NEC 4600N manual Media Specifications, Paper Handling Considerations

APPENDIX B

MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS

This appendix has general guidelines for purchasing and storing paper and other media for your NEC SuperScript 4600N printer. Your printer supports a wide variety of print media, including

•Plain paper

•Transparencies

•Glossy papers

•Laser-quality labels

•Heavy paper stock

•Envelopes

Recommended Media

Use NEC Premium papers (listed below) to ensure the best quality printed output. If you do not have the NEC Premium papers, try to match them as closely as possible for the best printing results.

Premium Color Laser Paper 24 lb. Bond: A bright paper with a super smooth finish for brilliant color reproduction. Use this for correspondence, proposals, charts, graphs, and illustrations.

(NEC Order No. 70-510)

Premium Color Laser Paper 60 lb. Cover: A heavier stock that is ideal for report covers, mailers, greeting cards, and invitations.

(NEC Order No. 70-511)

Ultra Glossy Color Laser Paper: Has a double-sided glossy finish that is preferred for professional printing and photographic art. Use this for data sheets, brochures, and client presentations.

(NEC Order No. 70-515)

Premium Transparency Film: Use this for brilliant projected images.

(NEC Order No. 70-520)

NEC Premium Paper Sampler: A sampler is available that contains a selection of all the NEC Premium Papers.

(NEC Order No. 79-001)

Recommended Paper Weights

Plain Paper: 16 to 24 lb. bond (60 to 90 g/m2 bond)

Thick Stock: Up to 60 lb. cover / 90 lb. index (160 g/m2)

Paper Handling Considerations

Transparency Film: When you are printing on transparency film, only load the transparencies to the mark indicated on the paper tray.

Envelopes: The printer accepts Commercial 10 envelope size. The leading edge of an envelope that feeds into the printer must be straight. The fold must be firmly creased and be no thicker than two paper thicknesses. As a rule, the larger the envelope is, the more difficult it is to feed properly. You should load envelopes with the flap edge to the left. The address side must face up and the flap side must face down.

Adhesive Labels: Only use adhesive labels that are recommended for use in laser printers.

Heavy Print Stock: Excessive use of heavy stocks may cause premature wear in addition to causing excessive wear of print mechanisms.

Preprinted Forms: During the print operation, heat applied to preprinted forms can remove ink from the form and leave residue (called offset) inside the printer. In addition to offset residue problems, ink residues may generate harmful gases and emissions. Note the following considerations. Tell the commercial printer who will be printing your forms that you will be using them in a laser printer. Forms should be printed with heat-resistant inks that do not vaporize or generate harmful emissions at temperatures greater than 392˚F (200˚C) for 0.1 second. Do not use paper printed with low-temperature inks, flammable inks, or inks that are affected by the resin components found in toner.

Care must be taken to avoid changing the moisture content of paper being preprinted or using materials that change the electrical or handling properties of the paper.

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