Tektronix 380 manual Media weight, Input method Grade Weight

3Printing Basics

Media weight

The following table lists the supported weights for paper media printed from the media tray and from the manual feeder.

Note Some thinner grades of paper may curl and cause media feeding problems. Always load curled paper concave- side down in the media tray.

Refer to ÒMargins and image areaÓ on page 3-33 for details on the size of the image area.

Guidelines for paper weight

Input method	Grade	Weight
Media tray	Bond	60 to 150 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb.)
	Book	60 to 117 g/m2 (40 to 80 lb. )
	Cover	167 to 179 g/m2 (60 to 65 lb.)
Manual feeder	Bond	60 to 150 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb.)
	Book	60 to 117 g/m2 (40 to 80 lb.)
	Cover	187 to 218 g/m2	(8 to 10 pt.)
	Bristol/Index	163 to 181 g/m2	(90 to 100 lb.)
	Envelope	90 g/m2 (24 lb.)

Note The printer is designed to handle a wide variety of paper sizes, weights and textures. However, you may Þnd that some types of paper require manual feeding for best operation. Examples of this could be heavy weight, Tabloid Maximum coated stock or light weight book stock.

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