Setting the Paper Thickness Lever

Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper. The paper thickness lever is located under the printer cover. You can select one of nine positions identified by the scale next to the lever.

paper thickness lever

Use the following table to set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper.

Paper type*

Lever position

 

 

Ordinary (single sheets or continuous paper)

0

 

 

Thin paper

-1 or 0

 

 

Carbonless multipart forms with:**

 

2 parts (original + 1 copy)

1

3 parts (original + 2 copies)

3

4 parts (original + 3 copies)

4

5 parts (original + 4 copies)

5

6 parts (original + 5 copies)

6

7 parts (original + 6 copies)****

6

 

 

Continuous paper with labels***

2

 

 

Postcard

3

 

 

Envelopes

4 or 5

 

 

2-4Printing on Continuous Paper