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5-4
Paper Size
Cassettes and an MP tray are available for the paper sizes listed in
Table 5.2
. The dimensional
tolerances are ±0.7 mm (±0.0276 inches) for
the length and width. The angle at the corners must be 90° ±0.2°.
Table 5.2 Paper Sizes for Paper Feeding
Smoothness
The paper should have a smooth, uncoated surface. Paper with a rough or
sandy surface can cause voids in the printed output. Paper that is too
smooth, however, can cause multiple feeding and fogging problems.
(Fogging is a gray background effect.)
Basis Weight
Basis weight is the weight of a standard quantity of paper. In the
traditional system the standard quantity is a ream consisting of 500 sheets
measuring 17 × 22 inches each. In the metric system the standard quantity
is 1 square meter.
Paper that is too light or too heavy can cause misfeeding, jams, and
premature wear of the printer. Uneven paper weight can cause multiple
feeds, print defects, poor toner fusing, blurring, and other print quality
problems. The proper weight is 60 to 105 g/m
2
for the paper cassette, and
60 to 163 g/m
2
for the MP tray.
Multi-Purpose tray Size Cassette or multi-
purpose tray
Size
Monarch 3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches Legal (Not available with
the MP tray)
8-1/2 × 14 inches
Business 4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches Letter 8-1/2 × 11 inches
International DL 11 × 22 cm ISO A4 210 × 297 mm
International C5 16.2 × 22.9 cm ISO A5 148 × 210 mm
International B5 17.6 × 25 cm JIS B5 182 × 257 mm
Executive 7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches Custom 148 to 216 mm × 210 to 297
mm (5-13/16 to 8-1/2
inches × 8-1/4 to 14 inches)
Commercial 9 3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches Other sizes of paper can be fed manually. The minimum
size paper for manual feed is 80 × 148 mm (3-1/8 × 5-13/
16 inches), fed lengthwise. The maximum size is 216 ×
356 mm (8-1/2 × 14 inches).
Commercial 6-3/4 3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches
ISO A6 105 × 148 mm
JIS B6 128 × 182 mm
Hagaki 100 × 148 mm
Ofuku-Hagaki 148 × 200 mm