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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Print media types
Legend
✓ — supported
✘— unsupported
Media
500-sheet
trays
Multi-
purpose
feeder
Optional
high
capacity
feeder
Optional
duplex
Optional
envelope
drawer
Optional
banner
tray
Optional
5-bin
mailbox
Optional
Finisher
Standard
Offset
Staple
Paper ✓✓✓✓✘✘✓✓✓✓
Card stock ✓✓✘✓✘✘✘✓✓✓
Transparencies ✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✓✓✘
Paper and Vinyl
labels*
✓✓✘✓✘✘✘✓✓✘
Envelopes ✘✓✘✘✓✘✘✘✘✘
Glossy paper ✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✓✓✘
Print media weights
Media Type
Media weight
500-sheet trays
Multipurpose
feeder
2000-sheet
drawer
Envelope
drawer
Paper Xerographic or
business paper
(used for simplex
printing)
1
60 to 74.9 g/m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
2
60 to 74.9 g/m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
2
60 to 74.9 g/m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
2
Not supported
Xerographic or
business paper
(used for duplex
printing)
75 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 47 lb bond)
75 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 47 lb bond)
75 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 47 lb bond)
Not supported
Glossy papers Book 88 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 120 lb
book)
88 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 120 lb
book)
88 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 120 lb
book)
Not supported
Cover 162 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 65 lb
cover)
162 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 65 lb
cover)
162 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 65 lb cover)
Not supported
1
Paper weighing less than 75 g/m
2
(20 lb bond) is limited to simplex printing only at less than 60% relative humidity.
2
This paper weight in any source is not supported for duplex (two-sided) printing.
3
For 60 to 176 g/m
2
(16 to 47 lb bond) paper, grain long fibers are recommended. For papers heavier than 176 g/m
2
(47
lb bond), grain short is recommended.
4
Pressure sensitive area must enter the printer first.
5
100% cotton content maximum weight is 90.2g/m
2
(24 lb) bond.
6
105 g/m
2
(28 lb bond) envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content.