Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines

Media weights supported in the finisher

 

 

Finisher media weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bin 2

 

 

 

Print media

Type

Bin 1

 

Offset

Staple

Hole Punch

Paper

Xerographic or

64 to 105 g/m2 grain

 

64 to 216 g/m2

40 sheets of

64 to 216 g/m2

 

business paper

long (17 to 28 lb

 

grain long (17 to

 

90 g/m2 grain

grain long (17 to

 

 

bond)

 

58 lb bond)

 

long (24 lb

58 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 sheets of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64 to 75 g/m2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

grain long (17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to 20 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card stock—

Index Bristol

163 g/m2 (90 lb bond)

 

Not recommended

 

maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tag

163 g/m2 (100 lb bond)

 

 

 

(grain long)

 

 

 

 

Cover

176 g/m2 (65 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

Card stock—

Index Bristol

199 g/m2 (110 lb bond)

Not recommended

 

maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tag

203 g/m2 (125 lb bond)

 

 

 

(grain short)

 

 

 

 

Cover

216 g/m2 (80 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

Transparencies

Laser printer

138 to 146 g/m2 37 to 39 lb bond)

Not recommended

 

Integrated forms

Pressure sensitive

140 to 175 g/m2

 

Not recommended

 

 

 

 

area

(up to 47 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper base (grain

75 to 135 g/m2

 

 

 

 

 

 

long)

(20 to 36 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labels —

Paper

180 g/m2

 

Not recommended

 

 

 

upper limit

 

(48 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Envelopes

Sulfite, wood-free

60 to 105 g/m2

 

Not recommended

 

 

 

 

or up to 100%

(16 to 28 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

cotton bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported print media

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Lexmark 840 manual Media weights supported in the finisher, Upper limit, Envelopes

840 specifications

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