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Print media tasks and tips
What types of print media can be loaded?
Get the most from your printer by properly loading the trays. Never mix media types within a tray.
Note: It is recommended that print media smaller than 8.5 x 11 in. be loaded with the short edge toward the
front of the tray.
Source Sizes Types Weight Capacity
*
(sheets)
250-sheet tray A4, A5, A6 (grain long
only), JIS B5, letter,
legal, executive, folio,
statement
Plain paper, bond,
letterhead,
transparencies,
paper labels (single-
sided only)
60–90 g/m
2
(16–24 lb)
• 250 paper
• 50 labels
• 50 transparencies
550-sheet drawer A4, A5, JIS B5, letter,
legal, executive, folio,
statement
Plain paper, bond,
letterhead,
transparencies,
paper labels (single-
sided only)
60–90 g/m
2
(16–24 lb)
• 550 paper
• 50 labels
• 50 transparencies
Manual feeder A4, A5, A6 (grain long
only), JIS B5, letter,
legal, executive, folio,
statement, Universal
‡
Plain paper,
transparencies,
paper labels (single-
sided only)
60–163 g/m
2
(16–43 lb)
1
Card stock
†
• 120–163 g/m
2
(66–90 lb) Index Bristol
• 75–163 g/m
2
(46–100 lb) Tag
7¾, 9, 10, DL, C5, B5 Envelopes 75 g/m
2
(20 lb)
* Capacity for 20 lb print media, unless otherwise noted.
†
Grain short is recommended. Use rear exit for best results.
‡
Universal size ranges:
– Manual feeder: 76–216 x 127–356 mm (3.0–8.5 x 5.0–14.0 in.) (includes 3 x 5 in. cards)