Tektronix Phaser 300X Weight and thickness, Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness

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Weight and thickness

The following table presents guidelines you should follow when selecting the grade, weight, and thickness of paper to use with the printer. The paper must have enough thickness or stiffness to feed through the printer properly. Manual feed accepts a wider range of grades and weights than the paper trays.

Avoid papers that are extra stiff or extremely thin. Papers that are extremely thin may not feed properly. Also, do not use papers that have a basis weight higher than 220 g/m2 (equivalent to 80-pound Cover) or papers that are thicker than 0.254 mm (0.01 in.).

Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness

Input	Grade	Weight (per ream	Metric equivalent	Thickness
method		of 500 sheets)	basis weight	(per sheet)
Paper tray	Bond	16 to 40 lb.	61 to 158 g/m2	About .08 to
				.25 mm (.003 to
	Book	40 to 120 lb.	59 to 178 g/m2
				.01 in.)
	and Text
	Cover	50 lb.	135g/m2
Manual	Bond	13 to 40 lb.	49 to 158 g/m2
feed
	Book	30 to 120 lb.	44 to 178 g/m2
	and Text
	Cover	50 to 80 lb.	135 to 216 g/m2
	Bristol	67 to 80 lb.	148 to 178 g/m2
	Index	90 - 110 lb.	163 - 203 g/m2
	Tag	100 - 120 lb.	163 - 203 g/m2

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