Printing Methods

Type and size of paper

 

 

 

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The machine feeds paper from the installed paper tray or the manual feed slot.

 

The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Paper tray

Tray 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual feed slot

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duplex tray for automatic duplex

DX

 

 

printing (HL-2240D / HL-2242D /

 

 

 

HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When looking at this page, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking p in the table.

Media type

 

Tray 1

Manual

 

DX

Choose the media type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the printer driver

 

Plain paper

 

p

p

 

p

Plain Paper

 

75 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recycled paper

 

p

p

 

p

Recycled Paper

 

Bond paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond Paper

 

Rough paper– 60 to 163 g/m2

 

p

 

 

 

 

 

(16 to 43 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin paper

 

p

p

 

p

Thin Paper

 

60 to 75 g/m2(16 to 20 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thick paper

 

 

p

 

 

Thick Paper or Thicker

 

105 to 163 g/m2(28 to 43 lb)

 

 

 

Paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labels

 

 

p

 

 

Label

 

 

 

 

A4 or Letter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Envelopes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Envelopes

 

 

 

 

p

 

 

Env. Thin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Env. Thick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tray 1

 

 

Manual

 

DX

 

Paper size

A4, Letter, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, A5

 

Width: 76.2 to 216 mm (3 to 8.5 in.)

A4

 

 

(Long Edge), B6 (ISO), A6,

 

 

Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.6 to

 

 

 

Executive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of sheets

250 sheets

 

 

Single sheet

 

 

 

(80 g/m2 / 20 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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