For best results, use conventional 20 lb (75 g/m2) paper. Make sure the paper is of good quality, and free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loose particles, dust, wrinkles, voids, and curled or bent edges.
If you are unsure what type of paper you are loading (such as bond or recycled), check the label on the package of paper.
Some paper causes print quality problems, jamming, or damage to the printer.
Symptom | Problem with Paper | Solution |
Poor print quality or toner | Too moist, too rough, too |
adhesion. | smooth, or embossed; faulty |
Problems with feeding. | paper lot. |
Try another kind of paper, between
Dropouts, jamming, curl. | Stored improperly. | Store paper flat in its moisture- |
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Increased gray background | Too heavy. | Use lighter paper. |
shading. |
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Excessive curl. | Too moist, wrong grain |
Problems with feeding. | direction or |
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Jamming, damage to printer. | Cutouts or perforations. | Do not use paper with cutouts | |
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Problems with feeding. | Ragged edges. | Use good quality paper. | |
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Note | Do not use letterhead paper that is printed with |
| such as those used in some types of thermography. |
| Do not use raised letterhead. |
| The printer uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the paper. Make |
| sure that any colored paper or preprinted forms use inks that are |
| compatible with the printer temperature (392 °F or 200 °C for |
| 0.1 second). |
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EN | Guidelines for using paper 153 |