Xante 3 Series warranty Media Specifications, Guidelines for Selecting and Storing Media

Introduction

This chapter describes selecting and using various media types and sizes and creating double-sided output.

Media Specifications

To ensure that your job prints correctly, always use appropriate media. Store and handle it carefully to prevent damage to the media and printer. This section provides guidelines for selecting media and describes media types and sizes for use in your printer.

Guidelines for Selecting and Storing Media

To prevent paper jams and print quality problems when selecting media for your printer, use media that

•can withstand a temperature of 302˚ F (150˚ C). Preprinted inks, such as letterheads, that cannot withstand these temperatures can cause damage the printer’s fusing rollers permanently.

•meets weight and media type requirements for the media source. See “Loading Media” later in this chapter.

Do not use media that

•is unusually thick, thin, wrinkled, torn, curled, creased, wet, damp, or otherwise damaged.

•is special coated, synthetically reinforced, colored with surface treatment, or heavily textured.

•has metal clasps, strings, staples, cutouts, perforations, or windows.

•has exposed adhesives or is a partial sheet of labels or a sheet on which the glue has soaked through the labels.

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