HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER OR CARDSTOCK

The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output stack involves two complete U-turns. This may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed.

Use the Manual Feed Tray to feed this type of paper and the Rear Output Stacker to collect printed output. This gives a nearly straight paper path through the machine and may prove more reliable in this type of application.

PAPER FEED, SIZE AND MEDIA SETTING

The process used to fuse (fix) the printed image to the paper involves a mixture of pressure and heat. Too much heat will cause lightweight paper to crease or curl and corrugations in transparencies. Too little heat will cause the image not to fuse fully into heavyweight paper.

NOTE

Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for particular jobs, when filling a tray with media it is recommended that you manually set the printer to match the media as described here.

PG L26

The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by changing the media type as follows:

1.Start the Status Monitor.

2.Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer Menu button.

3.Select the Paper tab. Click on the button for the paper tray being used. Adjust the media type to the required setting and, if necessary, the paper size to the size of the paper being used.

4.Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button to set the printer to the new media type and printing quality.

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