2 × 14 inches)
• Statement (5-1/2 × 8-1/2 inches)
• Executive (7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches)
• Envelope Monarch (3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches)
• Envelope #10 (4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches)
• Envelope #9 (3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches)
• Envelope #6-3/4 (3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches)
• Envelope C5 (162 × 229 mm)
• Envelope DL (110 × 220 mm)
• Oficio II (216 × 340 mm, 8-1/2 × 13 inches)
• Mexican Oficio (216 × 340 mm)
• 16 K (197 × 273 mm)
• Custom*
70 × 148 to 216 × 356 mm, 2-3/4 × 5-13/16 to 8-1/2 × 14 inches
* If the length of custom paper is larger than 297 mm (11-11/16 inches), the printer can be substituted A4, Folio,
Legal, and Oficio II as the standard paper size.
Smoothness
The paper should have a smooth, uncoated surface. Paper with a rough or sandy surface can cause blank spaces in the
printed output. Paper that is too smooth can cause multiple feeding and fogging problems. (Fogging is a gray background
effect.)
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