Printing on Special Paper

For printing on special types of paper, see the table below. When the paper thickness lever is set to position 4 or higher, the MULTI- PART light comes on and the printing speed is reduced.

The following table gives you general guidelines for selecting the right paper thickness lever position to match your paper:

Paper Type

Lever

Position

 

 

 

Paper (single sheets or continuous)

 

2

Thin paper

2

or 1

Multi-part paper

 

 

2-sheet

 

3

3-sheet

 

4

4-sheet

 

5

Labels

 

4

Envelopes

 

 

Air mail

4 or 5

Plain

 

6

Bond (20 lb.)

 

6

Bond (24 lb.)

 

7

 

 

 

Always return the lever to position 2 when you go back to printing on ordinary paper.

Continuous printing with the lever set at a position higher

8 than 2 can shorten the life of the print head.

To help you check the position of the paper thickness lever,

the orange MULTI-PARTlight on the control panel comes on if the lever is set to position 4 or higher.

Printing past the edge of envelopes, multi-part forms, labels, or thicker than normal paper can damage the print head.

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