Brother HL-3400CN Series Printer User Manual


 
USER’S GUIDE
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PAPER HANDLING
Print Media
Paper Size
1. The Standard Media Cassette
Since the Media Cassette is a universal type, you can use any of the paper sizes
listed below. The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper (90 g/m
2
or 24 lbs.)
or up to 30 envelopes (paper should be loaded only up to the top line on the
sliding guide).
Plain paper from 210 mm x 330 mm (8.2” x 12.9”) to 176 mm x483
mm (6.9” x 18.8”) [Weight = 60 to 160 g/m
2
(16 to 43 lbs)]
Overhead projector (OHP) films (up to 50 sheets can be loaded)
Envelopes of COM10, DL size
2. The Optional Lower Cassette
The cassette can hold up to 500 sheets of paper (90 g/m
2
or 24 lbs.).
Plain paper from 210 mm x 297 mm (8.2” x 11.6”) to 176 mm x 420
mm (6.9” x 16.4”) [Weight = 60 to 160 g/m
2
(16 to 43 lbs)]
Overhead projector (OHP) films (up to 50 sheets can be loaded)
3. The Optional A4/Letter Cassette
The optional A4/Letter cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m
2
or
20 lbs.) or up to 30 envelopes (paper should be loaded only up to the top line on
the sliding guide).
Plain paper from 105 mm x 220 mm (4.1” x 8.7”) to 216 mm 356 mm
(8.5” x 14”) [Weight = 60 to 160 g/m
2
(16 to 43 lbs)]
Overhead projector (OHP) films (up to 50 sheets can be loaded)
Envelopes of COM10, DL size
The following are the specifications of paper suitable for this printer.
Item Recommended
paper
specification
Xerox 4024 Hammermill
Laserprint
Basis Weight (g/m
2
) 82±5 75±4 90±4
Thickness (µm) 95±6 102±6 105±6
Smoothness (Bekk) 90±20 120±20 120±20
Stiffness (Clark) 100±15 90±15 90±15
Surface Resistance X10
9
()
10
10
-10
11
10-100 10-100
CIE LAB L* ——— 94±2 94±2
CIE LAB a* ——— -0.5±1 -0.5±1
CIE LAB b* ——— 2.2±1 2.2±1
Brightness (%) 85±2 77±3 85±2
Grain Direction Long Long Long
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