Supported print media
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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Card stock—
maximum
(grain long)
2,3
Index Bristol 163 g/m
2
(90 lb) 163 g/m
2
(90 lb) Not
recommended
Not supported
Tag 163 g/m
2
(100 lb) 163 g/m
2
(100 lb) Not
recommended
Not supported
Cover 176 g/m
2
(65 lb) 176 g/m
2
(65 lb) Not
recommended
Not supported
Card stock—
maximum
(grain short)
2,3
Index Bristol 199 g/m
2
(110 lb) 199 g/m
2
(110 lb) Not
recommended
Not supported
Tag 203 g/m
2
(125 lb) 203 g/m
2
(125 lb) Not supported Not supported
Cover 216 g/m
2
(80 lb) 216 g/m
2
(80 lb) Not supported Not supported
Transparencies
2
Laser printer 161 to 169 g/m
2
(43 to 45lb bond)
161 to 169 g/m
2
(43 to 45lb bond)
Not supported Not supported
Labels—maximum
2,4
Paper 180 g/m
2
(48 lb
bond)
199 g/m2 (53 lb
bond)
Not supported Not supported
Dual-web paper 180 g/m
2
(48 lb
bond)
199 g/m2 (53 lb
bond)
Not supported Not supported
Polyester 220 g/m
2
(59 lb
bond)
220 g/m
2
(59 lb
bond)
Not supported Not supported
Vinyl 300 g/m
2
(92 lb
liner)
260 g/m
2
(78 lb
liner)
Not supported Not supported
Envelopes
2
Sulfite, wood-
free or up to
100% cotton
bonds
Not supported 60 to 105 g/m
2
(16 to 28 lb
bond)
5, 6
Not supported 60 to 105 g/m
2
(16 to 28 lb
bond)
5, 6
Print media weights (continued)
Media Type
Media weight
500-sheet trays
Multipurpose
feeder
2000-sheet
drawer
Envelope
drawer
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.