Media specifications

Media types and weights (continued)

 

 

Media weight

 

 

 

 

 

Optional

 

 

 

Standard 250-sheet tray

500-sheet drawer

Multipurpose feeder or

Media

Type

(Tray 1)

(Tray 2)

manual feed slot

Card stock—maximum

Index Bristol

163 g/m2 (90 lb)

Not recommended

163 g/m2 (90 lb)

(grain long)3

 

 

 

 

Tag

163 g/m2 (100 lb)

Not recommended

163 g/m2 (100 lb)

 

 

Cover

176 g/m2 (65 lb)

Not recommended

176 g/m2 (65 lb)

Card stock—maximum

Index Bristol

199 g/m2 (110 lb)

Not recommended

199 g/m2 (110 lb)

(grain short)3

 

 

 

 

Tag

203 g/m2 (125 lb)

Inapplicable

203 g/m2 (125 lb)

 

 

Cover

216 g/m2 (80 lb)

Inapplicable

216 g/m2 (80 lb)

Transparencies

Laser printer

0.12 mm – 0.14 mm

Inapplicable

0.12 mm – 0.14 mm

 

 

(4.8 – 5.4 mil) in thickness

 

(4.8 – 5.4 mil) in thickness

 

 

161 – 179 g/m2 in weight

 

161 – 179 g/m2 in weight

Labels—maximum4

Paper

180 g/m2

Inapplicable

199 g/m2

 

 

(48 lb bond)

 

(53 lb bond)

 

 

 

 

 

Envelopes

Sulfite, wood-

Inapplicable

Inapplicable

60 to 105 g/m2

 

free or up to

 

 

(16 to 28 lb

 

100% cotton

 

 

bond)5, 6

 

bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Media capacities

Legend

 

 

— supported

 

 

— unsupported

 

Optional

 

Standard 250-sheet tray

500-sheet drawer

Media type

(Tray 1)

(Tray 2)

Paper

250 sheets1

500 sheets1

Card stock

30 sheets2

Labels3

80

Transparencies

50

 

 

 

Envelopes

 

 

 

1 Based on 75 g/m2 (20 lb) paper.

2 30 sheets of 163 g/m2 (90 lb) card stock or 25 sheets of 199 g/m2 (110 lb) card stock. 3 Vinyl labels are not supported.

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Lexmark C522, C524, C520 manual Card stock-maximum, Grain long3, Grain short3, Labels-maximum4

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