Printer and Paper Specifications

Paper Thickness

Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per square meter (g/m2) or in pounds per bond (lbs/bond). The following table shows the allowable paper thickness for one-part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper. The total thickness must not exceed 0.35 mm (0.014 inch).

The weight of carbonless or carbon-backed paper may vary, depending on the paper manufacturer. When using paper of borderline thickness, test the paper before running a job.

Type of Paper

Number of Parts

Thickness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-part

Single

47-81 g/m2 (40-70 kg or 12-22 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbonless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom

40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle

40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom

40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle

40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle

40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom

40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

40-52 g/m2 (34-45 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle

40-52 g/m2

(34-45 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle

40-52 g/m2

(34-45 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle

40-52 g/m2

(34-45 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom

40-64 g/m2

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kg: Weight in kilograms of 1000 sheets of 788 X 1091 mm paper (1.16 g/m2)

lb: Weight in pounds of 500 sheets of 17 X 22 inch paper (3.76 g/m2)

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