Kyocera FS-1200 manual Selecting the Right Paper, Condition of the Paper, Composition, Paper Size

B.2. Selecting the Right Paper

B.2. Selecting the Right Paper

Laser printing is a process involving laser light, electrostatic discharge, toner, and heat. In addition, as the paper passes through the printer it undergoes considerable sliding, bending, and twisting motions. A high- quality printing paper matching the printer's requirements withstands all these stresses, enabling the printer to turn out clean, crisp printed copy consistently.

Remember that all paper is not the same. Some of the factors to consider when selecting paper for the printer are as follows:

Condition of the Paper

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, misfeeding, and paper jams, and can shorten the life of the printer. In particular, avoid using paper with a surface coating or other surface treatment. The 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 Size

Cassettes and a MP tray are available for the paper sizes listed in Table B.2. The dimensional tolerances are ±0.7 mm (±0.0276 inches) for the length and width. The angle at the corners must be 90° ±0.2°.

Table B.2 Paper Sizes for Paper Feeding

MP tray	Size	Cassette or MP tray		Size
Monarch	3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches	Legal	8.5 × 14 inches
Business	4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches	Letter	8.5 × 11 inches
International DL	110 × 220 mm	ISO A4	210	× 297 mm
International C5	162 × 229 mm	ISO A5	148	× 210 mm
International B5	176 × 250 mm	JIS B5	182	× 257 mm
Executive	7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches	Custom	148	× 210 mm to 216 × 356 mm
Commercial 9	3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches	Other sizes of paper can be fed manually.
		The minimum size of manually fed paper is 80 × 148 mm
Commercial 6-3/4	3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches
		(3.1 × 5.8 inches), fed lengthwise. The maximum size is 216
ISO A6	105 × 148 mm
		× 356 mm (8.5 × 14 inches).
JIS B6	128 × 182 mm
Hagaki	100 × 148 mm
Oufuku-Hagaki	148 × 200 mm

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