Selecting paper, Paper to avoid | HP 3550 specification

Selecting paper

	You can use many types of paper and other print media with this printer. This section
	provides guidelines and specifications for selecting and using different print media.
	Before purchasing any paper or specialized forms in quantity, verify that your paper supplier
	obtains and understands the print media requirements specified in the HP LaserJet Printer
	Family Print Media Specification Guide.
	See Supplies and accessories for HP LaserJet Printer Family Print Media Specification
	Guide ordering information. To download a copy of the HP LaserJet Printer Family Print
	Media Specification Guide go to http://www.hp.com/support/clj3550 for the HP Color
	LaserJet 3550 series and to http://www.hp.com/support/clj3700 for the HP Color LaserJet
	3700 series. Select Manuals.
	It is possible that paper could meet all of the guidelines in this chapter or the HP LaserJet
	Printer Family Print Media Specification Guide and still not print satisfactorily. This may be
	due to abnormal characteristics of the printing environment or to other variables over which
	Hewlett-Packard has no control (for example, extremes in temperature and humidity).
	Hewlett-Packard recommends testing any paper before buying it in large quantities.
	Using paper that does not conform to the specifications listed here or in the print media
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	guide can cause problems that require service. This service is not covered by the Hewlett-
	Packard warranty or service agreements.

Paper to avoid

The printer can handle many types of paper. Use of paper outside the printer’s specifications will cause a loss of print quality and will increase the chance of paper jams.

● Do not use paper that is too rough.

● Do not use paper with cutouts or perforations, other than standard 3-hole punched paper. ● Do not use multipart forms.

● Do not use paper that has already been printed on, or that has been fed through a photocopier.

● Do not use paper with a watermark if you are printing solid patterns.

Paper that can damage the printer

In rare circumstances, paper can damage the printer. The following paper must be avoided to prevent possible damage to the printer:

● Do not use paper with staples attached.

● Do not use transparencies designed for Inkjet printers or other low temperature printers, or transparencies designed for monochrome printing. Use only transparencies that are specified for use with HP Color LaserJet printers.

● Do not use photo paper intended for Inkjet printers.

● Do not use paper that is embossed or coated, and is not designed for the temperatures of the HP Color LaserJet 3550 and 3700 series printer image fusers. Select paper that can tolerate temperatures of 190° C (374° F) for 0.1 second. HP produces a selection of paper that is designed for the HP Color LaserJet 3550 and 3700 series printer.

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