Media specifications

Media types and weights

 

 

Media weight

 

 

 

 

 

Optional

 

 

 

Standard 250-sheet tray

500-sheet drawer

Multipurpose feeder or

Media

Type

(Tray 1)

(Tray 2)

manual feed slot

Paper

Xerographic

60 to 74.9 g/m2 grain long

60 to 74.9 g/m2

60 to 74.9 g/m2 grain long

 

or business

(16 to 19.9 lb bond)2

grain long

(16 to 19.9 lb bond)2

 

paper

 

(16 to 19.9 lb

 

 

(Used for

 

bond)2

 

 

simplex

 

 

 

 

printing only)1

 

 

 

 

Xerographic

75 to 176 g/m2

75 to 176 g/m2

75 to 176 g/m2

 

or business

grain long

grain long

grain long

 

paper

(20 to 47 lb bond)

(20 to 47 lb bond)

(20 to 47 lb bond)

 

(Used for

 

 

 

 

simplex or

 

 

 

 

duplex

 

 

 

 

printing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossy papers

Book

88 to 176 g/m2

88 to 176 g/m2

88 to 176 g/m2

 

 

grain long

grain long

grain long

 

 

(60 to 120 lb book)

(60 to 120 lb book)

(60 to 120 lb book)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cover

162 to 176 g/m2

162 to 176 g/m2

162 to 176 g/m2

 

 

grain long

grain long

grain long

 

 

(60 to 65 lb cover)

(60 to 65 lb cover)

(60 to 65 lb cover)

 

 

 

 

 

1 Paper weighing less than 75 g/m2 (20 lb bond) is limited to simplex printing only at less than 60% relative humidity.

2 This paper weight in any source is not supported for duplex (two-sided) printing.

3 For 60 to 176 g/m2(16 to 47 lb bond) paper, grain long fibers are recommended. For papers heavier than 176 g/m2 (47 lb bond), grain short is recommended.

4 Pressure sensitive area must enter the printer first.

5 100% cotton content maximum weight is 90 g/m2 (24 lb bond).

6 105 g/m2 (28 lb bond) envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content.

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Lexmark C520, C524, C522 manual Paper, Glossy papers

C520, C524, C522 specifications

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