PAPER HANDLING

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This chapter explains how your printer uses paper.

Topics covered are:

 

•

Selecting paper

 

•

Overview of paper operations

 

• Adjusting for paper thickness

 

•

Using single sheets

 

• Using continuous forms (front-tractor feed and rear-tractor

 

 

feed)

 

•

Feeding and positioning paper

 

•

Switching paper types

 

Tips for paper handling are given at the end of this chapter. Check that

 

section if you are using multipart forms, envelopes, or labels.

SELECTING PAPER

The printer can handle either single sheets or continuous forms. Single

 

sheets, also called cut sheets, include envelopes and noncontinuous,

 

multipart forms. Continuous forms include labels and multipart forms

 

fed into the printer using the forms tractors.

For best results, use paper that meets the specifications listed below. (See Appendix B for detailed specifications.) If you are unsure of the suitability of a particular paper, try testing the paper or consult your dealer.

Length

80

Single sheets: 70 to 364 mm (3 to 14.3 in)

 

columns

Continuous forms: 102 mm (4 in) or greater

 

136

Single sheets: 70 to 420 mm (3 to 16.5 in)

 

columns

Continuous forms: 102 mm (4 in) or greater

Width

80

Single sheets: 55 to 267 mm (2.16 to 10.5 in)

 

columns

Continuous forms: 102 to 267 mm (4 to 10.5 in)

 

 

 

 

136

Single sheets: 55 to 420 mm (2.16 to 16.5 in)

 

columns

Continuous forms: 102 to 420 mm (4 to 16.5 in)

Thickness

 

0.57 mm (0.022 in) maximum total thickness.

Copies

 

1 to 8-copies (Paper table/Front tractor)

 

 

1 to 6-copies (Rear tractor)

 

 

1 to 5-copies (Cut sheet feeder)

 

 

 

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User's Manual

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