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Installation
CHAPTER 2
Using the Printer
Print Area
Use the following precautions when handling the paper.
- Avoid storing the supplies at any of the following places:
A place subject to direct sunlight.
A hot place with an open flame.
A humid place.
A dusty place.
- Store paper, which has been removed from its wrapper but not loaded in the printer tray, in a sealed plastic bag in a cool, dark place.
- Keep paper supplies out of the reach of children.
Printable
4mm
(0.16")
4mm
(0.16")
4mm
(0.16")
4mm
(0.16")
293mm
(11-1/2”)
For full-color
Care of Paper
3. Printing Paper
352mm
(13-3/4”)
For monochrome
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Do not use Legal size Thick paper. (Does not support Legal size Thick Paper.)
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Do not use the following paper. To do so will lead to reduced print quality, a misfeed or a failure.
- Paper already used in a thermal transfer printer or ink jet printer.
- Paper that is too thin or too thick.
- Paper folded, curled or broken.
- Paper having binding holes or perforations.
- Paper of which surfaces are too smooth or too rough or which is very different in roughness between both surfaces.
- Paper whose surfaces have a special coating, such as carbon paper, heat-sensitive paper and pressure-sensitive paper.
- Sheets of paper varying in size.
- Paper not cut at right angles.
- Paper bound by gluing, stapling or clipping.
- Labels which are easy to peel.
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Envelopes should meet the following requirements:
- Edges and folds are sharp.
- General mailing envelopes with no seals on the glued portion.
- Those having flaps the full width of the envelope. (Unacceptable if the flap is glued, but not the mating surface.)
- Wrinkle-free, no fasteners.
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Generally, envelopes perform well, but some types may wrinkle. We strongly recommend testing any type of envelope before buying
it in large amounts.
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The Following transparencies are recommended;
- For color printing, Minolta CF-200 (D) or 3M CG3710
- For monochrome printing, Minolta M-100 (D) or 3M PP2500
To purchase Minolta transparencies please contact your local Minolta dealers, on call 1 (888) 2-MINOLTA. (for U.S.A. Users only)
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For more information, refer to “Loading the Printing Paper”.
NOTE
area
printing
printing
- Monochrome (black) printing can be done on paper up to
352mm (13-3/4”) in length, with the exception of four
4mm (0.16") margins.
- Full color printing can be done on paper up to 293mm
(11-1/2”) in length, with the exception of four 4mm
(0.16") margins.