Tektronix Phaser 300X user manual All about media, Grade and finish

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All about media

The printer prints on a variety of paper sizes and grades. The size and grade of paper you select depends on your printing needs and whether you are using the paper tray or manually feeding the paper into the printer. For information on ordering paper, refer to the supplies information sheet.

You can recycle the printed paper the same way you would recycle paper from any laser printer.

Grade and finish

You can use a variety of paper grades with this printer, including Bond,

Book, Cover, Index, Tag, Text, and Offset.

Note The terms this manual uses (such as Book, Bond, and Cover) to describe paper grades the printer uses, may differ from the terms your country uses. Refer to the table “Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness” on page 3-26 for the metric equivalent of paper grades.

The best papers to use with this printer are paper grades such as Bond, Book, and Text. You can use Bond papers for newsletters, forms, and reports. Book papers are best for manuals, fliers, and catalogs. And Text papers are best for textbooks, brochures, and color comps.

Finish refers to the smoothness of the paper. The printer can print on matte-finish paper as well as high-gloss paper. The finish affects the durability of the print. Generally, matte finishes produce more durable prints than glossy finishes because the ink bonds to porous surfaces better.

Avoid using “fuzzy” papers that have loose fibers. If you use extra-fibrous papers, you may have to clean the printer more frequently. Also, avoid watermarked papers because the watermark may be visible in the finished print.

If you want to learn more about paper grades and finishes, refer to

Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook, published by International

Paper Company.

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