• Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet or are wrinkled, bubbled, or otherwise damaged. Card stock or • Do not print on print media smaller than 76 mm custom-sized (3 inches) wide or 127 mm (5 inches) long. materials • In the software application, set margins at least 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) away from the edges of the material. Type Guidelines Preprinted • Letterhead must be printed with heat-resistant paper ink that will not melt, vaporize, or release hazardous emissions when subjected to the printer’s fusing temperature of 180° C (356° F) for 0.1 second. • Letterhead ink must be non-flammable and should not adversely affect printer rollers. • Forms and letterhead should be sealed in a moisture-proof wrapping to prevent changes during storage. • Before you load preprinted paper, such as forms and letterhead, verify that the ink on the paper is dry. During the fusing process, wet ink can come off preprinted paper, reducing print quality. Loading paper Load the print media you use for the majority of your print jobs in the tray. The tray can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of 75 g/m2 (20 lb) plain paper. Using the standard tray To load paper, open the tray and load paper with the side to be printed on facing up. You can load letterhead paper with the design side face up. The top edge of the sheet with the logo should be entered into the printer first. Notes • If you experience problems with paper feed, place one sheet at a time in the manual tray. • You can load previously printed paper. The printed side should be facing down with an uncurled edge enter the printer first. If you experience problems with paper feed, turn the paper around. Note that the print quality is not guaranteed. 5.4 Using the manual tray The manual tray can hold special sizes and types of print media, such as transparency, postcard, note card, and envelope. It is useful for single page printing on special print media. To load paper in the manual tray: Load one sheet of paper with the side to be printed on facing up. Depending on the print media type you are using, keep the following loading guidelines: • Envelopes: Flap side down and with the stamp area on the top left side. • Transparencies: Print side up and the top with the adhesive strip entering the printer first. • Labels: Print side up and the top short edge entering the printer first. • Preprinted paper: Design side up and the top edge entering the printer first. • Card stock: Print side up and the short edge entering the printer first. • Previously printed paper: Previously printed side down and an uncurled edge entering the printer first. Note • For transparency, hold it by the edges and avoid touching the print side. Oils from your fingers can cause print quality problems. 2 Adjust the manual tray paper width guides to the width of the paper. Do not force too much, or the paper will bend, which could result in a paper jam or skew. 3 When you print a document, set the paper source and type in the software application. See the Software Section. Tips on using the manual tray • Load only one sheet of print media at a time in the manual tray. • To prevent paper jams, do not add paper when there is still paper in the manual tray. This also applies to the standard tray. • Print media should be loaded face up with the top edge going into the manual tray first and be placed in the center of the tray. • Always load only the print media specified in page 5.2 to avoid paper jams and print quality problems. Using manual feed mode You can manually load a sheet of print media in the manual tray if you select Manual Feeder in the Source option from the Paper tab when you change print settings to print a document. See the Software Section. Manually loading paper can be helpful when you want to check the print quality after each page is printed. Load paper sheet-by-sheet in the manual tray, send print data to print the first page, and press the Cancel button on the control panel to print each following page. 5.5 Load the paper in the manual tray with the side to be printed on facing up. Knowing an output location 1 1 output tray Adjust the manual tray paper width guides to the width of the paper. Do not force too much, or the paper will bend, which could result in a paper jam or skew. 3 When you print a document, set the paper source to Manual Feeder and select the appropriate paper size and type in the software application. See the Software Section. 4 Print a document. 5 Press the Cancel button. The printer picks up the print media and prints. Note • If you do not press the Cancel button, after a pause the printer will automatically pick the print media. 6 Insert the next sheet into the manual tray and press the Cancel button. Repeat this step for every page to be printed. The output tray collects paper face down, in the order in which the sheets were printed. Note • If you continuously print many pages, the surface of the output tr...
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