Guidelines for special print media
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Transparencies | • | To avoid damaging the machine, use only |
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| transparencies designed for use in laser |
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| machines. |
| • | Transparencies used in the machine must be |
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| able to withstand the machine’s fusing |
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| temperature. Check your machine’s specification |
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| to view the fusing temperature, see page 9.1. |
| • Place them on a flat surface after removing them | |
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| from the machine. |
| • | Do not leave them in the paper tray for long |
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| periods of time. Dust and dirt may accumulate |
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| on them, resulting in spotty printing. |
| • | To avoid smudging caused by fingerprints, |
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| handle them carefully. |
| • | To avoid fading, do not expose printed |
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| transparencies to prolonged sunlight. |
| • | Ensure that transparencies are not wrinkled, |
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| curled, or have any torn edges. |
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| Caution |
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| Recommended media: Transparency for a |
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| Color Laser Printers produced by HP, |
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| Xerox and 3M. It is not recommended to |
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| use paperbacked transparencies such as |
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| Xerox 3R91334, which can cause a jam or |
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| be scratched. |
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| Note |
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| If your machine does not feed the |
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| transparency print media properly, put a |
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| blank sheet of paper under the |
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| transparency, and try again. |
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Labels | • | To avoid damaging the machine, use only labels | |
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| designed for use in laser machines. | |
| • | When selecting labels, consider the following | |
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| factors: | |
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| - | Adhesives: The adhesive material should be |
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| stable at your machine’s fusing temperature. |
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| Check your machine’s specification to view the |
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| fusing temperature, see page 9.1. |
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| - | Arrangement: Only use labels with no |
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| exposed backing between them. Labels can |
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| peel off sheets that have spaces between the |
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| labels, causing serious jams. |
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| - | Curl: Prior to printing, labels must lie flat with |
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| no more than 13 mm of curl in any direction. |
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| - | Condition: Do not use labels with wrinkles, |
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| bubbles, or other indications of separation. |
| • | Make sure that there is no exposed adhesive | |
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| material between labels. Exposed areas can | |
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| cause labels to peel off during printing, which | |
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| can cause paper jams. Exposed adhesive can | |
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| also cause damage to machine components. | |
| • Do not run a sheet of labels through the machine | ||
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| more than once. The adhesive backing is | |
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| designed for only a single pass through the | |
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| machine. | |
| • | Do not use labels that are separating from the | |
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| backing sheet or are wrinkled, bubbled, or | |
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| otherwise damaged. |
Card stock or | • Do not print on media smaller than 105 mm wide | |
| or 148 mm long. | |
materials | • | In the software application, set margins at least |
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| 6.4 mm away from the edges of the material. |
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| Note |
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| If you experience jams with card stock |
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| feeding, turn the paper around and try |
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| again. |
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Preprinted | • | Letterhead must be printed with |
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| ink that will not melt, vaporize, or release |
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| hazardous emissions when subjected to the |
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| printer’s fusing temperature for 0.1 second. |
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| Check your machine’s specification to view the |
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| fusing temperature, see page 9.1. |
•Letterhead ink must be
•Forms and letterhead should be sealed in a
•Before you load preprinted paper, such as forms and letterhead, verify that the ink on the paper is dry. During the fusing process, wet ink can come off preprinted paper, reducing print quality.
4.4 <Selecting and loading print media>