Lexmark Laser Printers manual Card Stock and Label Guidelines, 104

Card Stock and Label Guidelines

You can use many labels designed for laser printers with your Optra S printer. When printing on labels, use the printer operator panel to set the Paper Type to Labels in the Paper Menu. For vinyl and other heavy labels, set the Labels Weight (under the Paper Weight menu) to Heavy, and set the Labels Texture (under the Paper Texture menu) to Smooth.

Do not load labels together with paper or transparencies in the same paper tray. Combining print materials can cause feeding problems.

The table on page 104 lists the print material specifications for card stock and labels. The information in these tables is intended to convey general guidelines for tray and drawer selection. The material type, rigidity, sizing, perforations, die-cuts, surface, and so on influence the performance reliability.

The duplex option supports all paper weights and types that the printer supports, except for transparencies and envelopes. Duplexing of specially designed labels is supported in the Optra S1855 printer.

You may notice skew or print registration problems if you feed materials over 135 g/m2 (36 lb bond) from the multipurpose feeder or the optional 250-sheet drawer. You may notice similar problems if you feed materials over 176 g/m2 (47 lb bond) from the primary 250-sheet tray or the optional 500-sheet drawer.

When feeding labels, the number of labels per sheet can affect registration more than basis weight. Typically, the more labels per sheet, the better the registration.

Print Material Specifications

			Range or Maximum Weight Supported
				Multipurpose Feeder and
		250-Sheet and		Optional
Print Material		500-Sheet Trays		250-Sheet Drawer
Paper	Xerographic or	60 to 176 g/m2		60 to 135 g/m2
(Grain Long)	business paper	(16 to 47 lb bond)		(16 to 36 lb bond)
Card Stock	Index Bristol	163 g/m2 (90 lb)		120 g/m2 (67 lb)
(Grain Long1)
	Tag	163 g/m2 (100 lb)		120 g/m2 (74 lb)
	Cover	176 g/m2 (65 lb)		135 g/m2 (50 lb)
Card Stock	Index Bristol	199 g/m2 (110 lb)		163 g/m2 (90 lb)
(Grain Short1)
	Tag	203 g/m2 (125 lb)		163 g/m2 (100 lb)
	Cover	216 g/m2 (80 lb)		176 g/m2 (65 lb)
Labels	Paper	180 g/m2	(48 lb bond)	163 g/m2 (43 lb bond)
	Dual-Web Paper	180 g/m2	(48 lb bond)	163 g/m2 (43 lb bond)
	Vinyl	300 g/m2	(92 lb liner)	260 g/m2 (78 lb liner)
	Polyester	220 g/m2	(59 lb bond)	220 g/m2 (59 lb bond)

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