Basics
Note
❒Do not use any of the following kinds of paper or a misfeed might occur.
•Bent, folded, or creased paper
1• Damp paper
•Torn paper
•Slippery paper
•Perforated paper
•Rough paper
•Thin paper that has low stiffness
•Paper with much paper dust on its surface
❒If you make copies on rough grain paper, the copy image might be blurred.
❒Do not use envelopes in the following conditions.
•damp
•excessively curled or twisted
•stuck together
•damaged in any way
•with stamps attached
•with windows, holes, perforations, cutouts or embossing
•with metal clasps, string ties or metal folding bars
•designed to be interlocked
•with nicked edges or bent corners
•with rough, wrinkled or laid finishes
•with any exposed adhesive, when the flap is in the sealed or closed posi- tion
Paper Storage
Note
❒When storing paper, the following precautions should always be followed:
•Do not store paper where it will be exposed to direct sunlight.
•Avoid storing paper in humid areas (humidity: 70% or less).
•Store on a flat surface.
❒Keep open reams of paper in the package, and store as you would unopened paper.
❒Under high temperature and high humidity, or low temperature and low hu- midity conditions, store paper in a plastic bag.
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