Appendix
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A
Print surface A
The characteristics of the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper may vary a little.
Usually, the opening side of the paper rea m package is the print side. Follow the indications on the paper
package. Typically, the print side is indicate d by an arrow.
Moisture content A
Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture . It is one of the important
characteristics of the paper. This can change grea tly depending on the storag e environment, although usually
paper contains about 5% water by weight. Becau se paper often absorbs water, the amount of water can
sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity envir onment. When the amount of water increases, the
characteristics of the paper changes greatly. The fixing of the toner may become worse. For storage of the
paper and during use, we recommend that the hu midity of the surrounding environmen t be between 50% and
60%.
Rough estimate of basis weight A
g/m2 lb
Bond Index
60 16
64 17
75 20
90 24
105 28
120 32
135 36
161 43 90
200 53 110