Media types and weights output options, Maximum

Media specifications

Media types and weights (output options)

		Media weight
		Standard output			Optional finisher
		bin and optional	5-bin
Media	Type	output expander	mailbox	Standard	Offset	Staple
Paper	Xerographic or	60 to 74.9 g/m2	60 to 74.9 g/	60 to 74.9 g/	60 to 74.9 g/	60 to 74.9 g/
	business paper	grain long	m2 grain long	m2 grain	m2 grain long	m2 grain long
	(used for simplex	(16 to 19.9 lb	(16 to 19.9 lb	long	(16 to 19.9 lb	(16 to 19.9 lb
	printing)1	bond)2	bond)2	(16 to 19.9 lb	bond)2	bond)2
				bond)2
	Xerographic or	75 to 176 g/m2	75 to 90 g/m2	75 to 90 g/	75 to 90 g/m2	75 to 90 g/m2
	business paper	grain long	grain long	m2	grain long	grain long
	(used for duplex	(20 to 47 lb bond)	(20 to 24 lb	grain long	(20 to 24 lb	(20 to 24 lb
	printing)		bond)	(20 to 24 lb	bond)	bond)
				bond)

Glossy papers	Book	88 to 176 g/m2	Not	88 to 176 g/	88 to 176 g/	Not supported
		grain long	supported	m2	m2
		(60 to 120 lb		grain long	grain long
		book)		(60 to 120 lb	(60 to 120 lb
				book)	book)

	Cover	162 to 176 g/m2	Not	162 to 176 g/	162 to 176 g/	Not supported
		grain long	supported	m2	m2
		(60 to 65 lb cover)		grain long	grain long
				(60 to 65 lb	(60 to 65 lb
				cover)	cover)

Card stock—	Index Bristol	163 g/m2 (90 lb)	Not	163 g/m2 (90	163 g/m2 (90	Not supported
maximum			supported	lb)	lb)
(grain long)2,3
(grain long)2,3	Tag	163 g/m2 (100 lb)	Not	163 g/m2	163 g/m2 (100	Not supported
			supported	(100 lb)	lb)

	Cover	176 g/m2 (65 lb)	Not	176 g/m2 (65	176 g/m2 (65	Not supported
			supported	lb)	lb)

Card stock—	Index Bristol	199 g/m2 (110 lb)	Not	199 g/m2	199 g/m2 (110	Not supported
maximum			supported	(110 lb)	lb)
(grain short)2,3
(grain short)2,3	Tag	203 g/m2 (125 lb)	Not	203 g/m2	203 g/m2 (125	Not supported
			supported	(125 lb)	lb)

	Cover	216 g/m2 (80 lb)	Not	216 g/m2 (80	216 g/m2 (80	Not supported
			supported	lb)	lb)

Transparencies2	Laser printer	161 to 169 g/m2	Not	161 to 169 g/	161 to 169 g/	Not supported
		(43 to 45lb	supported	m2	m2
		bond)4,5		(43 to 45lb	(43 to 45lb
				bond)4,5	bond)4,5
Labels—	Paper	180 g/m2 (48 lb	Not	180 g/m2 (48	180 g/m2 (48	Not supported
maximum2,4		bond)	supported	lb bond)	lb bond)

1 Paper weighing less than 75 g/m2 (20 lb bond) is limited to simplex printing only at less than 60% relative humidity.

2 This paper weight in any source is not supported for duplex (two-sided) printing.

3 For 60 to 176 g/m2(16 to 47 lb bond) paper, grain long fibers are recommended. For papers heavier than 176 g/m2 (47 lb bond), grain short is recommended.

4 Pressure sensitive area must enter the printer first.

5 100% cotton content maximum weight is 90.2g/m2 (24 lb) bond.

6 105 g/m2 (28 lb bond) envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content.

Identifying media sources and specifications

C772, C770 specifications

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Media specifications

Media types and weights (output options)

Paper

Glossy papers

maximum

maximum2,4

C772, C770 specifications