Chapter 2

Envelopes

Most envelopes designed for laser printers will be suitable for your machine. However, some envelopes may have feed and print- quality problems because of the way they have been made. A suitable envelope should have edges with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should not be thicker than two sheets of paper. The envelope should lie flat and not be of baggy or flimsy construction. You should buy quality envelopes from a supplier who understands that you will be using the envelopes in a laser machine.

Envelopes can be fed from the manual feed slot one at a time. We recommend that you print a test envelope to make sure the print results are what you want before you print or purchase a large quantity of envelopes.

Types of envelopes to avoid

IMPORTANT

DO NOT use envelopes:

that are damaged, curled, wrinkled or an unusual shape

that are extremely shiny or textured

with clasps, staples, snaps or tie strings

with self-adhesive closures

that are of a baggy construction

that are not sharply creased

that are embossed (have raised writing on them)

that were previously printed by a laser machine

that are pre-printed on the inside

that cannot be arranged neatly when stacked

that are made of paper that weighs more than the paper weight specifications for the machine

with edges that are not straight or consistently square

with windows, holes, cut-outs or perforations

with glue on surface as shown in figure below

with double flaps as shown in figure below

with sealing flaps that are not folded down when purchased

with sealing flaps as shown in figure below

with each side folded as shown in figure below

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