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Special paper or print media guidelines
This product supports printing on special media. Use the following guidelines to obtain satisfactory results. When using special paper or print media, be sure to set the type and size in your print driver to obtain the best print results.
CAUTION: HP LaserJet printers use fusers to bond dry toner particles to the paper in very precise dots. HP laser paper is designed to withstand this extreme heat. Using inkjet paper not designed for this technology could damage your printer.
Media type | Do | Do not |
Envelopes | ● Store envelopes flat. |
| ● Use envelopes where the seam |
| extends all the way to the corner of |
| the envelope. |
| ● Use |
| are approved for use in laser |
| printers. |
●Do not use envelopes that are wrinkled, nicked, stuck together, or otherwise damaged.
●Do not use envelopes that have clasps, snaps, windows, or coated linings.
●Do not use
Labels | ● Use only labels that have no | ● Do not use labels that have wrinkles |
| exposed backing between them. | or bubbles, or are damaged. |
| ● Use Labels that lie flat. | ● Do not print partial sheets of labels. |
| ● Use only full sheets of labels. |
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Transparencies | ● Use only transparencies that are | ● Do not use transparent print media |
| approved for use in laser printers. | not approved for laser printers. |
| ● Place transparencies on a flat |
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| surface after removing them from |
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| the product. |
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Letterhead or preprinted forms | ● Use only letterhead or forms | ● Do not use raised or metallic |
| approved for use in laser printers. | letterhead. |
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Heavy paper | ● Use only heavy paper that is | ● Do not use paper that is heavier |
| approved for use in laser printers | than the recommended media |
| and meets the weight specifications | specification for this product unless |
| for this product. | it is HP paper that has been |
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| approved for use in this product. |
Glossy or coated paper | ● | Use only glossy or coated paper |
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| that is approved for use in laser |
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| printers. |
●Do not use glossy or coated paper designed for use in inkjet products.
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