Lexmark Laser Printers Label Manual page 104

Card Stock and Label Guidelines
You can use many labels designed for laser printers with your Optra S printer. When printing on
labels, use the printer operator panel to set the Paper Type to Labels in the Paper Menu. For vinyl
and other heavy labels, set the Labels Weight (under the Paper Weight menu) to Heavy, and set the
Labels Texture (under the Paper Texture menu) to Smooth.
Do not load labels together with paper or transparencies in the same paper tray. Combining print
materials can cause feeding problems.
The table on page 104 lists the print material specifications for card stock and labels. The information
in these tables is intended to convey general guidelines for tray and drawer selection. The material
type, rigidity, sizing, perforations, die-cuts, surface, and so on influence the performance reliability.
The duplex option supports all paper weights and types that the printer supports, except for
transparencies and envelopes. Duplexing of specially designed labels is supported in the
Optra S1855 printer.
You may notice skew or print registration problems if you feed materials over 135 g/m
from the multipurpose feeder or the optional 250-sheet drawer. You may notice similar problems if
you feed materials over 176 g/m
500-sheet drawer.
When feeding labels, the number of labels per sheet can affect registration more than basis weight.
Typically, the more labels per sheet, the better the registration.
Print Material Specifications
Print Material
Paper Xerographic or
(Grain Long) business paper
Card Stock Index Bristol
1
(Grain Long )
Tag
Cover
Card Stock Index Bristol
1
(Grain Short )
Tag
Cover
Labels Paper
Dual-Web Paper
Vinyl
Polyester
2
(47 lb bond) from the primary 250-sheet tray or the optional
Range or Maximum Weight Supported
250-Sheet and
500-Sheet Trays
2
60 to 176 g/m
(16 to 47 lb bond)
2
163 g/m (90 lb)
2
163 g/m (100 lb)
2
176 g/m (65 lb)
2
199 g/m (110 lb)
2
203 g/m (125 lb)
2
216 g/m (80 lb)
2
180 g/m (48 lb bond)
2
180 g/m (48 lb bond)
2
300 g/m (92 lb liner)
2
220 g/m (59 lb bond)
Optra S
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2
(36 lb bond)
Multipurpose Feeder and
Optional
250-Sheet Drawer
2
60 to 135 g/m
(16 to 36 lb bond)
2
120 g/m (67 lb)
2
120 g/m (74 lb)
2
135 g/m (50 lb)
2
163 g/m (90 lb)
2
163 g/m (100 lb)
2
176 g/m (65 lb)
2
163 g/m (43 lb bond)
2
163 g/m (43 lb bond)
2
260 g/m (78 lb liner)
2
220 g/m (59 lb bond)